812 million cubic metres of Dongjiang water was imported in 2020/21. Today, about 70-80 per cent of water comes from Dongjiang by arrangement with the Guangdong authorities. Dongjiang water first started to be supplied to Hong Kong in 1965. Supply from GuangdongДongjiang is Hong Kong's major source of water. The total storage capacity of Hong Kong's reservoirs is 586 million cubic metres. A similar but larger scheme at High Island, completed in 1978, has a capacity of 281 million cubic metres. The storage capacity was increased in 1973 to 230 million cubic metres by raising the dam. The initial scheme, completed in 1967, was created by damming, and draining an inlet of Tolo Harbour and had a storage capacity of 170 million cubic metres. Shortage of natural storage reservoir sites led to the construction of Hong Kong's first вЂreservoir in the sea' at Plover Cove. Hong Kong's two main sources of water are rainfall from natural catchments and Dongjiang water from Guangdong Province. The department also supplies sea water for flushing. The Water Supplies Department is a government department providing potable water to the people living within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The annual rainfall averages 2 431.2 millimetres but this is insufficient to meet current demands - the average daily consumption of potable water during 2020/21 being 2.83 million cubic metres. Providing an adequate water supply for Hong Kong has always been difficult because there are no natural lakes, rivers or substantial underground water sources. power brokers,вЂќ Hackler said in an email.WSD - Hong Kong: The Facts - Water Supplies Pritzker, have made it clear that they are willing to disenfranchise Illinois voters and break repeated campaign promises to do the bidding of (House Speaker) Nancy Pelosi and (Washington) D.C. вЂњAs we said for the last version of the map, Illinois Democrats, led by Gov. Illinois GOP spokesman Joe Hackler on Sunday called the latest maps an вЂњeven more aggressiveвЂќ plan to protect Democrats. Democrats held several public hearings, but almost all were without any draft maps for the public to comment on and were attended mostly only by lawmakers. The Illinois Republican Party and advocacy groups have blasted the mapmaking processВ as partisan and lacking transparency. Mary Miller of Oakland and four-term Rep. The revised map also means a potential GOP primary matchup between first-term Rep. Darin LaHood of Dunlap, a strong Trump supporter. The revised maps would put KinzingerвЂ™s hometown into the same sprawling district as four-term Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Channahon, one of 10 Republicans who voted to impeach President Donald Trump, was drawn into NewmanвЂ™s district. ThatвЂ™s different from the first version of the maps in which six-term Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove, both Democrats, would be in the same suburban Chicago district. Marie Newman of LaGrange and two-term Rep.

The Illinois primaryВ is in June.ДЇirst-term Rep. The new proposed maps also mean some potential incumbent matchups next year. вЂњWe appreciate the many advocacy groups and individuals that continue to guide our work with passion and dedication, as we remain focused on the creation of a fair map that will provide equal representation for all.вЂќ Omar Aquino, a Chicago Democrat who is chair of the Senate Redistricting Committee, said in a statement. вЂњThe changes made in this updated congressional map will help ensure the diversity of Illinois is reflected in Washington,вЂќ state Sen. Under the new maps, a proposed congressional district would connect Latino populations on the northwest side of Chicago with the cityвЂ™s West Side and western suburbs for a second Latino-leaning district, in addition to the one currently represented by U.S. House members, will lose a congressional seatВ because of population loss. State legislators are scheduled to meet in Springfield on Tuesday and Wednesday to consider the maps, which are redrawn every decade based on census data. The maps come weeks after their first draft of boundariesВ that were also aimed at giving Democratic candidates an advantage in elections as the party fights to keep control of the U.S. CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Democrats have unveiled updated congressional maps that propose a second Latino-leaning Chicago area district and could mean primary matchups for two Democratic incumbents in the suburbs and in two other races featuring Republican incumbents.Дemocrats, who control state government and redistricting in Illinois, released the revised maps Saturday.

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