water works walk

I did my longer run on Saturday in Tai Tam. There, I was most gratified to see that finally someone has put some thought into the combination of nature trail and history in creating the Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail. It's only 5km long, but there is plenty to see. And I must even commend them on doing a rather nice job graphically and in signposting, with a good clear explanation and photos to document what they're talking about. They also have a rather nice leaflet which I saw groups of kids bandishing about - hopefully they'll be recycled ... which is also available online.

Of course I wouldn't be known for my cynicism if I didn't add something else to the discussion. While the water supply department is to be commended here, this mornings run made me quite cross with them. I was just doing a quick 9km in the Pokfulam area and was most annoyed to see that the various taps (?? what purpose they serve I'm not sure) along Victoria road are STILL leaking copious amounts of water and have been doing so for at least the 9 months I've been running / walking this route. So much for their slogan on their website about "save water, every drop counts" - while these taps pour out water into the drain every day. Think I'll send them a little email and see if I get any response!
I've seen that it is really easy to do so, with this online email form: so anyone else in the area wanting to save water, please also drop them a line!