Reducing Lead Exposure

• Advice (Health Advice for Schools)
• Coping with Lead in Drinking Water
• Measures taken by the Education Bureau regarding Lead in Drinking Water Issues
• Test Results of Water Samples Taken from Kindergartens and Schools 

Talks

• Seminar on "Quality Water Supply Scheme for Buildings - Fresh Water (Management System)" (QMS) (November 2018)

      PowerPoint slides - Drinking Water Safety in Schools (Chinese version only)

      PowerPoint slides - Quality Water Supply Scheme for Buildings - Fresh Water (Management System) (Chinese version only)

      PowerPoint slides - Enhanced Programme (Chinese version only)

• Briefing Session on "Action Plan for Enhancing Drinking Water Safety in Hong Kong" (October 2017)

     PowerPoint slides (Chinese version only)

• Seminars on "Water Use Tips" (for Kindergartens and Kindergarten-cum-Child Care Centres) (January 2017)

     PowerPoint slides - Ways to ensure water quality and water safey in drinking water (Chinese version only)

     Water Use Tips

• Talks on Reducing Lead Exposure and Water Safety (September 2015)

      PowerPoint slides - Health Advice for Reducing Lead Exposure (Chinese version only)

      PowerPoint slides - Water Safety (for Secondary and Primary schools) (Chinese version only)

      PowerPoint slides - Water Safety (for Kindergartens and Kindergarten-cum-Child Care Centres) (Chinese version only)

Useful Information

1.  Points-to-note on water tests

• Water Sampling Procedure
  
  
• Laboratories accredited for testing lead in water

2.  Booklet

• Booklet on "Hong Kong's Water Supply - Reducing Lead in Drinking Water"

3.  Advice of the Water Supplies Department 

• Advice on Quality of Drinking Water in Schools
  
  
• Installation and Use of Wall-mounted Kettles Connected with Inside Service (29.9.2015)
  
  
• Leaflet on "Tips for Using Wall-mounted Dispensers"
  
  
• Quality Water Supply in Buildings (10.12.2015)

4.  Advice of the Department of Health

• Health advice to schools and kindergartens for reducing lead exposure

The water tests arranged by the Government for kindergartens as well as public sector and Direct Subsidy Scheme primary and secondary schools built with government funding in 2005 or after were completed.  For enquiries on the handling of the issue of lead in drinking water in individual schools, please contact the schools concerned direct.