Hong Kong Shuts 14 Beaches as Sewage Leaks From Treatment Plant
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Hong Kong closed 14 beaches in the New Territories after a sewage treatment plant was forced to discharge 95,000 cubic meters of household waste, enough to fill 38 Olympic-sized swimming pools, into the sea.
The Pillar Point sewage plant at Tuen Mun reported a malfunction in its sieving devices, or waste-separation units, at 3:30 p.m. yesterday, the Drainage Services Department said. An investigation is under way, the department said