Wong Yan-Nok
Wong Yan-Nok is a prominent figure in Hong Kong's water management sector, currently serving as the Director of the Water Supplies Department. Recently, he made headlines regarding an investigation into the presence of black particles in the drinking water at the Queen's Hill Estate. Wong emphasized that these particles are inert and pose no harm to human health, while assuring the public that the department is actively working to resolve the issue and improve water quality monitoring.
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Wong Yan-nok is the Water Supplies Department Director who has been criticized for the slow response to the water quality issue.
潘麗瓊：以「加加」「得得」態度 化解皇后山食水風波 - 20250611 - 觀點 - 每日明報
Hong Kong· 2025-06-11
Wong Yan-nok, the director of the Water Supplies Department, was criticized for his slow response to the water safety concerns.
聞風筆動：皇后山食水「小事化大」 建制中人大呼「戇居」 ／文：李先知 - 20250609 - 觀點 - 每日明報Hong Kong· 2025-06-08
Wong Yan-nok is the Director of Water Supplies who accompanied Ning Hanhao during the inspection.
甯漢豪：400米瀝青塗層水管年內換 帶隊實地視察 稱食水雜質情况受控 - 20250608 - 港聞 - 每日明報Hong Kong· 2025-06-07
Wong Yan Nok explained that asphalt is used inside pipes to prevent rust and is harmless to human health.
水務署指皇后山邨食水黑點屬瀝青夾雜樹脂 估計自三年前殘留於喉管中 署長認「可以講得好啲」 (17:04) - 20250605 - 港聞 - 即時新聞Hong Kong· 2025-06-05Wong Yan-Nok stated that the source of the black spots is still under investigation.
水務署長：未知皇后山邨食水黑點來源 強調對人體無害 (10:50) - 20250602 - 港聞 - 即時新聞Hong Kong· 2025-06-02