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Go up the path a couple hundred metres and have a look at the little reservoir this flows from.
It's not really "fresh" but apparently some people do swim there.

Looking at the before/after photos above I fail to see the improvement.

The bamboo pipe would actually be less hygienic than the current steel pipe. I've seen quite a few dogs and even humans drinking from that pipe and never heard of ill effects so far. It's fed from that pool above just below the Youth Hostel, occasionally used for adventure-type activities and swimming.

So what would be the improvement besides a pink painted line and a bamboo rod?

I agree that this has potential of being made to look nicer so more people would use it, at least for cooling off.
But the water needs to be tested, probably OK for most people and pets, but definitely not up to HK's extremely high drinking water standards.

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