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Reading the water usage meter is not necessary to be monthly. It depends on the district. However, the frequency has to be consistent.
章:102A, 標題:水務設施規例
條:29, 條文標題: 水錶讀數
(1) 水錶度數須依照水務監督指示的相隔期讀取。
(2) 作為任何時段最後讀取的度數須用作下一時段的首次讀數。
You can send a complaint letter along with the billing to the department.
章:102, 標題:水務設施條例
條:4, 條文標題:水務監督的職責
(1) 水務監督的職責為─
(a) 按照本條例由水務設施供水;
(b) 取得與保存水源;
(c) 監督與調節用水量;
(d) 確保水務設施得以妥善規管與經營,並提供適當的保安措施;
(e) 規定繳付任何收費,並採取所需行動強制該收費的繳付;及
(f) 概括而言,施行本條例的條文。
(2) 水務監督可為根據本條例妥善履行其職責,以及就與此有關或由此附帶的事宜,進行一切有需要或方便進行的事情,尤可建造、安裝、檢查、測試、調節、更改、修理或移動由政府持有的任何街道或土地之內、之下或之上的水務設施的任何部分。
Water Department has the obligation to make sure that the water supply facility is properly operated. It is not an acceptable, by legal mean, not to read water meter because of the condition of the area is seriously polluted.
Also, you should make copy of those water billing from Oct’07 to today and question how Water Department has measured and charged for your bills if they could not read the water meter.
章:102, 標題:水務設施條例
條:18, 條文標題:供水須以水錶量度
除非本條例另訂定其他條文,否則供水須以水錶或水務監督決定採用的其他方式量度。
Water bills have to be measured and charged based on the water meter, and nothing else.
章:102, 標題:水務設施條例
條:33, 條文標題:損壞的修理費用及就損害或損失的追收
(1) 水務監督可就任何消防供水系統、內部供水系統或水務設施的任何部分因犯罪被更改、干擾、損壞或毀壞而進行修理或其他工程,而該等修理或其他工程的費用,可按裁判官的命令向被定罪的人追收,其方式猶如是裁判官根據《裁判官條例》(第227章)判處的罰款一樣。
(2) 如水務監督因第(1)款所提述的犯罪一事而蒙受任何損害或損失,則該等損害或損失可按裁判官的命令向被定罪的人追收,其方式猶如是裁判官根據《裁判官條例》(第227章)判處的罰款一樣。
Essentially, you need to pay for the maintenance and repair if and only if the damaged of the water facility is caused by you delicately. If the damage was not due to you, then Water Department has the obligation to do the maintenance and repair.