Polluters shut down to protect Dongjiang River   

广东惠州为保东江水质 关停113个重金属污染企业

为保护东江河的水质，保证香港居民的用水不受污染，整治东江水的污染和保护东江水质一直是广东惠州市政府的工作之重。

Huizhou (CNS) -- Over 100 polluting enterprises around Guangdong province's Dongjiang River, a major water source for Hong Kong, were shut down last year by the Huizhou city government.

A total of 113 businesses that discharged heavy metal pollution were shut down to protect water quality in the river, according to the city government on Wednesday.

The Huizhou government said it will also invest in 21 sewage treatment facilities in the region this year.

The Dongjiang River has been crowned as the mother river for Hong Kong, as well as Guangdong province's Shenzhen, Dongguan, and Huizhou.