Originally Posted by
rkkwan
Ice at any restaurant is made from boiled or purified or bottled water. Won't be straight from the tap. That's one of the reasons why it cost more to have cold drinks at many low-end eateries, as there's a not-insignificant cost to them.
Not sure if it's cost related. If you order hot lemon water in a restaurant, they have to boil the water and it will cost a lot to boil too, if you order cold lemon water, they can just pour water straight from the tap. I think it's just a way to get people to pay more since HK can be steaming hot during summer.
The hotels I stayed at provide bottled water and it didn't say anything about tap water is drinkable.
My family filtered and boiled water before they drink it. It's a hassle but it's better safe than sorry. Getting ill in HK is not so fun, when I get a cold in HK, it takes longer time to recover. My mum always tell me to see a doctor but I have lived in Europe long enough to believe in the fact that you can treat a cold/flu.