NOTE:
TUEN MUN DISTRICT
OLD CAFETERIA
NEW CAFETERIA
CASTLE PEAK
KADOORIE BEACH
BUTTERFLY
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X
B
X
B
B
THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1988
X THE BEACH HAS BEEN DECLARED UNSUITABLE FOR SWIMMING.
NON-GAZETTED BEACHES.
MIDDLE BAY BEACH AND TING KAU BEACH WERE GRADED "C" THIS THIS IS WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE OF FLUCTUATION OF THE BACTERIAL QUALITY OF THESE BEACHES.
TIME. WATER
MIDDLE BAY BEACH IS POLLUTED BY A STORMWATER DRAIN DISCHARGING IMPROPERLY TREATED SEWAGE EFFLUENT FROM THE NEARBY BUILDINGS.
TING KAU BEACH [IS POLLUTED BY TSUEN WAN HARBOUR WATER AND BY SEWAGE DISCHARGED FROM TING KAU VILLAGE.
IN ADDITION TO THIS REGULAR REPORTING SYSTEM, AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE WATER QUALITY OF ALL THE BATHING BEACHES IN HONG KONG WILL CONTINUE TO BE PREPARED BY THE EPD AFTER EACH BATHING SEASON.
THIS WILL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BEACH MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES ON THE SUITABILITY OF INDIVIDUAL BEACHES FOR SWIMMING PURPOSES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT MR PAUL EPD'S PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICER 3-7211044.
HOLMES,
(WATER
THE POLICY), ON
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