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THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1988
THE TOTAL AREA OF THE FOUR LOTS IS ABOUT 8,056 SQUARE METRES.
THE TENANCY AGREEMENTS IN RESPECT OF THESE LOTS WILL BE SIGNED TOMORROW (FRIDAY) BY THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE, AND THE LAND OWNERS CONCERNED AT THE PAT HEUNG VEGETABLE MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY OFFICE.
AT THE CEREMONY, DR LEE WILL ALSO PRESENT CHEQUES TO THE OWNERS FOR FIVE YEARS OF RENT FOR THEIR LAND.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED ΤΟ COVER THE TENANCY AGREEMENT SIGNING CEREMONY WHICH WILL BE HELD AT 9.30 AM TOMORROW.
TRANSPORT FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES
HEADQUARTERS AT CANTON
KOWLOON AT 8.30 AM.
ROAD
WILL LEAVE GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 393 CANTON ROAD,
AFD
GRADING OF BEACH WATER QUALITY
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) TODAY (THURSDAY} ANNOUNCED THE LATEST GRADES ON THE BACTERIAL WATER QUALITY OF ALL BATHING BEACHES IN HONG KONG.
THE PURPOSE OF THE GRADING SYSTEM IS TO INFORM SWIMMERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC REGULARLY ABOUT THE STATE OF BACTERIAL POLLUTION AT VARIOUS BEACHES.
THE GRADING IS BASED ON THE E. COLI DATA OBTAINED BY THE EPD IN ITS ROUTINE BEACH WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAMME.
THE E. COLI DATA USED FOR GRADING ARE BASED ON THE MEDIAN VALUES OF THE MOST RECENT FIVE RESULTS, OBTAINED OVER A TWO AND A HALF MONTH PERIOD ACCORDING TO THE USUAL SAMPLING FREQUENCY.
THE GRADES FOR SOME BEACHES MAY FLUCTUATE. THIS REPRESENTS A NATURAL FLUCTUATION IN THE BACTERIAL QUALITY OF THE BEACHES IN MOST CASES, AS RAIN AND TIDES BRING MORE OR LESS POLLUTION TO THE SWIMMING AREAS.
NEVERTHELESS, THE GRADES GIVE A GOOD GENERAL PICTURE OF THE BACTERIAL WATER QUALITY OF BEACHES, AND FORM THE BEST AVAILABLE FORECAST OF BEACH WATER QUALITY IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.
THE SYSTEM