THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1989
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NORMALLY, A RECOMMENDATION ON CLOSURE WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED BY THE URBAN OR REGIONAL COUNCIL IF A "C" GRADING OCCURRED REPEATEDLY, SO THAT THE AVERAGE HEALTH RISK OVER THE BATHING SEASON EXCEEDED 15 CASES PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
SIMILARLY, A RECOMMENDATION TO RE-OPEN
CLOSED BEACH WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED IF A "B" GRADE OR BETTER WERE CONSISTENTLY OBTAINED.
AT PRESENT, SIX BATHING BEACHES HAVE BEEN DECLARED UNSUITABLE FOR SWIMMING PURPOSE, BASED ON THE WATER QUALITY DURING PAST SEASONS. THESE BEACHES ARE ANGLERS', CASTLE PEAK, SILVERMINE BAY, OLD CAFETERIA, ROCKY BAY AND TING KAU.
THEY ARE POLLUTED BY FARCAL WASTES AND FAILED TO ACHIEVE CONSISTENTLY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION AND HONG KONG STANDARDS. THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT TO SWIM IN THESE SIX BRACHES. THEY ARE IDENTIFIED BY AN "X" IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE.
THE GRADES ON THE BACTERIAL WATER QUALITY OF VARIOUS BEACHES IN HONG KONG AS AT TODAY AND TWO WEEKS AGO ARE LISTED BELOW:
BEACH
LAST GRADING
PRESENT GRADING
(AS AT 9.6.89)
(AS AT 22.6.89)
HONG KONG SOUTH
BIG WAVE BAY
B
B
CHUNG HOM KOK
A
A
DEEP WATER BAY
A
A
HAIRPIN
B
B
MIDDLE BAY
B
B
REPULSE BAY
B
B
SHEK O
B
B
SOUTH BAY
A
A
ST. STEPHEN'S
A
A
TURTLE COVE
B
A
STANLEY MAIN
B
B
ROCKY BAY
X
X
TO TEI WAN*
A
A
/ISLANDS DISTRICT