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THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1989
BEACH TO SWIMMERS 1$ THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE A BASED ON A JUDGEMENT OF WHAT DEGREE OF POLLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE,
CONSIDERED
NORMALLY, A RECOMMENDATION ON CLOSURE WOULD ONLY BE BY THE URBAN OR REGIONAL COUNCIL IF A "C" GRADING OCCURRED REPEATEDLY, SO THAT THE AVERAGE HEALTH RISK OVER THE BATHING CASES PER 1.000 SWIMMERS.
SEASON EXCEEDED 15
ONLY BE OBTAINED.
IF A "B"
SIMILARLY. A RECOMMENDATION TO RE-OPEN
CONSIDERED
GRADE OR
A CLOSED BETTER WERE
BEACH WOULD
CONSISTENTLY
DECLARED UNSUITABLE
AT PRESENT. SIX BATHING BEACHES HAVE BEEN POR SWIMMING PURPOSES. BASED ON THE WATER QUALITY DURING PAST SEASONS.
THESE BEACHES ARE ANGLERS', CASTLE PEAK, CAFETERIA, ROCKY BAY AND TING KAU.
SILVERMINE BAY, OLD
ΤΟ
AND FAILED
ACHIEVE HONG KONG STANDARDS. THESE SIX BEACHES. THEY ARE
BY FAECAL WASTES THEY ARE POLLUTED CONSISTENTLY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION AND THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT TO SWIM IN IDENTIFIED BY AN "X" IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE.
OF VARIOUS BEACHES
THE GRADES ON THE BACTERIAL WATER QUALITY IN HONG KONG AS AT TODAY AND TWO WEEKS AGO ARE LISTED BELOW:
BRACH
HONG KONG SOUTH
LAST GRADING
PRESENT GRADING
(AS AT 22.6.891
(AS AT 6.7.89)
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
A
SHEK O
B
B
SOUTH BAY
A
A
ST. STEPHEN'S
A
A
TURTLE COVE
A
A
STANLEY MAIN
В
A
/ROCKY BAY
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