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THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1989
THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE A BASED ON A JUDGEMENT OF WHAT DEGREE OF POLLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE.
BEACH ΤΟ SWIMMERS IS
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.
SIMILARLY, A RECOMMENDATION TO RE-OPEN
CONSIDERED
GRADE
IF A "B"
OR
A BETTER
CLOSED WERE
BEACH
WOULD
CONSISTENTLY
AT PRESENT, SIX BATHING BEACHES HAVE BEEN
DECLARED UNSUITABLE
SEASONS.
FOR SWIMMING PURPOSE, BASED ON THE WATER QUALITY DURING PAST THESE BEACHES ARE ANGLERS', CASTLE PEAK, SILVERMINE BAY, OLD CAFTERIA, ROCKY BAY AND TING KAU.
WASTES AND FAIL ΤΟ ACHIEVE HONG KONG STANDARDS.
THEY ARE POLLUTED BY FAECAL CONSISTENTLY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION AND THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT TO SWIM IN IDENTIFIED BY AN "X" IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE.
THESE SIX BEACHES. THEY ARE
OF VARIOUS BEACHES
THE GRADES ON THE BACTERIAL WATER QUALITY IN HONG KONG AS AT TODAY AND TWO WEEKS AGO ARE LISTED BELOW:
BEACH
LAST GRADING
PRESENT GRADING
(AS AT 6.7.89)
(AS AT 20,7.89)
HONG KONG SOUTH
BIG WAVE BAY
B
B
CHUNG HOM KOK
A
A
DEEP WATER BAY
A
A
HAIRPIN
B
B
MIDDLE BAY
B
A
REPULSE BAY
A
A
SHEK O
B
B
SOUTH BAY
A
A
ST STEPHEN'S
A
A
TURTLE COVE
A
A
STANLEY MAIN
A
B
ROCKY BAY
X
X
TO TEI WAN*
A
A
/ISLANDS DISTRICT