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THURSDAY, CTOBER 12, 1989
CONSIDERED
NORMALLY, A RECOMMENDATION ON CLOSURE WOULD ONLY BE BY THE URBAN OR REGIONAL COUNCIL IF A "C" GRADING OCCURRED REPEATEDLY,
EXCELDED SEASON SO THAT THE AVERAGE HEALTH RISK OVER THE BATHING CASES CER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
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ONLY BE OBTAINED.
SIMILARLY, A RECOMMENDATION TO
IF A "H" CONSIDERED
GRADE
REOPEN A
OR BETTER
CLOSED
WERE CONSISTENTLY
BEACH
WOULD
AT PRESENT, SIX BATHING BEACHES HAVE BEEN
DECLARED UNSUITABLE
FOR SWIMMING PURPOSE, BASED ON THE WATER QUALITY DURING PAST SEASONS.
+ THESE BEACHES ARE ANGLERS'
AND
TING
CASTLE PEAK, KAU. THEY
ARE
SILVERMINE BAY,
OLD BY FOLLUTED
FAECAL CAFETERIA, ROCKY BAY
ORGANISATION WASTES AND FAIL TO ACHIEVE CONSISTENTLY THE WORLD HEALTH
IN THESE AND HONG KONG STANDARDS. THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT TO SWIM SIX BEACHES. THEY ARE 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:
BEACH
PRESENT GRADING
LAST GRADING
(AS AT 28.9.89)
(AS AT 12.10.89)
HONG KONG SOUTH
BIG WAVE BAY
A
A
CHUNG HOM KOK
A
A
DEEP WATER BAY
A
A
HAIRPIN
A
A
MIDDLE BAY
A
REPULSE BAY
A
A
SHEK O
B
B
SOUTH BAY
A
A
ST STEPHEN'S
TURTLE COVE
A
A
A
A
STANLEY MAIN
#
A
ROCKY BAY
TO TEI WAN*
bd
X
X
A
A
/ISLANDS DISTRICT