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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1990
CASTLE PEAK
X
X
3
3
KADOORIE
2
2
BUTTERFLY
NOTE:
THE BEACH HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR SWIMMING PURPOSES. NON-GAZETTED BEACHES.
THE FOLLOWING BEACHES HAVE CHANGED GRADING ON THIS OCCASION:
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"3" TO "2"; KWUN YAM WAN, FROM "1" TO "2" AND "3" TO "4".
DEEP WATER BAY AND SILVERSTRAND, FROM "2" TO
"1"; CASAM, FROM
TING KAU,
FROM
OF THE
THE CHANGES ARE WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE OF FLUCTUATION BACTERIAL WATER QUALITY OF THESE BEACHES.
ANGLERS', FROM "4" TO "3".
ANGLERS' BEACH IS
UPGRADED
GRADE WAS DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL IN JULY THE POLLUTANTS IN THE BEACH BEACH WATER.
IN THIS
PREVIOUS THE OCCASION.
WHICH HAD CAUSED THE HINTERLAND TO BE FLUSHED INTO
RED TIDE
OCCURRENCES
HAVE
AN EPD SPOKESMAN SAID A NUMBER OF
BEACHES. THESE ARE, HOWEVER, BEEN REPORTED RECENTLY AT SOME OF THE
ANY DEGREE TRANSITORY PHENOMENA WHICH ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT WITH
FROM A OF CERTAINTY, AND WHILE THEY UNDOUBTEDLY AFFECT WATER QUALITY BEACH-GOER'S POINT OF VIEW, THEY CANNOT BE ACCOMMODATED IN THE GRADING SYSTEM.
ON E. COLI THE EPD'S BEACH WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT IS BASED
OF A DATA, AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY
NEVERTHELESS, IT IS BEACH REMAINS GOOD WHILE A RED TIDE IS PRESENT. NOT ADVISABLE FOR SWIMMERS TO ENTER THE WATER WHEN A RED TIDE SEEN.
CAN BE
NOTE TO EDITORS:
CONTACT THE ACTING
DR M.J.
PRINCIPAL BROOM,
ON
FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES, PLEASE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICER (WATER POLICY), TEL. 835 1234.
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