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FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1991
THE REPORT STATED THAT THE
ANGLERS' KADOORIE,
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BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY AT
ROCKEY BAY AND TING KAU BEACHES WAS BARELY ACCEPTABLE FOR SWIMMING, WHEREAS OLD CAFETERIA AND CASTLE PEAK BRACHES ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR SWIMMING.
IMPROVEMENT IN 1988 AND 1989,
MR HOLMES SAID THE GENERAL MOMENTUM TOWARDS BACTERIOLOGICAL BEACH WATER QUALITY, BUILT UP DURING HAD CONTINUED INTO 1990, WITH A TOTAL NUMBER OF 16 GAZETTED BEACHES RANKED GOOD; 19 ACCEPTABLE; AND FIVE BARELY ACCEPTABLE.
A SUMMARY OF THE RANKING OF ALL GAZETTED AND NON-GAZETTED BEACHES IN THE SWIMMING SEASON OF 1990 WAS PRESENTED IN THE REPORT.
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY AT SEVERAL BEACHES SUCH AS DEEP WATER BAY, MIDDLE BAY, REPULSE BAY AND SILVERSTRAND HAD BEEN ACHIEVED AS A RESULT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VARIOUS MEASURES.
THESE MEASURES INCLUDE "FIRST-AID" WORKS TO DIVERT POLLUTING FLOWS AWAY FROM BEACHES, ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCE IN WATER CONTROL ZONES; IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL SCHEME.
IN ADDITION, THE REPORT ALSO REVIEWED THE INCIDENCES BLOOMS AT BEACHES IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
THE REPORT, AT $30 A COPY, IS AVAILABLE AT THE PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL.
AND THE
OF ALGAL
GOVERNMENT
BUILDING,
MR HOLMES SAID AS IN THE PAST YEAR, THE GRADINGS ON WATER QUALITY OF BATHING BEACHES WILL BE ANNOUNCED ONCE EVERY FORTNIGHT DURING THE SWIMMING SEASON, THIS YEAR, THE FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT WILL MADE ON APRIL 12.
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HOWEVER, GRADINGS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED FOR THOSE BEACHES WHICH ARE CLOSED TO SWIMMERS BY THE URBAN COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COUNCIL.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
FURTHER ENQUIRIES CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE EPD'S PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICER, MR PAUL HOLMES, ON TELEPHONE NUMBER 835 1234.
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