THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1991
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THE
GRADE "3" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS ACCEPTABLE. E. COLI COUNT IS NO MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITRES AT EACH BEACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS NO MORE THAN 15 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
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GRADE 4" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS POOR. THE E. COLI COUNT IS MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITRES AT BACH BEACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS MORE THAN 15 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE A BEACH ΤΟ SWIMMERS BASED ON A JUDGEMENT OF WHAT DEGREE OF POLLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE.
IS
BY
SO
NORMALLY, THE CLOSURE OF A BEACH WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED THE URBAN OR REGIONAL COUNCIL IF A '4" GRADE OCCURRED REPEATEDLY, THAT THE AVERAGE HEALTH RISK OVER THE BATHING SEASON EXCEEDED 15 CASES PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
SIMILARLY, THE RE-OPENING OF A CLOSED BEACH WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED IF A "3" GRADE OR BETTER WERE CONSISTENTLY OBTAINED..
AT PRESENT, TWO BATHING BEACHES, NAMELY CASTLE PEAK AND OLD CAFETERIA, HAVE BEEN DECLARED UNSUITABLE FOR SWIMMING PURPOSES, BASED ON THE WATER QUALITY DURING PAST SEASONS.
THEY ARE POLLUTED BY FAECAL WASTES AND FAIL то ACHIEVE CONSISTENTLY THE HONG KONG STANDARDS.
THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT TO SWIM IN THE WATER AT THESE TWO
BEACHES.
IN ADDITION, ROCKY BAY PURPOSES BY THE URBAN COUNCIL. AN "X" IN THE FOLLOWING LIST.
THE GRADES ON THE
BEACH HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR SWIMMING THESE THREE BEACHES ARE IDENTIFIED BY
BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF VARIOUS
BEACHES IN HONG KONG AS AT TODAY ARE LISTED BELOW:
BEACH
HONG KONG SOUTH
PREVIOUS GRADING
(AS AT 4.7.91)
PRESENT GRADING
(AS AT 18.7.91)
BIG WAVE BAY
2
CHUNG HOM KOK
1
1
DEEP WATER BAY
1
HAIRPIN
2
MIDDLE BAY
1
NNN =
2
2
2
1
REPULSE BAY
1
SHEK O
2
2
SOUTH BAY
ST STEPHEN'S
1
1
1
1
TURTLE COVE
1
1
STANLEY MAIN
ROCKY BAY TO TEI WAN*
2
2
X
X
1
1
/TUEN MUN
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