4
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1991
11
ACCEPTABLE. THE AT RACH
MORE THAN
GRADE "3" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS E. COLI COUNT IS NO MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITRES BEACH SO ORADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS NO 15 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS. GRADE "4" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS POOR, THE E. COLI AT BACH BEACH SO COUNT IS MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITRES
CASES GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS MORE THAN 15 MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
BEACH TO SWIMMERS THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE A BASED ON A JUDGEMENT OF WHAT DEGREE OF POLLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE.
OF
19
NORMALLY, THE CLOSURE OF A BEACH WOULD ONLY THE URBAN OR REGIONAL COUNCIL IF A "4" GRADE OCCURRED
THE BATHING THAT THE AVERAGE HEALTH RISK CASES PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
OVER
BE CONSIDERED
REPEATEDLY, SEASON EXCEEDED 15
BY
90
BEACH CLOSED
BR
OF A
WOULD ONLY SIMILARLY, THE REOPENING CONSIDERED IF A "3" GRADE OR BETTER WERE CONSISTENTLY OBTAINED.
CASTLE PEAK AND OLD AT PRESENT, TWO BATHING BEACHES, NAMELY
BASED CAFETERIA, HAVE BEEN DECLARED UNSUITABLE FOR SWIMMING PURPOSES, ON THE WATER QUALITY DURING PAST SEASONS.
THEY ARE
POLLUTED
BY FARCAL WASTES CONSISTENTLY THE HONG KONG STANDARDS.
FAIL AND
ΤΟ
TO ACHIEVE
AT THESE TWO
THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT TO SWIM IN THE WATER
BEACHES.
IN ADDITION, ROCKY BAY PURPOSES BY THE URBAN COUNCIL. AN "X" IN THE FOLLOWING LIST.
BEACH HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR SWIMMING IDENTIFIED BY THESE THREE BEACHES ARE
THE GRADES ON THE
BEACHES IN HONG KONG AS AT TODAY ARE LISTED BELOW:
BACTERIOLOGICAL
WATER
OF QUALITY
VARIOUS
BEACH
HONG KONG SOUTH
BIG WAVE BAY
CHUNG HOM KOK
DEEP WATER BAY HAIRPIN
MIDDLE BAY
REPULSE BAY
SHEK O
SOUTH BAY
ST STEPHEN'S
TURTLE COVE
STANLEY MAIN
ROCKY BAY TO TEI WAN*
PREVIOUS GRADING
(AS AT 18.7.91)
PRESENT GRADING
(AS AT 1.8.91)
NINN
1
2
2
1
1
2
NN-NA-N
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
X
1
X
1
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