THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1991
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MR CHAN LEUNG-KEE OF SHERATON HONG KONG, HOTEL & TOWERS,
MISS KWOK OF VIL SERVICES CO. LTD,
MR PANG HON-KEUNG OF RELIANCE SERVICES CO. LTD, AND
MR AU YEUNG SHING OF OCEAN OFFICE AUTOMATION LTD.
GRADING OF BEACH WATER QUALITY
THE ENVIRONMENTAL, PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) TODAY ANNOUNCED GRADES ON THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF BEACHES IN HONG KONG. THE PURPOSE OF THE GRADING SYSTEM IS SWIMMERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT POLLUTION AT VARIOUS BEACHES.
THE GRADING WILL BE SEASON, TO COINCIDE WITH THE USUALLY SAMPLED.
(THURSDAY)
ALL BATHING то INFORM THE STATE OF BACTERIOLOGICAL
ANNOUNCED BIWEEKLY DURING THE BATHING
FREQUENCY AT WHICH BEACH WATERS
ARE
DATA OBTAINED AS WITH LAST YEAR, OF SUFFERING SOME SWIMMING AT
THE GRADING IS BASED ON THE MOST RECENT E. COLI BY THE EPD IN ITS ROUTINE MONITORING PROGRAMME. THE GRADING ALSO INCLUDES AN ESTIMATE OF THE RISK MTNOR SKIN OR GASTROINTESTINAL COMPLAINTS AS A RESULT OF A BEACH WHICH HAS SOME DEGREE OF POLLUTION.
A VERY
THE ESTIMATE IS BASED ON
LARGE BODY OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION GATHERED IN HONG KONG IN RECENT BATHING SEASONS.
THE
SUMMER. THIS BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF BRING MORE OR LESS
THE GRADING OF SOME BEACHES MAY VARY DURING
THE REPRESENTS A NATURAL FLUCTUATION IN BATHING WATERS IN MOST CASES, AS RAIN AND TIDES POLLUTION TO THE BEACHES.
OF THE WATER BEST
HOWEVER, THE GRADES GIVE A GOOD GENERAL PICTURE QUALITY AT BATHING BEACHES AT THE TIME OF REPORTING AND FORM THE AVAILABLE FORECAST FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.
AND
AN EPD SPOKESMAN SAID BEACHES WITH HIGHLY DEVELOPED HINTERLANDS
THE GRADES SUGGEST DURING ARE LIKELY TO BE MORE POLLUTED THAN
OR THREE AFTER HEAVY RAIN. BATHERS SHOULD AVOID SUCH BEACHES FOR TWO
IF DAYS AFTER A STORM, LONGER IF THE WEATHER REMAINS OVERCAST OR LESS THERE IS STRONG SUNSHINE,
THE SYSTEM FOR GRADING BEACH WATER QUALITY IS AS FOLLOWS:
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GRADF I INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS GOOD. THE E. COLI
BEACH THAN 24 PRR 100 MILLILITRES AT FACH
80 COUNT 1S NO MORE
SWIMMERS IS GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED RISK OF MINOR ILLNESS TO
UNDETECTABLE.
/GRADE "2"