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THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1991
GRADE "2" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS FAIR. THE E. COLI COUNT IS NO MORE THAN 180 PER 100 MILLILITRES AT EACH BEACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS NO MORE THAN 10 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
GRADE "3" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS ACCEPTABLE.
THE
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.
I
GRADE 4 " INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS POOR. THE E. COLI COUNT IS MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITRES AT EACH BEACH SO CASES OF GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS MORE THAN 15 MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE A BEACH TO SWIMMERS 19 BASED ON A JUDGEMENT OF WHAT DEGREE OF POLLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE.
WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED BY NORMALLY, THE CLOSURE OF A BEACH URBAN OR REGIONAL COUNCIL IF A "4" GRADE OCCURRED REPEATEDLY, SO THE AVERAGE HEALTH RISK OVER THE BATHING SEASON EXCEEDED 15 CASES 1,000 SWIMMERS.
OF
SIMILARLY, THE REOPENING
A CLOSED BEACH WOULD ONLY CONSIDERED IF A "3" GRADE OR BETTER WERE CONSISTENTLY OBTAINED.
THE
THAT
PER
BE
CASTLE AT PRESENT, TWO BATHING BEACHES, NAMELY
PEAK AND OLD CAFETERIA, HAVE BEEN DECLARED UNSUITABLE FOR SWIMMING PURPOSES, BASED ON THE WATER QUALITY DURING PAST SEASONS. THEY ARE POLLUTED BY FABCAL WASTES AND FAIL TO ACHIEVE CONSISTENTLY THE HONG KONG STANDARDS.
THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT TO SWIM IN THE WATER AT THESE TWO
BEEN BEACHES. IN ADDITION, ROCKY BAY BEACH HAS
CLOSED FOR SWIMMING IDENTIFIED BY PURPOSES BY THE URBAN COUNCIL. THESE THREE BEACHES ARE AN "X" IN THE FOLLOWING LIST.
THE GRADES ON THE
BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF VARIOUS
BEACHES IN HONG KONG AS AT TODAY ARE LISTED BELOW:
REACH
HONG KONG SOUTH
PREVIOUS GRADING
PRESENT GRADING
(AS AT 1.8.91)
(AS AT 15.8.91)
BIG WAVE BAY
CHUNG HOM KOK
DEEP WATER BAY
HAIRPIN
MIDDLE BAY
REPULSE BAY
SHEK O
SOUTH BAY
ST STEPHEN'S
N-NN-NN
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
I
1
ANNNNN-N——
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
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