THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1991
21
ACCEPTARE
GRADE "3" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS E. COLI COUNT IS NO MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITRES BEACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS NO 15 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
THE AT EACH MOPE THAN
COLI GRADE "4" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS POOR. THE E.
AT EACH BEACH SO COUNT IS MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITRES
CASES орг GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS MORE THAN 15 MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
SWIMMERS IS
то BEACH THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE A BASED ON A JUDGEMENT OF WHAT DEGREE OF POLLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE.
BY SO
BE CONSIDERED NORMALLY, THE CLOSURE OF A BEACH WOULD ONLY
"4" GRADE OCCURRED REPEATEDLY, THE URBAN OR REGIONAL COUNCIL IF A
OVER THE BATHING SEASON EXCEEDED 15 THAT THE AVERAGE HEALTH RISK CASES PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
CLOSED BEACH
ONLY BE
A THE REOPENING OF SIMILARLY,
WOULD CONSIDERED IF A "3" GRADE OR BETTER WERE CONSISTENTLY OBTAINED.
CASTLE PEAK AND OLD BASED
AT PRESENT, TWO BATHING BEACHES, NAMELY CAFETERIA, HAVE BEEN DECLARED UNSUITABLE FOR SWIMMING PURPOSES, ON THE WATER QUALITY DURING PAST SEASONS.
THEY ARE
POLLUTED
BY FAECAL
WASTES AND
CONSISTENTLY THE HONG KONG STANDARDS. THE PUBLIC ARE 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
FAIL
ADVISED
TO
ACHIEVE NOT ΤΟ
BEACH HAS BEEN CLOSED THESE THREE BEACHES ARE
FOR SWIMMING IDENTIFIED BY
OF QUALITY
VARIOUS
BACTERIOLOGICAL
WATER
BEACHES IN HONG KONG AS AT TODAY ARE LISTED BELOW:
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
PRESENT GRADING
(AS AT 29.8.91)
(AS AT 12.9.91)
2
NNNN N
2
1
2
2
2
1
NANNA - N
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
X
1
X
1
/TUEN MUN DISTRICT