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THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1992
RANKING
FOLLOWING UNIFORM AND FORTNIGHTLY
ALSO EFFECTIVE FROM MARCH 1 1992, THE DESCRIPTIONS ARE TO BE USED FOR BOTH ANNUAL GRADING SYSTEMS.
ANNUAL RANKING SYSTEM FOR HONG KONG BEACHES
RANK
OLD DESCRIPTION
NEW DESCRIPT- ION EFFECTIVE FROM MARCH 1, : 1992
GOOD
GOOD
BATHING SEASON
! GEOMETRIC MEAN
E. COLI COUNT PER 100
MILLILITRES OF SEAWATER
UP TO 24
¦
SKIN COMPLAINTS) PER
CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS:
(GASTROINTESTINAL AND
1,000 SWIMMERS
UNDETECTABLE
ACCEPTABLE
FAIR
25 TO 180
10 OR LESS
·
BARELY
POOR
181 TO 610
11 TO 15
ACCEPTABLE
UN-
VERY POOR
OVER 610
MORE THAN 15
ACCEPTABLE
I
SYSTEM FOR FORTNIGHTLY GRADING OF WATER QUALITY AT HONG KONG BEACHES
!
DESCRIPTION
GEOMETRIC MEAN E. COLI: COUNT PER 100
MILLILITRES IN SAMPLES! TAKEN ON THE 5 MOST RECENT SAMPLING OCCASIONS
UP TO 24
¦ NEW
#
¦ NUMERICAL OLD
+
GRADE
DESCRIPTION
:
DESCRIPTION EFFECTIVE FROM MARCH 1, 1992
1
! GOOD
GOOD
2
: FAIR
FAIR
25 TO 180
3
ACCEPTABLE
POOR
181 TO 610
POOR
VERY POOR
MORE THAN 610
IN ADDITION, THE REPORT ALSO REVIEWS THE BLOOMS AT BEACHES IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
INCIDENCES OF ALGAL
AT THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING,
THE REPORT, AT $35 A COPY, CAN BE OBTAINED PUBLICATION SALES CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL.
AS IN THE PAST YEAR, THE GRADINGS ON WATER QUALITY BEACHES WILL BE ANNOUNCED ONCE EVERY FORTNIGHT. THIS YEAR, ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE ON APRIL 16.
OF
THE
BATHING FIRST
HOWEVER, GRADINGS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED FOR THOSE BEACHES ARE CLOSED TO SWIMMERS BY THE URBAN COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COUNCIL.
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