10
וח
HURSDAY, JITY 9, 1932
WITH
то
BE
"BEACHES
HIGHLY DEVELOPED HINTERLANDS ARE LIKELY MORE POLLUTED THAN THE GRADES SUGGEST DURING AND AFTER HEAVY RAIN.
AFTER
IF THERE IS
"BATHERS SHOULD AVOID SUCH BEACHES FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS A STORM, LONGER IF THE WEATHER REMAINS OVERCAST OR LESS STRONG SUNSHINE.”
THE SYSTEM FOR GRADING BEACH WATER QUALITY IS AS FOLLOWS:
THE E. GRADE "1" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS GOOD.
AT EACH COLI COUNT IS NO MORE THAN 24 PER 100 MILLILITERS BEACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED RISK OF MINOR ILLNESS SWIMMERS IS UNDETECTABLE.
THE
GRADE "2" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS FAIR.
COUNT IS NO MORE THAN 180 PER 100 MILLILITERS AT COLI
NO SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS BEACH THAN 10 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
TO
E.
EACH MORE
THE E.
EACH NO MORE
* GRADE "3" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS POOR.
COLI COUNT IS NO MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITERS AT BEACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS THAN 15 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
IS VERY POOR. GRADE "4" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY THE E. COLI COUNT IS MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITERS AT EACH BEACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS MORE THAN 15 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
SWIMMERS
IS
THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE A BEACH TO BASED ON A JUDGEMENT OF WHAT DEGREE OF POLLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE.
THE
BY
NORMALLY, THE CLOSURE OF A BEACH WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED URBAN COUNCIL OR REGIONAL COUNCIL IF A "4" GRADE OCCURRED REPEATEDLY,
SEASON BATHING SO THAT THE AVERAGE HEALTH RISK OVER THE EXCEEDED 15 CASES PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
SIMILARLY,
THE REOPENING
OF A CLOSED BEACH WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED IF A "3" GRADE OR BETTER WERE CONSISTENTLY OBTAINED.
AT
AND PRESENT, TWO BATHING BEACHES, NAMELY CASTLE PEAK CAFETERIA, HAVE BEEN DECLARED UNSUITABLE
SWIMMING, BASED ON WATER QUALITY DURING PAST SEASONS.
FOR
OLD THE
THEY
POLLUTED ARE
BY FAECAL
WASTES
ΤΟ AND FAIL
ACHIEVE
TO THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT
CONSISTENTLY THE HONG KONG STANDARDS. SWIM AT THESE TWO BEACHES.
IN ADDITION, ROCKY BAY BEACH HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR SWIMMING
THESE THREE BEACHES ARE IDENTIFIED
PURPOSES BY THE URBAN COUNCIL. AN "X" IN THE FOLLOWING LIST.
BY
/TUTE CRADOS
Page 20Page 21