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THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1992
"BEACHES WITH HIGHLY DEVELOPED HINTERLANDS ARE LIKELY ΤΟ BE MORE POLLUTED THAN THE GRADES SUGGEST DURING AND AFTER HEAVY RAIN. BATHERS SHOULD AVOID SUCH BEACHES FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS AFTER A STORM, LONGER IF THE WEATHER REMAINS OVERCAST OR LESS IF THERE IS STRONG SUNSHINE."
THE GRADES ARE:
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* GRADE "1" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS GOOD. THE
COLI COUNT IS NO MORE THAN 24 PER 100 MILLILITRES AT BACH BEACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED RISK OF MINOR ILLNESS ΤΟ SWIMMERS 18 UNDETECTABLE.
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GRADE "2" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS FAIR. THE COLI COUNT 18 NO MORE THAN 180 PER 100 MILLILITRES AT BEACH 80 GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS THAN 10 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
EACH
NO MORE
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THE E. BACH
GRADE "3" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS POOR. COLI COUNT IS NO MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITRES AT BEACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS NO MORE THAN 15 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
IT
GRADE 4" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS VERY POOR. THE E. COLI COUNT IS MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITRES AT EACH BEACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS MORE THAN 15 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
THE DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE A BEACH TO SWIMMERS IS BASED ON A JUDGEMENT OF WHAT DEGREE OF POLLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE.
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NORMALLY, THE CLOSURE OF A BEACH WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED THE URBAN COUNCIL OR REGIONAL COUNCIL IF A GRADE "4" OCCURRED REPEATEDLY, SO THAT THE AVERAGE HEALTH RISK OVER THE BATHING SEASON EXCEEDED 15 CASES PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
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SIMILARLY THE REOPENING OF A CLOSED BEACH WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED IF A GRADE "3" OR BETTER WERE CONSISTENTLY OBTAINED.
AT PRESENT, TWO BATHING BEACHES, NAMELY CASTLE PEAK AND OLD CAFETERIA, HAVE BEEN DECLARED UNSUITABLE FOR SWIMMING, BASED ON THE WATER QUALITY DURING PAST SEASONS.
THRY ARE POLLUTED BY FARCAL CONSISTENTLY THE HONG KONG STANDARDS. SWIM AT THESE TWO BRACHES.
WASTES AND) FAIL ΤΟ ACHIEVE THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT
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IN ADDITION, ROCKY BAY BEACH HAS BEEN CLOSED POR SWIMMING BY THE URBAN COUNCIL. THESE THREE BEACHES ARE IDENTIFIED BY AN "X" THE FOLLOWING LIST.
/THE GRADES