THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1992
GRADE INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY [S POOR. THE COLI COUNT IS NO MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITERS AT BEACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS NO THAN 15 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
E.
EACH MORE
POOR.
GRADE 4 INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS VERY THE E. COLI COUNT IS MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITERS EACH BEACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS THAN 15 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
AT
MORE
SWIMMERS
IS
THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE A BEACH TO BASED ON A JUDGEMENT OF WHAT DEGREE OF POLLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE.
BY
OCCURRED SEASON
NORMALLY, THE CLOSURE OF A BEACH WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED THE URBAN COUNCIL OR REGIONAL COUNCIL IF A GRADE 4 REPEATEDLY, AS THE AVERAGE HEALTH RISK OVER THE BATHING EXCEEDED 15 CASES PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
ONLY BE
SIMILARLY, THE REOPENING OF A CLOSED BEACH WOULD CONSIDERED IF A GRADE 3 OR A BETTER GRADE WAS CONSISTENTLY OBTAINED.
AT PRESENT, TWO BATHING BEACHES, CASTLE PEAK AND OLD CAFETERIA, HAVE BEEN DECLARED UNSUITABLE FOR SWIMMING, BASED ON THE QUALITY DURING THE PAST SEASONS.
WATER
THEY WERE POLLUTED BY FAECAL WASTES AND FAILED
THE HONG KONG STANDARDS.
CONSISTENTLY
ΤΟ ACHIEVE
THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT TO SWIM AT THESE TWO BEACHES.
IN ADDITION, ROCKY BAY BEACH HAS BEEN CLOSED
BY THE URBAN
COUNCIL.
THESE THREE BEACHES ARE IDENTIFIED BY AN "X" IN THE
LIST.
FOLLOWING
THE GRADES ON THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF BEACHES IN HONG KONG TODAY ARE LISTED BELOW:
VARIOUS
BEACH
PREVIOUS GRADING
PRESENT GRADING
JL
(AS AT 3.9.92)
(AS AT 17.9.921
HONG KONG SOUTH
BIG WAVE BAY
2
CHUNG HOM KOK
1
2
1
DEEP WATER BAY
1
I
HAIRPIN
1
1
MIDDLE BAY
1
1
REPULSE BAY
1
1
SHEK O
2
2
SOUTH BAY
1
1
ST. STEPHEN'S
1
1
TURTLE COVE
I
1
STANLEY MAIN
1
1
ROCKY BAY
X
X
TO TEI WAN*
1
1
/TUEN MUN