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* GRADE "3" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS POOR. THE E. COLI COUNT IS NO MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITERS AT EACH BEACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS NO MORE THAN 15 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
*
GRADE "4" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS VERY POOR. 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.
THE DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE A BEACH TO SWIMMERS BASED ON A JUDGEMENT OF WHAT DEGREE OF POLLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE.
NORMALLY, THE CLOSURE OF A BEACH WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED URBAN COUNCIL OR REGIONAL COUNCIL IF A GRADE "4" REPEATEDLY.
THE
SIMILARLY, THE REOPENING OF A CLOSED BEACH WOULD CONSIDERED IF A GRADE "3" OR BETTER WAS CONSISTENTLY OBTAINED.
IS
BY
OCCURRED
ONLY BE
AT PRESENT, TWO BATHING BEACHES, NAMELY CASTLE PEAK AND CAFETERIA, HAVE BEEN DECLARED UNSUITABLE FOR SWIMMING BASED ON WATER QUALITY DURING PAST SEASONS.
OLD THE
THEY ARE POLLUTED BY
CONSISTENTLY
FAECAL WASTES AND FAIL TO ACHIEVE THE HONG KONG STANDARDS. THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT SWIM AT THESE TWO BEACHES.
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IN ADDITION, ROCKY BAY BEACH HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR BY THE URBAN COUNCIL. THESE THREE BEACHES ARE IDENTIFIED BY AN * "X" THE FOLLOWING LIST.
SWIMMING
IN
THE GRADES ON THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF BEACHES IN HONG KONG TODAY ARE:
VARIOUS
BEACH
PREVIOUS GRADING
PRESENT GRADING
(AS AT 17.9.92)
(AS AT 1.10.92)
HONG KONG SOUTH
BIG WAVE BAY
2
1
CHUNG HOM KOK
1
1
DEEP WATER BAY
1
1
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
1
1
STANLEY MAIN
1
1
ROCKY BAY
X
X
X
TO TEI WAN*
1
1
/TUEN MUN