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THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1993
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QUALITY IS VERY POOR.
GRADE 4' INDICATES THAT THE WATER 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 IS BASED ON A JUDGEMENT OF WHAT DEGREE OF POLLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE.
NORMALLY, THE CLOSURE OF A BEACH WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL OR REGIONAL COUNCIL IF A GRADE "4" OCCURRED REPEATEDLY, SO THAT THE AVERAGE HEALTH RISK OVER THE BATHING SEASON EXCEED 15 CASES PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
AT PRESENT, TWO BATHING
BEACHES
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CASTLE PEAK AND OLD CAFETERIA HAVE BEEN DECLARED UNSUITABLE FOR SWIMMING BASED ON THE WATER QUALITY DURING PAST SEASONS.
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THEY ARE POLLUTED BY FAECAL WASTE. THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT TO SWIM THERE.
IN ADDITION, ROCKY BAY BEACH HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR SWIMMING BY THE URBAN COUNCIL. THESE THREE BEACHES ARE IDENTIFIED BY AN "X" IN THE FOLLOWING LIST.
THE GRADES ON THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF VARIOUS BEACHES IN HONG KONG TODAY ARE:
BEACH
PREVIOUS GRADING
PRESENT GRADING
(AS AT 22.4.93)
(AS AT 6.5.93)
HONG KONG SOUTH
BIG WAVE BAY
2
3
CHUNG HOM KOK
1
1
DEEP WATER BAY
1
1
HAIRPIN
1
2
MIDDLE BAY
1
1
REPULSE BAY
1
1
SHEK O
1
2
SOUTH BAY
1
1
ST STEPHEN'S
1
2
TURTLE COVE
1
1
STANLEY MAIN
2
2
ROCKY BAY
X
X
TO TEI WAN*
1
1
TUEN MUN DISTRICT
OLD CAFETERIA NEW CAFETERIA
CASTLE PEAK KADOORIE BUTTERFLY
X
2
ه میشو له میشه
2
DE OD KONN
X
3
X
2
2
/SAI KUNG