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THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1993
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GRADE "4" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS POOR. E. COLI COUNT IS MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITRES AT BEACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS MORE 15 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE A BEACH TO SWIMMERS BASED ON A JUDGEMENT OF WHAT DEGREE OF POLLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE.
THE
EACH
THAN
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BY
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 EXCEEDED 15 CASES PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
AT PRESENT, TWO BATHING BEACHES, NAMELY CASTLE CAFETERIA, HAVE BEEN DECLARED UNSUITABLE FOR SWIMMING, WATER QUALITY DURING PAST SEASONS.
BATHING SEASON
PEAK AND OLD BASED ON THE
THEY ARE POLLUTED BY FAECAL WASTE. THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT TO SWIM IN THE WATER AT THE TWO BEACHES.
IN ADDITION, ROCKY BAY BEACH HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR SWIMMING BY THE URBAN COUNCIL. THESE THREE BEACHES ARE IDENTIFIED BY AN "X" THE FOLLOWING LIST.
THE GRADES ON THE
BACTERIOLOGICAL
BEACHES IN HONG KONG AS AT TODAY ARE:
IN
WATER QUALITY OF VARIOUS
BEACH
HONG KONG SOUTH
PREVIOUS GRADING
(AS AT 6.5.93)
PRESENT GRADING
(AS AT 20.5.93)
BIG WAVE BAY
3
3
CHUNG HOM KOK
1
2
DEEP WATER BAY
1
2
HAIRPIN
2
2
MIDDLE BAY
1
1
REPULSE BAY
1
1
SHRK O
2
2
SOUTH BAY
ST STEPHEN'S
TURTLE COVE
STANLEY MAIN ROCKY BAY
TO TEI WAN*
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
X
X
1
1
TUEN MUN DISTRICT
OLD CAFETERIA NEW CAFETERIA CASTLE PEAK KADOORIE
BUTTERFLY
NO NO DE LA X
3
X
2
2
SAI KUNG DISTIRCT
be en be ens en
X
3
X
3
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