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THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1993
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GRADE "4 INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS VERY POOR, THE E. COLI COUNT IS MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITERS AT BACH 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 JUDGMENT OF WHAT DEGREE OF POLLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE.
IS
BY
OCCURRED
NORMALLY, THE CLOSURE OF A BEACH WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED THE URBAN COUNCIL OR REGIONAL COUNCIL IF A GRADE "4"
THE BATHING SEASON REPEATEDLY, SO THAT THE AVERAGE HEALTH RISK OVER EXCEEDED 15 CASES PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
AT PRESENT, TWO BATHING BEACHES, CASTLE PEAK AND OLD CAFETERIA, HAVE BEEN DECLARED UNSUITABLE FOR SWIMMING, BASED ON THE WATER QUALITY DURING PAST SEASONS.
THEY ARE POLLUTED BY FAECAL WASTE. THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT TO SWIM AT THE TWO BEACHES.
IN ADDITION, ROCKY BAY BEACH HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR SWIMMING BY THE URBAN COUNCIL. THE 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
HONG KONG SOUTH
PREVIOUS GRADING
PRESENT GRADING
(AS AT 1.7.93)
(AS AT 15.7.93)
BIG WAVE BAY
CHUNG HOM KOK
3
DEEP WATER BAY
2
HAIRPIN
3
MIDDLE BAY
2
REPULSE BAY
2
SHEK O
3
SOUTH BAY
ST. STEPHEN'S
TURTLE COVE STANLEY MAIN ROCKY BAY
TO TEI WAN*
1
2
3
X
2
TUEN MUN DISTRICT
OLD CAFETERIA NEW CAFETERIA CASTLE PEAK KADOORIE BUTTERFLY
3
3
2
2
3
3
X
2
es en les es N N 1 N 00 00 00 34 NI
be en pd en N
X
X
3
3
X
X
3
4
2
/SAI KUNG