THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1993
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CARGO AREAS REMAIN OPEN DURING HOLIDAYS
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THE MARINE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREAS WOULD REMAIN OPEN FROM 7 AM ΤΟ 9 PM ON THE PUBLIC HOLIDAYS THIS SATURDAY (AUGUST 28) AND MONDAY (AUGUST 30).
THE WORKING AREAS ARE AT THE WESTERN DISTRICT, SHEUNG WAN, WAN CHAI, CHAI WAN, SHAM SHUI PO, YAU MA TEI, KWUN TONG, CHA KWO LING, TSUEN WAN AND RAMBLER CHANNEL.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID: "THE TUEN MUN PUBLIC WATERFRONT WILL ALSO BE OPEN FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM ON THE TWO DAYS.
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"DURING THE HOLIDAY PERIOD, THE MACAU FERRY TERMINAL REMAIN OPEN 24 HOURS DAILY, AND THE CHINA FERRY TERMINAL IN TSIM SHA TSUI WILL BE OPEN AS NORMAL BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 PM DAILY.'
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ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 29), THE VICTORIA MARINE OFFICE IN ROOM 314 ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF HARBOUR BUILDING AT 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL, WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 11 AM TO FACILITATE ENTRY AND OUTWARD CLEARANCE FOR SHIPS ONLY.
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AS FOR THE PORT FORMALITIES OFFICE IN ROOM 318 IN HARBOUR BUILDING, IT WILL BE OPEN ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 29) FROM 9 AM TO 11 AM HANDLE APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS NORMALLY ISSUED BY THE OFFICE.
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BEACH WATER GRADES
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) ANNOUNCED GRADES OF THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF ALL BATHING BEACHES IN HONG KONG.
THE PURPOSE IS TO INFORM SWIMMERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE STATE OF BACTERIOLOGICAL POLLUTION AT VARIOUS BEACHES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE GRADING WOULD BE ANNOUNCED BIWEEKLY DURING THE BATHING SEASON ΤΟ COINCIDE WITH THE FREQUENCY AT WHICH BEACH WATERS WAS USUALLY SAMPLED.
THE GRADING IS BASED ON THE MOST RECENT E. COLI DATA OBTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN ITS ROUTINE MONITORING PROGRAMME.
AS WITH LAST YEAR, THE GRADING ALSO INCLUDES AN ESTIMATE OF THE RISK OF SUFFERING SOME MINOR SKIN DISEASES OR GASTROINTESTINAL COMPLAINTS AS A RESULT OF SWIMMING AT A BEACH THAT HAS SOME DEGREE OF POLLUTION.
THE ESTIMATE IS BASED ON A VERY LARGE BODY OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION GATHERED IN HONG KONG IN RECENT BATHING SEASONS.
/THE GRADING