ISLANDS DISTRICT
17
THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1993
CHEUNG SHA UPPER
1
1
CHEUNG SHA LOWER
3
3
DISCOVERY BAY*
2
2
HUNG SHING YEH
1
1
KWUN YAM WAN
1
1
TONG FUK
1
1
LO SO SHING
PUI O
SILVERMINE BAY
TUNG WAN, CHEUNG CHAU
TUNG OI
1
INN HO
2
2
I
2
3
1
1
2
2
TSUEN WAN DISTRICT
ANGLERS'
APPROACH
CASAM
GEMINI
4
3
3
HOI MEI WAN
LIDO
TING KAU
4
TUNG WAN, MA WAN
2
NOTE: "X" THE BEACH HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR SWIMMING
NON-GAZETTED BEACH
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4
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
THE FOLLOWING BEACHES HAVE CHANGED GRADING ON THIS OCCASION:
KADOORIE FROM "4" TO "3"; CLEAR WATER BAY 2ND BEACH FROM "1" TO "2"; BIG WAVE BAY, HAIRPIN AND SILVERMINE BAY FROM "2" ΤΟ "3"; BUTTERFLY FROM "3" TO "4".
OF FLUCTUATION
ALL OF THE CHANGES ARE WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE OF THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF THE BEACHES, THE GENERAL DETERIORATION AT BIG WAVE BAY, HAIRPIN, SILVERMINE BAY AND BUTTERFLY BEACHES IS PROBABLY DUE TO THE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE POLLUTANTS IN THE BEACH HINTERLAND TO BE FLUSHED INTO THE SEA WATER.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT MR K F TANG, ACTING PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICER ON TEL. 835 1234.
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