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THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1994
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GRADE 4" INDICATES THAT THE WATER THE
QUALITY
IS VERY POOR. MILLILITRES
AT E. COLI COUNT IS MORE THAN 610 PER 100 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 BASED ON A JUDGEMENT OF WHAT DEGREE OF POLLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE.
NORMALLY, THE CLOSURE OF A THE URBAN OR REGIONAL COUNCILS IF SO THAT THE AVERAGE HEALTH 15 CASES PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
AT PRESENT, FOUR
RISK
GAZETTED
IS
A
BEACH WOULD ONLY BE
GRADE "4 *
REPEATEDLY, OVER THE BATHING SEASON EXCEEDED
CONSIDERED
BY
OCCURRED
BEACHES, NAMELY ANGLERS' CASTLE
J
PEAK, OLD CAFETERIA AND ROCKY BAY, ARE CLOSED TO SWIMMERS.
то THE DECISION
CLOSE THE BEACHES HAS BEEN MADE BY THE REGIONAL AND URBAN COUNCILS ON THE BASIS OF RECENT BEACH WATER QUALITY MONITORING DATA.
то THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT
SWIM AT THESE BEACHES. THEY ARE IDENTIFIED BY AN "X" IN THE FOLLOWING LIST.
THE GRADES ON THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF VARIOUS BEACHES IN HONG KONG TODAY ARE LISTED BELOW:
BEACH
HONG KONG SOUTH
BIG WAVE BAY
CHUNG HOM KOK
DEEP WATER BAY
HAIRPIN
MIDDLE BAY
REPULSE BAY
SHEK O
SOUTH BAY
ST. STEPHEN'S
TURTLE COVE
STANLEY MAIN
ROCKY BAY
TO TEI WAN*
TUEN MUN DISTRICT
OLD CAFETERIA NEW CAFETERIA CASTLE PEAK KADOORIE
BUTTERFLY
PRESENT GRADING
(AS AT 28.4.94)
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
X
1
X
3
X
3
2
pt on be en Na
/SAI KUNG