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THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1994
STATISTICAL
THE ESTIMATE IS BASED ON A LARGE BODY OF INFORMATION GATHERED IN HONG KONG IN RECENT BATHING SEASONS.
THIS
THE GRADING OF SOME BEACHES MAY VARY DURING THE SUMMER.
THE BACTERIOLOGICAL REPRESENTS A NATURAL FLUCTUATION IN
QUALITY OF IN MOST CASES, AS RAIN AND TIDES BRING MORE OR BATHING WATER
LESS
POLLUTION TO THE BEACHES.
THE WATER BEST
THE GRADES GIVE A GOOD GENERAL PICTURE OF HOWEVER, QUALITY AT BATHING BEACHES AT THE TIME OF REPORTING AND FORM THE AVAILABLE FORECAST FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.
"BEACHES WITH
то HIGHLY DEVELOPED HINTERLANDS ARE LIKELY MORE POLLUTED THAN THE GRADES SUGGEST DURING AND AFTER HEAVY RAIN.
BE
"BATHERS SHOULD AVOID SUCH BEACHES FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS AFTER IF THERE IS A STORM, LONGER IF THE WEATHER REMAINS OVERCAST OR SHORTER STRONG SUNSHINE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"I
THE SYSTEM FOR GRADINGS BEACH WATER QUALITY IS:
L
* GRADE '1" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS GOOD. THE E COLI COUNT IS NO MORE THAN 24 PER 100 MILLILITRES AT EACH BEACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED RISK OF MINOR ILLNESS TO SWIMMERS IS UNDETECTABLE.
*
GRADE "2" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS FAIR. THE R COLI
EACH COUNT IS NO MORE THAN 180 PER 100 MILLILITRES AT BEACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS NO MORE THAN 10 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
GRADE "3" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS POOR. THE E COLI COUNT IS NO MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITRES AT EACH BEACH
NO SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS
MORE THAN 15 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
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1.
GRADE 4' INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS VERY POOR. THE E COLI COUNT IS MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITRES AT 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 JUDGMENT OF WHAT DEGREE OF POLLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE.
IS
BY
SO
NORMALLY, THE CLOSURE OF A BEACH WOULD ONLY RE CONSIDERED THE URBAN OR REGIONAL COUNCILS IF A GRADE "4" OCCURRED REPEATEDLY, THAT THE AVERAGE HEALTH RISK OVER THE BATHING SEASON EXCEEDED 15 CASES PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
-
ANGLERS', CASTLE PEAK,
OLD
AT PRESENT, FOUR GAZETTED BEACHES CAFETERIA AND ROCKY BAY ARE CLOSED TO SWIMMERS.
—
THE DECISION TO
CLOSE
REGIONAL AND URBAN
COUNCILS
THE BEACHES HAS BEEN MADE BY THE ON THE BASIS OF RECENT BEACH WATER
QUALITY MONITORING DATA.
THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED NOT TO SWIM IDENTIFIED BY AN "X" IN THE FOLLOWING LIST.
AT
THE
BEACHES. THEY ARE
/THE GRADES