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THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1994
THESE
AND PUBLICITY
"THE FINDINGS FOR THE SURVEY WILL BE MOST USEFUL BECAUSE WILL BE USED BY COMMITTEE IN PLANNING FUTURE EDICATION STRATEGIES," SHE ADDED.
MS YEAR,
TSUI SAID WITH MEMBER CEPAIDS WOULD ORGANISE A
1994', SCHEDULED BETWEEN
TURNING TO ACTIVITIES THIS ORGANISATIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, SERIES OF ACTIVITIES IN THE AIDS FORTNIGHT NOVEMBER 20 AND DECEMBER 4, TO AROUSE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF AIDS.
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A KICK-OFF CEREMONY AT THE PIAZZA OF CENTRE, TO BE HELD IN THE AFTERNOON OF NOVEMBER
PERFORMANCES CARNIVAL WITH GAME STALLS,
THE
AND
HONG KONG CULTURAL 20, WILL INCLUDE A VARIETY SHOWS
то
ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION FROM FAMILY MEMBERS.
GRADING OF BEACH WATER QUALITY
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(THURSDAY) BATHING
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) TODAY ANNOUNCED CRADES OF THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF ALL BEACHES IN HONG KONG.
THE PURPOSE OF THE GRADING SYSTEM IS TO INFORM SWIMMERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE STATE OF BACTERIOLOGICAL POLLUTION AT VARIOUS BEACHES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR
SAID DEPARTMENT THE
THE GRADING WOULD BE ΤΟ COINCIDE WITH THE ANNOUNCED BI-WEEKLY DURING THE BATHING SEASON FREQUENCY AT WHICH BEACH WATERS WERE USUALLY SAMPLED.
THE GRADING IS BASED ON THE MOST RECENT E COLI DATA OBTAINED BY EPD IN ITS ROUTINE MONITORING PROGRAMME.
AS WITH LAST YEAR, THE GRADING ALSO INCLUDES AN ESTIMATE OF THE A RISK OF SUFFERING SOME MINOR SKIN OR GASTROINTESTINAL COMPLAINTS AS RESULT OF SWIMMING AT A BEACH WHICH HAS SOME DEGREE OF POLLUTION,
LARGE BODY OF STATISTICAL THE ESTIMATE IS BASED ON A VERY INFORMATION GATHERED IN HONG KONG IN RECENT BATHING SEASONS.
THE SUMMER. THIS THE GRADING OF SOME BEACHES MAY VARY DURING
THE BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF REPRESENTS A NATURAL FLUCTUATION IN
BRING MORE OR LESS BATHING WATERS IN MOST CASES, AS RAIN AND TIDES POLLUTION TO THE BEACHES.
THE WATER
BEST
HOWEVER, THE GRADES GIVE A GOOD GENERAL PICTURE OF QUALITY AT BATHING BEACHES AT THE TIME OF REPORTING AND FORM THE AVAILABLE FORECAST FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.
BEACHES
WITH
TO
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DEVELOPED HINTERLANDS ARE LIKELY HIGHLY MORE POLLUTED THAN THE GRADES SUGGEST DURING AND AFTER HEAVY RAIN.
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