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* GRADE "4" INDICATES THAT THE WATER
QUALITY
IS VERY POOR. MILLILITRES AT EACH BEACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS THAN 15 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
THE E COLI COUNT IS MORE THAN 610 PER 100
THE DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE A BEACH TO SWIMMERS BASED ON A JUDGMENT OF WHAT DEGREE OF POLLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE.
NORMALLY,
MORE
IS
BY
SO
THE CLOSURE OF A BEACH WOULD ONLY BE 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,
I
TO
ON
ANGLERS' CASTLE PEAK, OLD AT PRESENT, FOUR GAZETTED BEACHES:
ΤΟ CLOSED
SWIMMERS. THE DECISION CAFETERIA AND ROCKY BAY, ARE CLOSE THE BEACHES HAS BEEN MADE BY THE REGIONAL AND URBAN COUNCILS THE BASIS OF BEACH WATER QUALITY MONITORING DATA FOR 1993.
THE PUBLIC
ADVISED NOT ΤΟ ARE MEMBERS OF
SWIM BEACHES. THEY ARE IDENTIFIED BY AN "X" IN THE FOLLOWING LIST.
AT
THESE
OF QUALITY
VARIOUS
THE GRADES OF THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER BEACHES IN HONG KONG TODAY ARE LISTED BELOW:
BEACH
PREVIOUS GRADING
(AS AT 1.9.94)
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
PRESENT GRADING
(AS AT 15.9.94)
3
3
2
2
♡ NING N N 20 NNNEX N
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
X
MINNINNINN 15 X-
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
OLD CAFETERIA
X
X
NEW CAFETERIA
4
CASTLE PEAK KADOORIE
X
ست ہے تو
4
3
BUTTERFLY
/SAI KUNG