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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1994
THE E GRADE "4" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS VERY POOR.
EACH BEACH SO COLI COUNT IS MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITRES AT
OF MINOR IS MORE THAN 15 CASES GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
SWIMMERS
IS
THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE A BEACH TO
POLLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE. BASED ON A JUDGMENT OF WHAT DEGREE OF
THE
BY
SO
CONSIDERED NORMALLY, THE CLOSURE OF A BEACH WOULD ONLY BE URBAN OR REGIONAL COUNCIL IF A "4" GRADE OCCURRED REPEATEDLY, THAT THE AVERAGE HEALTH RISK OVER THE BATHING SEASON EXCEEDED 15 CASES PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
AT PRESENT FOUR GAZETTED BEACHES: ANGLERS', CAFETERIA AND ROCKY BAY, ARE CLOSED TO SWIMMERS.
CASTLE
PEAK, OLD
THE DECISION TO CLOSE THE BEACHES HAS BEEN MADE BY THE REGIONAL AND URBAN COUNCILS ON THE BASIS OF BEACH WATER QUALITY MONITORING DATA FOR 1993. THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT TO SWIM AT THESE BEACHES. ARE IDENTIFIED BY AN "X" IN THE FOLLOWING LIST.
THE GRADES OF THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER BEACHES IN HONG KONG TODAY ARE LISTED BELOW:
BEACH
GRADING PREVIOUS
(AS AT 14.10.94)
THEY
QUALITY
OF
VARIOUS
GRADING
PRESENT
(AS AT 27.10.94)
HONG KONG SOUTH
BIG WAVE BAY
3
3
CHUNG HOM KOK
1
1
DEEP WATER BAY
2
2
HAIRPIN
2
1
MIDDLE BAY
1
1
REPULSE BAY
1
1
SHEK O
2
1
SOUTH BAY
1
1
ST. STEPHEN'S
1
1
TURTLE COVE
1
1
STANLEY MAIN
2
2
ROCKY BAY
X
X
TO TEI WAN*
1
1
TUEN MUN DISTRICT
OLD CAFETERIA
NEW CAFETERIA
CASTLE PEAK
KADOORIE BUTTERFLY
ca ca be so be
3
X
3
3
X
/SAT KUNG
3
3
3
WAX wa X
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