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21-Gun Salute to mark Queen Mother's birthday
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The Royal Navy will mark the official birthday of Her Majesty The Queen Mother tomorrow (Friday) with a 21-Gun Salute, fired from HMS Plover, at precisely 12 noon, as she sails through Hong Kong Harbour.
Since HMS Tamar moved from Prince of Wales Barracks to Stonecutters Island in 1993 salutes have been fired from a site on the south shore of that island. However, the site was unsatisfactory because it was invisible to the public and it has since been enveloped by preparatory work for the new naval base for the PLA Navy.
New saluting cannon have therefore been brought out from the UK so that salutes can be fired from a sca-going warship in the full view of much of the city.
You are invited to send representatives to photograph the event which will be visible from the waterfront at Queen's Pier. Central.
End/Thursday, August 3, 1995
Grading of beach water quality
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The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (Thursday) announced the latest gradings of Hong Kong's beaches, based on the bacteriological water quality.
The purpose of the grading system is to inform swimmers and the general public about the state of bacteriological pollution at various beaches.
The grading will be announced biweekly during the bathing season to coincide with the frequency at which beach waters are usually sampled.
The grading is based on the most recent data obtained by EPD in its routine monitoring progranume.
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