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The spokesman stressed that the Government would continue to develop the scheme which would deter motorists from the highly risky and sometimes fatal behaviour of red light jumping.
The meeting, however, expressed concern over the large number of incidence of red lights jumping in the LRT junctions, as recorded by the recently installed red light cameras.
There has been a total of 89 prosecutions of motorist jumping red lights in the LRT junctions since the implementation of red light cameras in these areas on June 6 and there are plans to install additional cameras in LRT areas, the spokesman said.
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Grading of beach water quality
The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (Thursday) announced the latest gradings of Hong Kong's beaches, based on the bacteriological water quality, for the 1996 swimming season.
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 E. coli data obtained by EPD in its routine monitoring programme.
As with last year, the grading also includes an estimate of the risk of suffering some minor skin or gastrointestinal complaints as a result of swimming at a beach which has some degree of pollution,
The estimate is based on a large body of statistical information gathered in Hong Kong in recent bathing seasons.
The grading of some beaches may vary during the summer. This represents a natural fluctuation in the bacteriological quality of bathing waters in most cases, as rain and tides bring more or less pollution to the beaches.