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FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1981

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LIFEGUARD SERVICES PROVIDED AT TUNG WAN BEACH

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A FULL LIFE-GUARD AND FIRST-AID SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE POPULAR TUNG WAN BEACH ON MA WAN ISLAND BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT FROM TOMORROW (SATURDAY).

THE BEAUTIFUL, POLLUTION-FREE BEACH WILL BECOME THE 29TH GAZETTED PUBLIC BATHING BEACH IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NTSD.

DURING THE SWIMMING SEASON, LIFE-GUARDS WILL BE ON DUTY FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EVERY DAY. TEMPORARY CHANGING AND TOILET FACILITIES ARE ALSO PROVIDED.

OTHER GAZETTED BEACHES ARE THE APPROACH, ANGLERS, THE OLD AND NEW CAFETERIA, CASAM, CASTLE PEAK, DRAGON GEMINI, HOI MEI, KADOOR IE, LIDO AND TING KAU ALONG CASTLE PEAK ROAD IN THE NEW TERRITORIES- THE CAMPERS, THE FIRST AND SECOND CLEAR WATER BAY, HAP MUN BAY, KUI TSUI, PAK SHA CHAU AND SILVERSTRAND AT SAI KUNG- THE UPPER AND LOWER CHEUNG SHA, PUI O AND SILVERMINE BAY AT LANTAU ISLAND AND TUNG WAN AND KWUN YAN WAN AT CHEUNG CHAU AND THE HUNG SHING YER WAN AND LO SO SHING (WEST) BEACH AT LAMMA ISLAND.

ALTHOUGH THE POPULAR BUTTERFLY BEACH AT TUEN MUN IS NOT A GAZETTED BEACH, LIFE-GUARDS ARE PLACED ON DUTY THERE FOR THE BENEFIT OF BATHERS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

LAST YEAR 8 000 000 PEOPLE WERE ESTIMATED TO HAVE ATTENDED THE 29 GAZETTED AND SERVICE BEACHES UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE NTSD.

BEACHGOERS WERE ADVISED TO SWIM IN A SAFE AREA, PARTICULARLY WHEN ON THE NON-GAZETTED BEACHES WHICH ARE NOT CLEARLY MARKED WITH BUOY LINES AND DO NOT HAVE LIFE-GUARDS NEARBY.

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