XN000022-1987-08-27 — Page 8

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1987

THE SYSTEM FOR GRADING BEACH WATER QUALITY IS AS BELOW:

A GRADE INDICATES THE MEDIAN E.COLI COUNT IS BETWEEN 100 MILLILITRES, AND THE WATER QUALITY IS GOOD.

0-99 PER

IS BETWEEN 100-999 B GRADE INDICATES THE MEDIAN B.COLI COUNT PER 100 MILLILITRES, AND THE WATER QUALITY IS ACCEPTABLE.

C GRADE INDICATES THE MEDIAN E.COLI COUNT IS 1000 OR 100 MILLILITRES, AND THE WATER QUALITY IS POOR.

MORE PER

A HE SAID THE DECISION TO CLOSE A BEACH TO SWIMMERS DEPENDS ON

ACCEPTABLE. NORMALLY, A JUDGEMENT AS TO WHAT DEGREE OF POLLUTION IS

то BE CONSIDERED BY THE RECOMMENDATION ON CLOSURE WOULD ONLY NEED

"C" GRADING OCCURRED

COUNCIL OR

REGIONAL COUNCIL

IF A

URBAN REPEATEDLY. SIMILARLY A RECOMMENDATION TO REOPEN A CLOSED BEACH WOULD

IF

GRADE OR A "B" CONSIDERED

BETTER ONLY BE CONSISTENTLY. THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS HEALTH ORGANISATION.

THE GRADES ON THE BACTERIAL WATER QUALITY

WERE OBTAINED OF THE WORLD

OF VARIOUS BEACHES

IN HONG KONG AS AT TODAY AND TWO WEEKS AGO ARE LISTED BELOW:

BEACH

PRESENT GRADING

LAST GRADING

AS AT 13.8.87

AS AT 27.8.87

HONG KONG SOUTH

BIG WAVE BAY

A

A

CHUNG HOM KOK

C

C

DEEP WATER BAY

A

A

HAIRPIN

A

A

MIDDLE BAY

B

B

REPULSE BAY

B

B

SHEK O

A

A

SOUTH BAY

A

A

ST. STEPIIEN'S

A

A

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