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HOI MEI WAN

LIDO

TING KAU

TUNG WAN, MA WAN

8

TUEN MUN DISTRICT

OLD CAFETERIA

NEW CAFETERIA

CASTLE PEAK

KADOORIE BEACH

BUTTERFLY

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1987

A A A

B

B

B

B

B

A

A

C

C

C

B

C

C

- B

B

B

COMMENTING ON THE CHANGED GRADING, THE

CHANGED

SPOKESMAN SAID CHEUNG

THE TO "A".

WATER

FROM "B" SHA LOWER, TONG FUK, PUI 0, QUALITY OF THESE THREE BEACHES ON LANTAU ISLAND IS BORDERLINE BETWEEN VERY SLIGHT POLLUTION FROM "A" AND "B" GRADES. THEY ARE SUBJECT TO

TWO GRADES WILL LOCAL SOURCES. OCCASIONAL FLUCTUATION BETWEEN THESE THEREFORE OCCUR.

"C" GRADE NEW CAFETERIA CHANGED FROM "C" TO "B". THE PREVIOUS

THE DISCHARGE FROM TUEN MUN WAS DUE TO THE INCREASED INFLUENCE OF

DURING THE NULLAH UNDER THE TIDAL AND WIND CONDITIONS PREVAILING MEASUREMENT PERIOD. THE NORMAL GRADING FOR THIS BEACH HAS BEEN "B" THIS BATHING SEASON.

IN

A

THE

SHEK O CHANGED FROM "A" TO "B". THIS BEACH IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO

DRAINS. SLIGHT POLLUTION FROM THE NEARBY CONTAMINATED STORMWATER

AND "B", WATER QUALITY OF THE BEACH IS ON THE BORDERLINE BETWEEN "A" AND OCCASIONAL FLUCTUATION BETWEEN THESE TWO GRADES IS NORMAL.

A

ROCKY BAY CHANGED FROM "B" TO "C". THIS BEACH IS POLLUTED BY

SEWAGE DRAIN AT THE SOUTHERN END OF THE BEACH WHICH RECEIVES DOMESTIC

WATER QUALITY OF THE FROM THE NEARBY SHEK O VILLAGE. THE BACTERIAL BEACH HAS SIGNIFICANTLY DETERIORATED IN RECENT YEARS. THE CHANGE "B" TO ""C" IS CONSIDERED TO BE WITHIN NORMAL RANGE OF THE BACTERIAL QUALITY OF THE BEACH.

FROM FLUCTUATION OF

NOTE TO EDITORS:

PRINCIPAL FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT MR PAUL HOLMES, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICER (WATER POLICY) OF EPD, AT 3-7211044.

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