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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6. 1988

'B' GRADE

MEDIAN

E.

COLI COUNT IS BETWEEN AND THE

IS WATER QUALITY

INDICATES THE

MILLILITRES, 100

100-999 PER ACCEPTABLE.

'C' GRADE INDICATES THE MEDIAN E. COLI COUNT IS 1,000 PER 100 MILLILITRES, AND THE WATER QUALITY IS POOR,

OR MORE

BEACH THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE A

TO SWIMMERS IS BASED ON A JUDGEMENT OF WHAT DEGREE OF POLLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE.

NORMALLY, A RECOMMENDATION ON CLOSURE WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED BY THE URBAN OR THE REGIONAL COUNCIL IF A 'C' GRADING OCCURRED REPEATEDLY. SIMILARLY, A RECOMMENDATION TO REOPEN A CLOSED BEACH WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED IF A 'B' GRADE OR BETTER WERE CONSISTENTLY OBTAINED.

UNSUITABLE AT PRESENT, FIVE BATHING BEACHES HAVE BEEN DECLARED FOR SWIMMING PURPOSES, BASED ON THE WATER QUALITY DURING PAST SEASONS.

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CASTLE PEAK, SILVERMINE

THESE BEACHES ARE ANGLERS'

BAY, OLD CAFETERIA AND ROCKY BAY. THEY ARE POLLUTED BY FAECAL WASTES AND FAILED KONG TO ACHIEVE CONSISTENTLY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION AND HONG STANDARDS.

ARE ADVISED NOT TO SWIM IN THESE FIVE BEACHES, THEY ARE IDENTIFIED BY AN 'X' IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE.

THE PUBLIC

VARIOUS

OF THE GRADES ON THE BACTERIAL WATER QUALITY IN HONG KONG AS AT TODAY AND TWO WEEKS AGO ARE LISTED BELOW :

BEACH

PRESENT GRADING

BEACHES

LAST GRADING

(AS AT 22.9.88)

(AS AT 6.10.88)

HONG KONG SOUTH

BIG WAVE BAY

A

A

CHUNG HOM KOK

A

A

DEEP WATER BAY

B

B

HAIRPIN

A

A

MIDDLE BAY

C

B

REPULSE BAY

C

C

SHEK O

B

B

SOUTH BAY

B

B

ST. STEPHEN'S

A

A

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