THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1988
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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 REACH WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED IF A 'B' GRADE OR BETTER WERE CONSISTENTLY OBTAINED.
AT PRESENT, FIVE BATHING BEACHES HAVE BEEN DECLARED UNSUITABLE FOR SWIMMING PURPOSES, BASED ON THE WATER QUALITY DURING PAST SEASONS.
THESE BEACHES ARE ANGLERS', CASTLE PEAK, SILVERMINE BAY, OLD CAFETERIA AND ROCKY BAY. THEY ARE POLLUTED BY FAECAL WASTES AND FAILED TO ACHIEVE CONSISTENTLY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION AND HONG KONG STANDARDS. THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT TO SWIM IN THESE FIVE BEACHES. THEY ARE IDENTIFIED BY AN 'X' IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE.
THE GRADES ON THE BACTERIAL WATER QUALITY OF VARIOUS IN HONG KONG AS AT TODAY AND TWO WEEKS AGO ARE LISTED BELOW :
BEACH
LAST GRADING
BEACHES
PRESENT GRADING
(AS AT 6.10.88)
(AS AT 20.10.88)
HONG KONG SOUTH
BIG WAVE BAY
A
A
CHUNG HOM KOR
A
A
DEEP WATER BAY
A
HAIRPIN
A
A
MIDDLE HAY
B
В
REPULSE BAY
C
B
SHEK O
B
A
SOUTH BAY
B
A
ST. STEPHEN'S
A
A
TURTLE COVE
A
A
STANLEY MAIN
A
A
ROCKY BAY
X
X
TO TEI WAN*
A
A
/ISLANDS DISTRICT
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