THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1989
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NORMALLY, A RECOMMENDATION ON CLOSURE WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED BY THE URBAN OR REGIONAL COUNCIL IF A "C" GRADING OCCURRED REPEATEDLY, SO THAT THE AVERAGE HEALTH RISK OVER THE BATHING SEASON EXCEEDED 15 CASES PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
BEACH WOULD
WERE CONSISTENTLY
SIMILARLY, A RECOMMENDATION TO RE-OPEN A CLOSED ONLY BE CONSIDERED IF A "B" GRADE OR BETTER OBTAINED.
AT PRESENT, SIX BATHING BEACHES HAVE BEEN DECLARED UNSUITABLE FOR SWIMMING PURPOSE, BASED ON THE WATER QUALITY DURING PAST SEASONS.
THESE BEACHES ARE ANGLERS', CASTLE PEAK, SILVERMINE BAY, OLD CAFETERIA, ROCKY BAY AND TING KAU. THEY ARE POLLUTED BY FAECAL WASTES AND FAILED TO ACHIEVE CONSISTENTLY THE WHO AND HONG KONG STANDARDS.
THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT TO SWIM IN THESE SIX BEACHES. THEY
ARE IDENTIFIED BY AN "X" IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE.
THE GRADES ON THE BACTERIAL WATER QUALITY OF VARIOUS BEACHES IN HONG KONG AS AT TODAY AND TWO WEEKS AGO ARE LISTED BELOW:
BEACH
LAST GRADING
PRESENT GRADING
HONG KONG SOUTH
(AS AT 11.5.89)
(AS AT 25.5.89)
BIG WAVE BAY
A
В
CHUNG HOM KOK
B
A
DEEP WATER BAY
A
A
HAIRPIN
A
B
MIDDLE BAY
B
A
REPULSE BAY
B
B
SHEK O
A
B
SOUTH BAY
A
A
ST. STEPHEN'S
A
A
TURTLE COVE
A
A
STANLEY MAIN
B
B
ROCKY BAY
X
X
TO TEI WAN*
A
A
/ISLANDS DISTRICT
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