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THURSDAY, CTOBER 12, 1989

CONSIDERED

NORMALLY, A RECOMMENDATION ON CLOSURE WOULD ONLY BE BY THE URBAN OR REGIONAL COUNCIL IF A "C" GRADING OCCURRED REPEATEDLY,

EXCELDED SEASON SO THAT THE AVERAGE HEALTH RISK OVER THE BATHING CASES CER 1,000 SWIMMERS.

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ONLY BE OBTAINED.

SIMILARLY, A RECOMMENDATION TO

IF A "H" CONSIDERED

GRADE

REOPEN A

OR BETTER

CLOSED

WERE CONSISTENTLY

BEACH

WOULD

AT PRESENT, SIX BATHING BEACHES HAVE BEEN

DECLARED UNSUITABLE

FOR SWIMMING PURPOSE, BASED ON THE WATER QUALITY DURING PAST SEASONS.

+ THESE BEACHES ARE ANGLERS'

AND

TING

CASTLE PEAK, KAU. THEY

ARE

SILVERMINE BAY,

OLD BY FOLLUTED

FAECAL CAFETERIA, ROCKY BAY

ORGANISATION WASTES AND FAIL TO ACHIEVE CONSISTENTLY THE WORLD HEALTH

IN THESE AND HONG KONG STANDARDS. THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT TO SWIM SIX BEACHES. THEY ARE IDENTIFIED BY AN "X" IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE,

OF VARIOUS BEACHES

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

BEACH

PRESENT GRADING

LAST GRADING

(AS AT 28.9.89)

(AS AT 12.10.89)

HONG KONG SOUTH

BIG WAVE BAY

A

A

CHUNG HOM KOK

A

A

DEEP WATER BAY

A

A

HAIRPIN

A

A

MIDDLE BAY

A

REPULSE BAY

A

A

SHEK O

B

B

SOUTH BAY

A

A

ST STEPHEN'S

TURTLE COVE

A

A

A

A

STANLEY MAIN

#

A

ROCKY BAY

TO TEI WAN*

bd

X

X

A

A

/ISLANDS DISTRICT