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TSUEN WAN DISTRICT

ANGLERS'

APPROACH

CASAM

GEMINI

HOI MEI WAN

LIDO

TING KAU

TUNG WAN, MA WAN

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NOTE: X THE BEACH HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR SWIMMING PURPOSES.

NON-GAZETTED BEACHES.

THE FOLLOWING BEACHES HAVE CHANGED GRADING ON THIS OCCASION:

AND

KADOORIE,

STANLEY MAIN, FROM "2" TO "1"; CHUNG HOM KOK, TURTLE COVE KWUN YAM WAN, FROM "1" TO "2"; NEW CAFETERIA, BUTTERFLY AND SILVERSTRAND, FROM "2" TO "3".

THE CHANGES ARE WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE OF FLUCTUATION BACTERIAL WATER QUALITY OF THESE BEACHES.

"

1

OF THE

4" SILVERMINE BAY BY SEWAGE DISCHARGING FROM ITS

SILVERMINE BAY AND TING KAU, FROM "3" TO BEACH IS RECENTLY POLLUTED HINTERLAND.

POLLUTION OF TING KAU BRACH IS DUE TO THE SPORADIC OVERFLOWING OF IMPROPERLY TREATED SEWAGE FROM A MANHOLE OF THE SEWAGE OUTFALL AT THE SOUTHWEST END OF THE BEACH.

OCCASIONAL LAPSES AT BEACHES RECENTLY RECOVERED FROM SERIOUS POLLUTION IS TO BE EXPECTED. IN THESE CASES THE RAINY AND OVERCAST WEATHER DURING APRIL HAS BEEN THE DIRECT CAUSE OF POLLUTION APPEARING AT THE BEACHES.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT ACTING PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICER THE EPO, ON TEL. 835 1234.

MR DAVID L. HALL,

(WATER POLICY}

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