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THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1990

NORMALLY, THE CLOSURE OF A BEACH WOULD ONLY

BY

S0

EXCEEDED

15

BE CONSIDERED THE URBAN OR REGIONAL COUNCIL IF A "4" GRADING OCCURRED REPEATEDLY,

OVER THE BATHING SEASON THAT THE AVERAGE HEALTH RISK CASES PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.

CLOSED BEACH WOULD

ONLY

BR

SIMILARLY, THE REOPENING OF A CONSIDERED IF A "3" GRADE OR BETTER WERE CONSISTENTLY OBTAINED.

NAMELY CASTLE PEAK AND AT PRESENT, TWO BATHING BEACHES, CAFETERIA, HAVE BEEN DECLARED UNSUITABLE FOR SWIMMING PURPOSES, ON THE WATER QUALITY DURING PAST SEASONS.

THEY

FAECAL

WASTES AND

ARE POLLUTED BY CONSISTENTLY THE HONG KONG STANDARDS. THE PUBLIC ARE SWIM IN THE WATER AT THESE TWO BEACHES.

BEEN CLOSED

OLD

BASED

FAIL TO ADVISED

ACHIEVE NOT TO

IN ADDITION, ROCKY BAY BEACH HAS PURPOSES BY THE URBAN COUNCIL. THESE THREE BEACHES ARE AN "X" IN THE FOLLOWING LIST.

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

OF

FOR SWIMMING

IDENTIFIED

BY

VARIOUS BEACHES

BEACH

LAST GRADING

PRESENT GRADING

(AS AT 3.5.90)

(AS AT 17.5.90)

HONG KONG SOUTH

BIG WAVE BAY

CHUNG HOM KOK

2

2

DEEP WATER BAY

1

1

HAIRPIN

1

2

MIDDLE BAY

1

1

REPULSE BAY

1

1

2

3

SHEK O

SOUTH BAY

1

1

ST STEPHEN'S

TURTLE COVE

STANLEY MAIN

ROCKY BAY

TO TEI WAN*

1

1

2

2

N

1

X

1

X

1

/TUEN MUN