XN000022-1990-06-28 — Page 9

THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1990

BE CONSIDERED BY

NORMAIL.7, THE CLOSURE OF A BEACH WOULD ONLY THE URBAN OR REGIONAL COUNCIL IF A "4" GRADING OCCURRED REPEATEDLY, SO OVER THE BATHING SEASON EXCEEDED 15 THAT THE AVERAGE HEALTH RISK

CLOSED BEACH CASES PER 1,000 SWIMMERS. SIMILARLY, THE REOPENING OF A WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED IF A "3" GRADE OR OBTAINED.

BETTER WERE CONSISTENTLY

BASED

FAECAL THE

CASTLE PEAK AND OLD AT PRESENT, TWO BATHING BEACHES, NAMELY CAFETERIA, HAVE BEEN DECLARED UNSUITABLE FOR SWIMMING PURPOSES, ON THE WATER QUALITY DURING PAST SEASONS. THEY ARE POLLUTED BY WASTES AND FAIL TO ACHIEVE CONSISTENTLY THE HONG KONG STANDARDS. PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT TO SWIM IN THE WATER AT THESE TWO BEACHES.

BEACH HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR SWIMMING IN ADDITION, ROCKY BAY

IDENTIFIED BY 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

VARIOUS BEACHES

BEACH

LAST GRADING

PRESENT GRADING

(AS AT 14.6.90)

(AS AT 28.6.90)

HONG KONG SOUTH

BIG WAVE BAY

نيا

3

3

CHUNG HOM KOK

મ

2

2

DEEP WATER BAY

1

1

HAIRPIN

3

3

MIDDLE BAY

1

1

REPULSE BAY

1

1

SHEK O

3

SOUTH BAY

1

1

ST STEPHEN'S

1

2

TURTLE COVE

2

2

STANLEY MAIN

2

ONE

2

ROCKY BAY

X

bd

TO TEI WAN*

1

X

1

/TUEN MUN