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THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1990

THE SUMMER. THIS

OF BATHING LESS POLLUTION

THE GRADING OF SOME BEACHES MAY VARY DURING REPRESENTS A NATURAL FLUCTUATION IN THE BACTERIAL QUALITY WATERS IN MOST CASES, AS RAIN AND TIDES BRING MORE OR TO THE BEACHES.

HOWEVER, THE

GRADES

PICTURE

AND

GIVE A GOOD GENERAL

OF REPORTING WATER QUALITY AT BATHING BEACHES AT THE TIME THE BEST AVAILABLE FORECAST FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.

OF THE FORM

THE SYSTEM FOR GRADING BEACH WATER QUALITY IS AS FOLLOWS:

GRADE "1" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS GOOD. THE E. COLI BEACH SO COUNT IS NO MORE THAN 24 PER 100 MILLILITRES AT EACH

SWIMMERS IS GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED RISK OF MINOR ILLNESS TO

UNDETECTABLE.

GRADE "2" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS FAIR. THE E. COLI COUNT IS NO MORE THAN 180 PER 100 MILLILITRES AT EACH BEACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS NO MORE THAN OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.

10 CASES

GRADE "3" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS ACCEPTABLE.

COUNT IS NO MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITRES AT ECOLI

MORE BEACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS NO 15 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.

THE

EACH

THAN

+4

71

EACH BEACH SO

GRADE 4' INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS POOR. THE E. COLI

AT COUNT IS MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITRES GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS MORE THAN 15 MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.

CASES OF

OF WHAT

то BEACH THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE A

18 DEGREE OF POLLUTION BASED ON A JUDGEMENT

SWIMMERS IS

ACCEPTABLE.

BE CONSIDERED BY NORMALLY, THE CLOSURE OF A BEACH WOULD ONLY THE URBAN OR REGIONAL COUNCIL IF A "4" GRADING OCCURRED REPEATEDLY, SO THAT THE AVERAGE HEALTH RISK OVER THE BATHING SEASON EXCEEDED 15 CASES PER 1,000 SWIMMERS. SIMILARLY, THE REOPENING OF A WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED IF A "3" GRADE OR OBTAINED.

BETTER WERE

CLOSED BEACH

CONSISTENTLY

CASTLE AT PRESENT, TWO BATHING BEACHES, NAMELY

PEAK AND OLD BASED CAFETERIA, HAVE BEEN DECLARED UNSUITABLE FOR SWIMMING PURPOSES, ON THE WATER QUALITY DURING PAST SEASONS.

ADVISED

THEY ARE POLLUTED BY FAECAL WASTES AND FAIL TO CONSISTENTLY THE HONG KONG STANDARDS. THE PUBLIC ARE SWIM IN THE WATER AT THESE TWO BEACHES.

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

ACHIEVE NOT to

FOR SWIMMING IDENTIFIED

BY

/THE GRADES