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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1991

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ACCEPTABLE. THE AT RACH

MORE THAN

GRADE "3" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS E. COLI COUNT IS NO MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITRES BEACH SO ORADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS NO 15 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS. GRADE "4" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS POOR, THE E. COLI AT BACH BEACH SO COUNT IS MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITRES

CASES GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS MORE THAN 15 MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.

BEACH TO SWIMMERS THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE A BASED ON A JUDGEMENT OF WHAT DEGREE OF POLLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE.

OF

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NORMALLY, THE CLOSURE OF A BEACH WOULD ONLY THE URBAN OR REGIONAL COUNCIL IF A "4" GRADE OCCURRED

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

OVER

BE CONSIDERED

REPEATEDLY, SEASON EXCEEDED 15

BY

90

BEACH CLOSED

BR

OF A

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

CASTLE PEAK AND OLD AT PRESENT, TWO BATHING BEACHES, NAMELY

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

THEY ARE

POLLUTED

BY FARCAL WASTES CONSISTENTLY THE HONG KONG STANDARDS.

FAIL AND

ΤΟ

TO ACHIEVE

AT THESE TWO

THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT TO SWIM IN THE WATER

BEACHES.

IN ADDITION, ROCKY BAY PURPOSES BY THE URBAN COUNCIL. AN "X" IN THE FOLLOWING LIST.

BEACH HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR SWIMMING IDENTIFIED BY THESE THREE BEACHES ARE

THE GRADES ON THE

BEACHES IN HONG KONG AS AT TODAY ARE LISTED BELOW:

BACTERIOLOGICAL

WATER

OF QUALITY

VARIOUS

BEACH

HONG KONG SOUTH

BIG WAVE BAY

CHUNG HOM KOK

DEEP WATER BAY HAIRPIN

MIDDLE BAY

REPULSE BAY

SHEK O

SOUTH BAY

ST STEPHEN'S

TURTLE COVE

STANLEY MAIN

ROCKY BAY TO TEI WAN*

PREVIOUS GRADING

(AS AT 18.7.91)

PRESENT GRADING

(AS AT 1.8.91)

NINN

1

2

2

1

1

2

NN-NA-N

2

2

1

2

2

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

X

1

X

1

/TUEN MUN

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