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THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1991

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MR CHAN LEUNG-KEE OF SHERATON HONG KONG, HOTEL & TOWERS,

MISS KWOK OF VIL SERVICES CO. LTD,

MR PANG HON-KEUNG OF RELIANCE SERVICES CO. LTD, AND

MR AU YEUNG SHING OF OCEAN OFFICE AUTOMATION LTD.

GRADING OF BEACH WATER QUALITY

THE ENVIRONMENTAL, PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) TODAY ANNOUNCED GRADES ON THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF BEACHES IN HONG KONG. THE PURPOSE OF THE GRADING SYSTEM IS SWIMMERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT POLLUTION AT VARIOUS BEACHES.

THE GRADING WILL BE SEASON, TO COINCIDE WITH THE USUALLY SAMPLED.

(THURSDAY)

ALL BATHING то INFORM THE STATE OF BACTERIOLOGICAL

ANNOUNCED BIWEEKLY DURING THE BATHING

FREQUENCY AT WHICH BEACH WATERS

ARE

DATA OBTAINED AS WITH LAST YEAR, OF SUFFERING SOME SWIMMING AT

THE GRADING IS BASED ON THE MOST RECENT E. COLI BY THE EPD IN ITS ROUTINE MONITORING PROGRAMME. THE GRADING ALSO INCLUDES AN ESTIMATE OF THE RISK MTNOR SKIN OR GASTROINTESTINAL COMPLAINTS AS A RESULT OF A BEACH WHICH HAS SOME DEGREE OF POLLUTION.

A VERY

THE ESTIMATE IS BASED ON

LARGE BODY OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION GATHERED IN HONG KONG IN RECENT BATHING SEASONS.

THE

SUMMER. THIS BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF BRING MORE OR LESS

THE GRADING OF SOME BEACHES MAY VARY DURING

THE REPRESENTS A NATURAL FLUCTUATION IN BATHING WATERS IN MOST CASES, AS RAIN AND TIDES POLLUTION TO THE BEACHES.

OF THE WATER BEST

HOWEVER, THE GRADES GIVE A GOOD GENERAL PICTURE QUALITY AT BATHING BEACHES AT THE TIME OF REPORTING AND FORM THE AVAILABLE FORECAST FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.

AND

AN EPD SPOKESMAN SAID BEACHES WITH HIGHLY DEVELOPED HINTERLANDS

THE GRADES SUGGEST DURING ARE LIKELY TO BE MORE POLLUTED THAN

OR THREE AFTER HEAVY RAIN. BATHERS SHOULD AVOID SUCH BEACHES FOR TWO

IF DAYS AFTER A STORM, LONGER IF THE WEATHER REMAINS OVERCAST OR LESS THERE IS STRONG SUNSHINE,

THE SYSTEM FOR GRADING BEACH WATER QUALITY IS AS FOLLOWS:

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GRADF I INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS GOOD. THE E. COLI

BEACH THAN 24 PRR 100 MILLILITRES AT FACH

80 COUNT 1S NO MORE

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

UNDETECTABLE.

/GRADE "2"