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THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1991

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 10 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.

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

THE

E. COLI COUNT IS NO MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITRES AT EACH BEACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS NO MORE THAN 15 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.

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GRADE 4 " INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS POOR. THE E. COLI COUNT IS MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITRES AT EACH BEACH SO CASES OF GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS MORE THAN 15 MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.

THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE A BEACH TO SWIMMERS 19 BASED ON A JUDGEMENT OF WHAT DEGREE OF POLLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE.

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

OF

SIMILARLY, THE REOPENING

A CLOSED BEACH WOULD ONLY CONSIDERED IF A "3" GRADE OR BETTER WERE CONSISTENTLY OBTAINED.

THE

THAT

PER

BE

CASTLE AT PRESENT, TWO BATHING BEACHES, NAMELY

PEAK AND OLD CAFETERIA, HAVE BEEN DECLARED UNSUITABLE FOR SWIMMING PURPOSES, BASED ON THE WATER QUALITY DURING PAST SEASONS. THEY ARE POLLUTED BY FABCAL WASTES AND FAIL TO ACHIEVE CONSISTENTLY THE HONG KONG STANDARDS.

THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT TO SWIM IN THE WATER AT THESE TWO

BEEN BEACHES. IN ADDITION, ROCKY BAY BEACH HAS

CLOSED FOR SWIMMING IDENTIFIED BY PURPOSES BY THE URBAN COUNCIL. THESE THREE BEACHES ARE AN "X" IN THE FOLLOWING LIST.

THE GRADES ON THE

BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF VARIOUS

BEACHES IN HONG KONG AS AT TODAY ARE LISTED BELOW:

REACH

HONG KONG SOUTH

PREVIOUS GRADING

PRESENT GRADING

(AS AT 1.8.91)

(AS AT 15.8.91)

BIG WAVE BAY

CHUNG HOM KOK

DEEP WATER BAY

HAIRPIN

MIDDLE BAY

REPULSE BAY

SHEK O

SOUTH BAY

ST STEPHEN'S

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2

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