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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1991

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ACCEPTARE

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

THE AT EACH MOPE THAN

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

AT EACH BEACH SO COUNT IS MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITRES

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

SWIMMERS IS

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

BY SO

BE CONSIDERED NORMALLY, THE CLOSURE OF A BEACH WOULD ONLY

"4" GRADE OCCURRED REPEATEDLY, THE URBAN OR REGIONAL COUNCIL IF A

OVER THE BATHING SEASON EXCEEDED 15 THAT THE AVERAGE HEALTH RISK CASES PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.

CLOSED BEACH

ONLY BE

A THE REOPENING OF SIMILARLY,

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

CASTLE PEAK AND OLD BASED

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 FAECAL

WASTES AND

CONSISTENTLY THE HONG KONG STANDARDS. THE PUBLIC ARE SWIM IN THE WATER AT THESE TWO BEACHES.

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

THE GRADES ON THE

FAIL

ADVISED

TO

ACHIEVE NOT ΤΟ

BEACH HAS BEEN CLOSED THESE THREE BEACHES ARE

FOR SWIMMING IDENTIFIED BY

OF QUALITY

VARIOUS

BACTERIOLOGICAL

WATER

BEACHES IN HONG KONG AS AT TODAY ARE LISTED BELOW:

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

PRESENT GRADING

(AS AT 29.8.91)

(AS AT 12.9.91)

2

NNNN N

2

1

2

2

2

1

NANNA - N

2

2

2

1

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

X

1

X

1

/TUEN MUN DISTRICT