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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1991

THE COMPETITION IS DIVIDED INTO PRIMARY

STUDENTS SECTIONS.

THE ENTRIES SHOULD REACH THE SHAM SHUI PO GROUND FLOOR, 37-39 TONKIN STREET BY NOVEMBER 25.

ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON TEL. 720 4251.

AND SECONDARY SCHOOL

DISTRICT OFFICE ON

GRADING OF BEACH WATER QUALITY

THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) TODAY ANNOUNCED GRADES ON THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF BEACHES IN HONG KONG.

TO INFORM OF BACTERIOLOGICAL

THE PURPOSE OF THE GRADING SYSTEM 19 THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE STATE VARIOUS BEACHES.

BE

ANNOUNCED

FREQUENCY

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

(THURSDAY} ALL BATHING

SWIMMERS AND POLLUTION AT

BIWEEKLY DURING

DURING THE BATHING AT WHICH BEACH WATERS

ARB

COLI DATÁ OBTAINED As WITH LAST YEAR, OF SUFFERING SOMĖ SWIMMING AT

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

A VERY LARGE BODY OF STATISTICAL THE ESTIMATE IS BASED ON INFORMATION GATHERED IN HONG KONG IN RECENT BATHING SEASONS.

THIS THE GRADING OF SOME BEACHES MAY VARY DURING THE SUMMER.

THE BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF REPRESENTS A NATURAL FLUCTUATION IN

OR Lkss BATHING WATERS IN MOST CASES, AS RAIN AND TIDES BRING MORE POLLUTION TO THE BEACHES.

THE WATER

BEST

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

SAID:

HIGHLY

DEVELOPED THAN THE GRADES SUGGEST

"BEACHES WITH AN EPD SPOKESMAN HINTERLANDS ARE LIKELY TO BE MORE POLLUTED DURING AND AFTER HEAVY RAIN.

"BATHERS SHOULD AVOID SUCH BEACHES FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS AFTER A STORM, LONGER IF THE WEATHER REMAINS OVERCAST OR LESS STRONG SUNSHINE."

IF THERE IS

/THE SYSTEM