THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1992
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EPD ANNOUNCES 1991 BATHING BEACHES WATER QUALITY REPORT
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) TODAY (THURSDAY) ANNOUNCED DETAILS OF A REPORT ENTITLED BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF BATHING BEACHES IN HONG KONG, 1991.
ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EPD, MR PAUL HOLMES, SAID THE REPORT REVIEWED THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF THE BATHING BEACHES IN HONG KONG IN THE BATHING SEASON OF 1991.
THE REPORT ANALYSES THE BACTERIOLOGICAL
OF BATHING BEACHES.
WATER QUALITY TRENDS
IT ALSO DISCUSSES THE SOURCES OF POLLUTION VARIOUS DISTRICTS AND THE REMEDIAL ACTIONS REQUIRED.
OF BEACHES IN
UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ΤΟ BEACH-GOERS ON THE LATEST WATER QUALITY AT BEACHES AND THE ASSOCIATED RISK TO HEALTH THEM IS ALSO PROVIDED.
OF
SWIMMING AT
QUALITY ᎪᎢ .
ROCKY BAY
THE REPORT STATES THAT THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER ANGLERS', APPROACH, BUTTERFLY, HOI MEI WAN, NEW CAFETERIA, AND TING KAU BEACHES IS BARELY ACCEPTABLE FOR SWIMMING, WHEREAS OLD CAFETERIA AND CASTLE PEAK BEACHES ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR SWIMMING.
THE GENERAL MOMENTUM TOWARDS IMPROVEMENT IN BACTERIOLOGICAL
AND BEACH WATER UALITY, BUILT UP DURING 1989
1990, HAD STALLED IN 1991, WITH A TOTAL NUMBER OF 19 GAZETTED BEACHES RANKED GOOD; 14, ACCEPTABLE; AND SEVEN, BARELY ACCEPTABLE.
A SUMMARY OF THE RANKING OF ALL GAZETTED AND NON-GAZETTED BEACHES IN THE SWIMMING SEASON OF 1991 IS PRESENTED IN THE REPORT.
AT
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY SEVERAL BEACHES TURTLE COVE, TRIO, CLEAR WATER BAY 2ND AND KADOORIE
AS HAD BEEN ACHIEVED
A RESULT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF VARIOUS MEASURES.
THESE MEASURES INCLUDE "FIRST-AID" WORKS ΤΟ DIVERT POLLUTING OF THE WATER FLOWS AWAY FROM BEACHES; ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCE IN THE WATER CONTROL ZONES; AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL SCHEME.
EFFECTIVE FROM MARCH 1 1992. A SINGLE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OBJECTIVE HAS BEEN APPLIED TO ALL BATHING BEACH SUBZONES.
THE OBJECTIVE IS THAT THE LEVEL OF E. COLI SHOULD NOT EXCEED
ALL 180/100 MILLILITRES CALCULATED AS THE GEOMETRIC MEAN FOR
SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM MARCH TO OCTOBER INCLUSIVE.
TAKEN AT
LEAST THREE TIMES A MONTH AT
SAMPLES SHOULD BE INTERVALS OF BETWEEN THREE AND 14 DAYS.
/ALSO EFFECTIVE
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