XN000022-1992-04-30 — Page 10

THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1992

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

E.

EACH

MORE

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

MORE

SWIMMERS

IS

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

THE

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

SIMILARLY, THE REOPENING OF A CLOSED BEACH WOULD CONSIDERED IF A GRADE "3" OR BETTER WERE CONSISTENTLY OBTAINED.

BY

OCCURRED SEASON

ONLY BE

AT PRESENT, TWO BATHING BEACHES, NAMELY CASTLE PEAK AND OLD CAFETERIA, HAVE BEEN DECLARED UNSUITABLE FOR SWIMMING, BASED ON THE WATER QUALITY DURING PAST SEASONS.

THEY ARE POLLUTED BY PAECAL CONSISTENTLY THE HONG KONG STANDARDS. SWIM IN THE WATER AT THESE TWO BEACHES.

WASTES AND FAIL TO ACHIEVE THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT ΤΟ

IN ADDITION, ROCKY BAY BEACH HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR SWIMMING PURPOSES BY THE URBAN COUNCIL. THESE THREE BEACHES ARE IDENTIFIED AN "X" IN THE FOLLOWING LIST.

BY

THE GRADES ON THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF VARIOUS BEACHES IN HONG KONG TODAY ARE LISTED BELOW:

BEACH

PREVIOUS GRADING

PRESENT GRADING

(AS AT 16.4.92)

(AS AT 30.4.92)

HONG KONG SOUTH

BIG WAVE BAY

CHUNG HOM KOK

DEEP WATER BAY

1

HAIRPIN

2

MIDDLE BAY

1

REPULSE BAY

1

SHEK O

2

SOUTH BAY

ST. STEPHEN'S

TURTLE COVE

STANLEY MAIN ROCKY BAY TO TEI WAN*

1

=> NNN-

1

2

2

2

ONNNN-NION ON OXI

1

3

2

2

2

2

1

2

1

2

2

2

/TUEN MUN DISTRICT

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