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GEMINI

HOI MEI WAN

LIDO

TING KAU

TUNG WAN, MA WAN

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THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1992

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NOTE: "X" THE BEACH HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR SWIMMING PURPOSES.

NON-GAZETTED BEACHES.

THE FOLLOWING BEACHES HAVE CHANGED GRADING ON THIS OCCASION:

BAY,

YEH, HUNG SHING

PUI

FROM 0

"2" TO "1"; "2": TUNG

MA FROM "3" TO

WAN, BUTTERFLY APPROACH, CASAM, HOI MEI WAN FROM "3" TO "4".

SILVERMINE WAN FROM "2"

TO "3";

THE CHANGES ARE WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE OF FLUCTUATION BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF THESE BEACHES.

OF

THE

CASAM APPROACH,

AND THE VERY POOR WATER QUALITY AT TING KAU,

RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL HOI MEI WAN BEACHES IS DUE TO THE

WHICH HAD INTO THE CAUSED THE POLLUTANTS IN THE BEACH HINTERLAND TO BE FLUSHED SEA WATER.

WATER QUALITY,

THE AND

IN ADDITION TO THE ROUTINE MONITORING OF BEACH

DEPARTMENT

WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

IN COLLABORATION

FAMILY MEDICINE CHINESE UNIVERSITY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY) WILL CONDUCT AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL-

STUDY AT MICROBIOLOGICAL

REPULSE BAY BEACH AND

STARTING JUNE THIS YEAR.

AND QUANTIFY THE

CAN BE

BUTTERFLY BEACH

THE STUDY AIMS TO IDENTIFY

PATHOGENS THAT WATER, MIGHT CAUSE DISEASES AMONG BATHERS SWIMMING IN POLLUTED BEACH SO THAT APPROPRIATE STANDARD

USED AND EFFECTIVE POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES CAN BE DEVISED.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

ACTING CONTACT

PRINCIPAL

FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES, PLEASE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICER (WATER POLICY) OF EPD, MR EDMOND ON TEL 835 1234.

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