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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1992
HONOURABLE
NOW AVAILABLE AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GROUND FLOOR OF HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD,
THE FIRST THREE WINNERS, PLUS THOSE RECEIVING MENTIONS, WILL EACH BE AWARDED A TROPHY AND A BOOK COUPON.
ENTRY FORMS ARE DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE CENTRAL.
ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON TEL 852 3499 AND 852 3486.
GRADING OF BEACH WATER QUALITY
(THURSDAY)
BATHING
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) TODAY ANNOUNCED GRADES ON THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF ALL BEACHES IN HONG KONG.
BEACH WATER
THIS IS THE LAST REPORT ON
GRADINGS QUALITY 1992, AS THE BATHING SEASON WILL COME TO AN END BY LATE OCTOBER.
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BY THE
ON THE WATER AN ANNUAL REVIEW
QUALITY OF VARIOUS BATHING BEACHES IN THE BATHING SEASON OF 1992 WILL BE PREPARED BY EPD END OF THIS YEAR.
THE PURPOSE OF THE GRADING SYSTEM IS TO INFORM SWIMMERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE STATE OF BACTERIOLOGICAL POLLUTION AT VARIOUS BEACHES.
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SPOKESMAN EPD
SAID THE
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AT GRADING
ANNOUNCED WILL TO COINCIDE WITH THE BIWEEKLY INTERVALS DURING THE BATHING SEASON, FREQUENCY AT WHICH BEACH WATERS ARE USUALLY SAMPLED.
THE GRADING IS BASED ON THE MOST RECENT E. COLI DATA OBTAINED BY EPD IN ITS ROUTINE MONITORING PROGRAMME.
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AS WITH LAST YEAR, THE GRADING ALSO INCLUDES AN ESTIMATE OF THE RISK OF SUFFERING SOME MINOR SKIN OR GASTROINTESTINAL COMPLAINTS AS RESULT OF SWIMMING AT A BEACH THAT HAS SOME DEGREE OF POLLUTION.
LARGE BODY OF THE ESTIMATE IS BASED ON A VERY INFORMATION GATHERED IN HONG KONG IN RECENT BATHING SEASONS.
STATISTICAL
THE GRADING OF SOME BEACHES MAY VARY DURING THE SUMMER.
IN THE BACTERIOLOGICAL THIS REPRESENTS A NATURAL FLUCTUATION QUALITY OF BATHING WATERS IN MOST CASES, AS RAIN AND TIDES BRING OR LESS POLLUTION TO THE BEACHES.
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THE WATER
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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.
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