MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1993
BEACH WATER QUALITY REPORT 1992
THE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) PUBLISHED A REPORT ENTITLED "BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF BATHING BEACHES IN HONG KONG, 1992".
PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICER (WATER POLICY), DR MALCOLM BROOM, SAID THE REPORT GAVE A COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNT OF THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF 42 GAZETTED BEACHES AND 14 NON-GAZETTED BEACHES IN THE TERRITORY WHICH WERE UNDER THE DEPARTMENT'S WATER MONITORING PROGRAMME.
HE SAID THE REPORT ANALYSED THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY TRENDS OF BATHING BEACHES, DISCUSSED THE SOURCES OF POLLUTION OF BEACHES IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS AND THE REMEDIAL ACTIONS REQUIRED.
"INFORMATION IS ALSO PROVIDED то BEACH-GOERS ON THE LATEST WATER QUALITY AND THE ASSOCIATED RISK TO HEALTH OF SWIMMING AT THE BEACHES, HE SAID.
ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY AT ANGLERS', APPROACH, BUTTERFLY, HOI MEI WAN, GEMINI, KADOORIE AND TING KAU BEACHES WAS CONSISTENTLY POOR DURING 1992, WHILE WATER QUALITY AT CASTLE PEAK, OLD CAFETERIA AND ROCKY BAY BEACHES WAS VERY POOR.
"ALL 10 BEACHES FAILED OUR BATHING BEACH WATER QUALITY OBJECTIVE, DR BROOM ADDED.
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HE NOTED THAT THE GENERAL MOMENTUM TOWARDS IMPROVEMENT IN BACTERIOLOGICAL BEACH WATER QUALITY, BUILT UP DURING 1990, HAD STALLED IN 1992.
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GOOD, 14 FAIR, 1991.
"THIS TIME WE HAVE 18 GAZETTED BEACHES GRADED AND SEVEN POOR,' HE SAID. "THIS IS ROUGHLY THE SAME AS THERE HAS BEEN NO IMPROVEMENT.
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A SUMMARY OF THE RANKING OF ALL GAZETTED AND NON-GAZETTED BEACHES IN THE SWIMMING SEASON OF 1992 IS PRESENTED IN THE REPORT.
THE REPORT, IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE, IS ON SALE AT $34 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL.
OF BATHING
AS IN THE PAST YEAR, THE GRADINGS ON WATER QUALITY BEACHES WILL BE ANNOUNCED FORTNIGHTLY STARTING FROM APRIL 22.
HOWEVER, GRADINGS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED FOR THOSE BEACHES ARE CLOSED TO SWIMMERS BY THE URBAN COUNCIL OR REGIONAL COUNCIL.
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