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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1993

GRADE "3" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS POOR. THE E. COLI COUNT IS NO MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITRES AT EACH BEACH 90 GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK 19

NO MORE THAN 15 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.

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GRADE "4" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS VERY POOR. THE E. COLI COUNT IS MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITRES AT EACH BEACH 30 GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS MORE THAN 15 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.

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

NORMALLY,

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

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

THEY ARE POLLUTED BY FAECAL WASTE. THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED NOT TO SWIM AT THE TWO BEACHES.

IN ADDITION, ROCKY BAY BEACH HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR BY THE URBAN COUNCIL. THE THREE BRACHES ARE IDENTIFIED BY AN THE FOLLOWING LIST.

SWIMMING "X" IN

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

VARIOUS

BEACH

PREVIOUS GRADING

PRESENT GRADING

(AS AT 9.9.93)

(AS AT 23.9.93)

HONG KONG SOUTH

BIG WAVE BAY

3

CHUNG HOM KOK

1

DEEP WATER BAY

2

HAIRPIN

2

NNNNH

2

2

2

2

MIDDLE BAY

2

1

REPULSE BAY

1

1

SHEK O

3

2

SOUTH BAY

ST. STEPHEN'S

TURTLE COVE

STANLEY MAIN ROCKY BAY TO TEI WAN*

1

1

1

1

NN X

2

2

2

X

1

1

/TUEN MUN DISTRICT

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