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THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1994

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GRADE 4" INDICATES THAT THE WATER THE

QUALITY

IS VERY POOR. MILLILITRES

AT E. COLI COUNT IS MORE THAN 610 PER 100 EACH BEACH SO 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 JUDGEMENT OF WHAT DEGREE OF POLLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE.

NORMALLY, THE CLOSURE OF A THE URBAN OR REGIONAL COUNCILS IF SO THAT THE AVERAGE HEALTH 15 CASES PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.

AT PRESENT, FOUR

RISK

GAZETTED

IS

A

BEACH WOULD ONLY BE

GRADE "4 *

REPEATEDLY, OVER THE BATHING SEASON EXCEEDED

CONSIDERED

BY

OCCURRED

BEACHES, NAMELY ANGLERS' CASTLE

J

PEAK, OLD CAFETERIA AND ROCKY BAY, ARE CLOSED TO SWIMMERS.

то THE DECISION

CLOSE THE BEACHES HAS BEEN MADE BY THE REGIONAL AND URBAN COUNCILS ON THE BASIS OF RECENT BEACH WATER QUALITY MONITORING DATA.

то THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT

SWIM AT THESE BEACHES. THEY ARE IDENTIFIED BY AN "X" IN THE FOLLOWING LIST.

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

BEACH

HONG KONG SOUTH

BIG WAVE BAY

CHUNG HOM KOK

DEEP WATER BAY

HAIRPIN

MIDDLE BAY

REPULSE BAY

SHEK O

SOUTH BAY

ST. STEPHEN'S

TURTLE COVE

STANLEY MAIN

ROCKY BAY

TO TEI WAN*

TUEN MUN DISTRICT

OLD CAFETERIA NEW CAFETERIA CASTLE PEAK KADOORIE

BUTTERFLY

PRESENT GRADING

(AS AT 28.4.94)

2

2

2

1

1

2

1

1

1

2

X

1

X

3

X

3

2

pt on be en Na

/SAI KUNG