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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1994

* GRADE "4" INDICATES THAT THE WATER

QUALITY

IS VERY POOR. MILLILITRES AT EACH BEACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS THAN 15 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.

THE E COLI COUNT IS MORE THAN 610 PER 100

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

NORMALLY,

MORE

IS

BY

SO

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

I

TO

ON

ANGLERS' CASTLE PEAK, OLD AT PRESENT, FOUR GAZETTED BEACHES:

ΤΟ CLOSED

SWIMMERS. THE DECISION CAFETERIA AND ROCKY BAY, ARE CLOSE THE BEACHES HAS BEEN MADE BY THE REGIONAL AND URBAN COUNCILS THE BASIS OF BEACH WATER QUALITY MONITORING DATA FOR 1993.

THE PUBLIC

ADVISED NOT ΤΟ ARE MEMBERS OF

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

AT

THESE

OF QUALITY

VARIOUS

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

BEACH

PREVIOUS GRADING

(AS AT 1.9.94)

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

PRESENT GRADING

(AS AT 15.9.94)

3

3

2

2

♡ NING N N 20 NNNEX N

1

2

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

4

X

MINNINNINN 15 X-

1

2

2

1

2

2

1

2

OLD CAFETERIA

X

X

NEW CAFETERIA

4

CASTLE PEAK KADOORIE

X

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3

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