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"The Provisional Airport Authority (PAA) was immediately notified and the fault was expeditiously rectified. Further sampling and inspection were conducted on June 1 and the results of all samples were satisfactory."
A meeting was held between WSD and PAA on June 21 to sort out the problem. Close monitoring of the water quality at the airport site on a regular basis will be made to ensure its full compliance with stipulated standards.
The supply of fully treated water to Chek Lap Kok would start sometime next year following the completion of a permanent system, the spokesman added.
End/Thursday, June 22, 1995
Grading of beach water quality
The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (Thursday) announced grades on the bacteriological water quality of all bathing beaches in Hong Kong.
The purpose of the grading system is to inform swimmers and the general public about the state of bacteriological pollution at various beaches.
The grading will be announced bi-weekly during the bathing season to coincide with the frequency at which beach waters are usually sampled.
The grading is based on the most recent data obtained by EPD in its routine monitoring programme.
It gives an estimate on the risk of contracting some minor skin or gastrointestinal illnesses resulted from swimming at a beach with some degree of pollution.
The estimate is based on a large scale epidemiological study carried out in Hong Kong in the past bathing seasons.
The grading of some beaches fluctuates during the summer. In most cases, this represents a natural fluctuation in the bacteriological quality of bathing waters as rain and tides bring more or less pollution to the beaches.
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