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Attention Radio and TV Announcers:
Please broadcast the following special announcement as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) announced that as at 9am today (September 9), due to an insufficient number of lifeguards on duty, lifesaving services at Anglers' Beach, Ting Kau Beach and Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach in Tsuen Wan District; Butterfly Beach and Golden Beach in Tuen Mun District; Silverstrand Beach and Clear Water Bay Second Beach in Sai Kung District; as well as Deep Water Bay Beach, Repulse Bay Beach, South Bay Beach, Stanley Main Beach, Turtle Cove Beach and Shek O Beach in Southern District are now suspended. Red flags have been hoisted at the beaches. For safety reasons, swimmers are advised not to enter the water.
Besides, the following seven public swimming pools are now closed:
Hong Kong Island: Morrison Hill Swimming Pool, Sun Yat Sen
Memorial Park Swimming Pool
Kowloon: Tai Kok Tsui Swimming Pool, Hammer Hill Road
Swimming Pool, Jordan Valley Swimming Pool, Lam
Tin Swimming Pool
New Territories: Tung Chung Swimming Pool
Sixteen swimming pools are partially open:
Hong Kong Island: Pao Yue Kong Swimming Pool, Kennedy Town
Swimming Pool, Victoria Park Swimming Pool,
Siu Sai Wan Swimming Pool
Kowloon: Lai Chi Kok Park Swimming Pool, Sham Shui Po Park
Swimming Pool, Kowloon Park Swimming Pool, Kowloon
Tsai Swimming Pool, Kwun Tong Swimming Pool
New Territories: Jockey Club Yan Oi Tong Swimming Pool, Tuen
Mun North West Swimming Pool, Shing Mun Valley
Swimming Pool, Tsing Yi Swimming Pool, Tseung
Kwan O Swimming Pool, Sai Kung Swimming Pool,
Hin Tin Swimming Pool
The rest of 20 public swimming pools, 25 public beaches and all water sports centres are open to the public.
The department apologised for any inconvenience caused.
Members of the public may call the LCSD hotline at 2414 5555 or respective public swimming pools or public beaches to enquire about their opening. The telephone numbers are listed in the LCSD's website at www.lcsd.gov.hk/beach/en/swim-location-hk.php (for swimming pools on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon), www.lcsd.gov.hk/beach/en/swim-location-nt.php (for swimming pools in the New Territories), www.lcsd.gov.hk/beach/en/beach-location-hk.php (for beaches on Hong Kong Island) or www.lcsd.gov.hk/beach/en/beach-location-nt.php (for beaches in the New Territories).
Ends/Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Issued at HKT 09:54
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