Grading of beach water quality released
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Under the present grading system, beaches are classified into four grades according to the geometric mean of the E coli counts on the five most recent sampling occasions. Grade 4 is assigned to beaches whose E coli readings show abnormalities that may affect bathers' health.
Ten beaches were rated as Good (Grade 1), twenty-four as Fair (Grade 2) and four as Poor (Grade 3).
Grade 1 beaches are:
| Hap Mun Bay Beach | Repulse Bay Beach* |
| Kiu Tsui Beach | South Bay Beach* |
| Kwun Yam Beach | St Stephen's Beach* |
| Lo So Shing Beach* | Tong Fuk Beach |
| Lower Cheung Sha Beach | Upper Cheung Sha Beach |
Grade 2 beaches are:
| Anglers' Beach | Discovery Bay |
| Big Wave Bay Beach | Golden Beach |
| Butterfly Beach | Hung Shing Yeh Beach* |
| Cafeteria New Beach | Kadoorie Beach |
| Cafeteria Old Beach | Lido Beach |
| Casam Beach | Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach |
| Castle Peak Beach | Middle Bay Beach |
| Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach | Pui O Beach* |
| Chung Hom Kok Beach* | Shek O Beach |
| Clear Water Bay First Beach | Stanley Main Beach |
| Clear Water Bay Second Beach | Trio Beach |
| Deep Water Bay Beach* | Turtle Cove Beach |
Grade 3 beaches are:
| Approach Beach | Silverstrand Beach |
| Hoi Mei Wan Beach | Ting Kau Beach |
Remark *: Temporarily closed
Despite the above grading, eight gazetted beaches are temporarily closed on a precautionary basis by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department due to the spillage of palm stearin caused by a vessel collision incident in the Pearl River Estuary on August 3.
A summary of beach grades is published weekly before the weekend. Latest beach grades based on the most current data may be obtained from the department's websites on Beach Water Quality (www.beachwq.gov.hk or www.epd.gov.hk/epd/beach) or the beach hotline, 2511 6666.
Ends/Friday, August 11, 2017
Issued at HKT 21:21
Issued at HKT 21:21
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