Grading of beach water quality released
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Twenty-eight beaches were rated as Good (Grade 1), 11 as Fair (Grade 2) and one as Poor (Grade 3).
Grade 1 beaches are:
| Big Wave Bay Beach* | Kwun Yam Beach |
| Butterfly Beach* | Lo So Shing Beach |
| Cafeteria New Beach | Middle Bay Beach |
| Cafeteria Old Beach | Pui O Beach* |
| Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach* | Repulse Bay Beach* |
| Chung Hom Kok Beach | Shek O Beach* |
| Clear Water Bay Second Beach* | South Bay Beach |
| Deep Water Bay Beach* | St. Stephen's Beach |
| Discovery Bay | Stanley Main Beach* |
| Golden Beach* | Tai Po Lung Mei Beach* |
| Hap Mun Bay Beach* | Tong Fuk Beach |
| Hung Shing Yeh Beach* | Trio Beach |
| Kadoorie Beach | Turtle Cove Beach |
| Kiu Tsui Beach | Upper Cheung Sha Beach |
Grade 2 beaches are:
| Approach Beach | Lower Cheung Sha Beach |
| Casam Beach* | Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach* |
| Castle Peak Beach | Silver Mine Bay Beach* |
| Clear Water Bay First Beach | Silverstrand Beach* |
| Hoi Mei Wan Beach | Ting Kau Beach |
| Lido Beach* |
Grade 3 beach is:
| Anglers' Beach |
Compared with the grading released last week, Kadoorie Beach has been upgraded from Grade 2 to Grade 1, and Castle Peak Beach and Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach from Grade 3 to Grade 2. Silver Mine Bay Beach has been changed from Grade 1 to Grade 2.
"The changes are generally within the normal range of fluctuation of the bacteriological water quality of the beaches," an EPD spokesman said.
Under the present grading system, beaches are classified into four grades, namely Good (Grade 1), Fair (Grade 2), Poor (Grade 3) and Very Poor (Grade 4), according to the level of E. coli in the water. Grades are calculated on the basis of the geometric mean of the E. coli counts on the five most recent sampling occasions.
While the ratings represent the general water quality at the beaches, the EPD spokesman reminded members of the public that water quality could be temporarily affected during and after periods of heavy rain. Bathers should avoid swimming at beaches for up to three days after a storm or heavy rainfall.
A summary of beach grades is published weekly before the weekend. The latest beach grades based on the most current data may be obtained from the EPD's website on Beach Water Quality (www.epd.gov.hk/epd/beach) or the beach hotline, 2511 6666.
Note 1: Lifeguard services are provided by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department at 18 gazetted beaches, marked with an asterisk (*) above, from April 1.
Note 2: Discovery Bay is a non-gazetted beach without lifeguard service.
Ends/Friday, April 21, 2023
Issued at HKT 16:00
Issued at HKT 16:00
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