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The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (July 28) released the latest grading of water quality of 37 gazetted beaches and one non-gazetted beach (Discovery Bay) that are open for swimming.
Eleven beaches were rated as Good (Grade 1), 21 as Fair (Grade 2) and six as Poor (Grade 3).
Grade 1 beaches are:
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Chung Hom Kok Beach
Discovery Bay
Hap Mun Bay Beach
Kiu Tsui Beach
Lo So Shing Beach
Repulse Bay Beach
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South Bay Beach
St Stephen's Beach
Tong Fuk Beach
Trio Beach
Upper Cheung Sha Beach
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Grade 2 beaches are:
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Anglers' Beach
Cafeteria New Beach
Casam Beach
Castle Peak Beach
Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach
Clear Water Bay First Beach
Clear Water Bay Second Beach
Deep Water Bay Beach
Golden Beach
Hung Shing Yeh Beach
Kadoorie Beach
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Kwun Yam Beach
Lido Beach
Lower Cheung Sha Beach
Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach
Middle Bay Beach
Pui O Beach
Shek O Beach
Silverstrand Beach
Stanley Main Beach
Turtle Cove Beach
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Grade 3 beaches are:
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Approach Beach
Big Wave Bay Beach
Butterfly Beach
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Cafeteria Old Beach
Hoi Mei Wan Beach
Ting Kau Beach
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Compared with the grading released last week, Chung Hom Kok Beach and Tong Fuk Beach have been upgraded from Grade 2 to Grade 1; Casam Beach, Castle Peak Beach, Golden Beach and Lido Beach from Grade 3 to Grade 2. Hung Shing Yeh Beach and Stanley Main Beach have 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,” the EPD spokesman said.p>
Under our present grading system, beaches are classified into four grades 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.
The EPD spokesman also warned that many beaches were likely to be more polluted than their grades suggested 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. 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, July 28, 2017
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