Grading of beach water quality released

 

The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (August 11) released the latest grading of water quality of 37 gazetted beaches and one non-gazetted beach (Discovery Bay).

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
Kiu Tsui Beach
Kwun Yam Beach
Lo So Shing Beach*
Lower Cheung Sha Beach

Repulse Bay Beach*
South Bay Beach*
St Stephen's Beach*
Tong Fuk Beach
Upper Cheung Sha Beach

 

Grade 2 beaches are: 

Anglers' Beach
Big Wave Bay Beach
Butterfly Beach
Cafeteria New Beach
Cafeteria Old Beach
Casam Beach
Castle Peak Beach
Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach
Chung Hom Kok Beach*
Clear Water Bay First Beach
Clear Water Bay Second Beach
Deep Water Bay Beach*

Discovery Bay
Golden Beach
Hung Shing Yeh Beach*
Kadoorie Beach
Lido Beach
Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach
Middle Bay Beach
Pui O Beach*
Shek O Beach
Stanley Main Beach
Trio Beach
Turtle Cove Beach

 

Grade 3 beaches are: 

Approach Beach
Hoi Mei Wan Beach

Silverstrand 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 

 

 

 

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