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The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (October 12) released the latest grading of water quality of 38 gazetted beaches* that are open for swimming and one non-gazetted beach (i.e. Discovery Bay**).
Twenty-four beaches were rated as Good (Grade 1), 14 as Fair (Grade 2) and one as Poor (Grade 3).
Grade 1 beaches are:
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Cafeteria New Beach
Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach
Chung Hom Kok Beach
Clear Water Bay First Beach
Discovery Bay
Golden Beach
Hap Mun Bay Beach***
Hung Shing Yeh Beach
Kadoorie Beach
Kiu Tsui Beach***
Kwun Yam Beach
Lo So Shing Beach
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Lower Cheung Sha Beach
Middle Bay Beach
Repulse Bay Beach
Shek O Beach
Silverstrand Beach
South Bay Beach
St Stephen's Beach
Stanley Main Beach
Tong Fuk Beach
Trio Beach***
Turtle Cove Beach
Upper Cheung Sha Beach
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Grade 2 beaches are:
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Anglers' Beach
Approach Beach
Big Wave Bay Beach
Butterfly Beach
Cafeteria Old Beach
Castle Peak Beach
Clear Water Bay Second Beach
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Deep Water Bay Beach
Hoi Mei Wan Beach
Lido Beach
Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach
Pui O Beach
Silver Mine Bay Beach
Ting Kau Beach
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Grade 3 beach is:
*: The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) announced today that Butterfly Beach, Castle Peak Beach, Kadoorie Beach, Cafeteria Old Beach, Cafeteria New Beach, Golden Beach, Hoi Mei Wan Beach, Approach Beach will reopen on Oct 13 while Repulse Bay Beach will reopen on Oct 16. Meanwhile, other gazetted beaches in Southern, Tsuen Wan, Islands and Sai Kung Districts will remain closed until further notice.
**: Discovery Bay is a non-gazetted beach without lifeguard service.
***: The Sai Kung Sewage Treatment Works recently damaged by typhoon is under repair. The public is advised to avoid water contact recreational activities at Kiu Tsui Beach, Trio Beach and Hap Mun Bay Beach where water quality may be temporarily affected until further notice.
Under the 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.
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, October 12, 2018
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