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The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (July 3) released the latest grading of water quality for 38 gazetted beaches (see Note 1) and one non-gazetted beach (i.e. Discovery Bay, see Note 2).
Nineteen beaches were rated as Good (Grade 1), eight as Fair (Grade 2) and 12 as Poor (Grade 3).
Grade 1 beaches are:
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Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach*
Chung Hom Kok Beach
Clear Water Bay First Beach**
Clear Water Bay Second Beach*
Deep Water Bay Beach*
Hap Mun Bay Beach*
Hung Shing Yeh Beach*
Kiu Tsui Beach
Kwun Yam Beach
Lo So Shing Beach
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Middle Bay Beach
Repulse Bay Beach*
Shek O Beach*
South Bay Beach**
St Stephen's Beach
Stanley Main Beach*
Trio Beach*
Turtle Cove Beach
Upper Cheung Sha Beach
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Grade 2 beaches are:
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Big Wave Bay Beach*
Castle Peak Beach*
Discovery Bay
Lower Cheung Sha Beach**
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Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach*
Pui O Beach*
Silverstrand Beach*
Tong Fuk Beach
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Grade 3 beaches are:
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Anglers' Beach
Approach Beach**
Butterfly Beach*
Cafeteria New Beach*
Cafeteria Old Beach
Casam Beach*
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Golden Beach*
Hoi Mei Wan Beach
Kadoorie Beach
Lido Beach*
Silver Mine Bay Beach*
Ting Kau Beach*
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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.
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: The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced on July 1 that four more gazetted beaches (marked with two asterisks above) would reopen today. The twenty-one gazetted beaches marked with an asterisk above are also reopened beaches. Meanwhile, all the other beaches will remain temporarily closed until further notice.
Note 2: Discovery Bay is a non-gazetted beach without lifeguard service.
Ends/Friday, July 3, 2020
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