The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (October 8) released the latest grading of water quality for 39 gazetted beaches (see Note 1) and one non-gazetted beach (i.e. Discovery Bay, see Note 2).
Twenty-six beaches were rated as Good (Grade 1) and 14 as Fair (Grade 2).
Grade 1 beaches are:
Cafeteria New Beach*
Cafeteria Old 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*
Hap Mun Bay Beach*
Hung Shing Yeh Beach*
Kadoorie Beach
Kiu Tsui Beach
Lo So Shing Beach
Lower Cheung Sha Beach*
Middle Bay Beach
Repulse Bay Beach*
Shek O Beach*
South Bay Beach*
St Stephen's Beach
Stanley Main Beach*
Tai Po Lung Mei Beach*
Tong Fuk Beach
Trio Beach*
Turtle Cove Beach
Upper Cheung Sha Beach
Grade 2 beaches are:
Anglers' Beach
Approach Beach
Big Wave Bay Beach*
Butterfly Beach*
Casam Beach*
Castle Peak Beach*
Hoi Mei Wan Beach
Kwun Yam Beach
Lido Beach*
Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach*
Pui O Beach*
Silver Mine Bay Beach*
Silverstrand Beach*
Ting Kau Beach*
Compared with the grading released last week, Kwun Yam Beach, Pui O Beach and Silverstrand 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,” 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.
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 24 gazetted beaches, marked with an asterisk above, from October 1.
Note 2: Discovery Bay is a non-gazetted beach without lifeguard service.
Ends/Friday, October 8, 2021
