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Press
Releases - 1998
Tong
Fuk Beach closed
The Environmental
Protection Department (EPD) today (Thursday) advised the Regional
Services Department (RSD) to close temporarily the Tong Fuk
Beach in Lantau following a report of partial failure of a
sewage treatment plant at Ma Po Ping Prison.
The report
was received from Drainage Services Department at about 3
pm.
Initial
inquiry revealed that part of the sewage plant had broken
down due to bearing failure. However, the rest of the plant
were still operating normally. Chlorine dosage has been increased
to maintain effective disinfection of the discharge.
Since
the impact on water quality of the beach could not be ascertained
until water sample result is available, RSD was advised to
close the beach as a precautionary approach to minimise any
health hazard to swimmers.
End/Thursday,
May 14, 1998
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