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Grading of beach water quality released
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     The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (April 13) released the latest grading of water quality of 37 gazetted beaches and one non-gazetted beach (Discovery Bay) that are open for swimming.
        
     Thirty-one beaches were rated as Good (Grade 1), six as Fair (Grade 2) and one as Poor (Grade 3).
 
Grade 1 beaches are:        
Big Wave Bay Beach Kwun Yam Beach
Butterfly Beach Lo So Shing Beach
Cafeteria New Beach                      Lower Cheung Sha Beach
Cafeteria Old Beach Middle Bay Beach
Castle Peak Beach Pui O Beach
Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach Repulse Bay Beach
Chung Hom Kok Beach                      Shek O Beach
Clear Water Bay First Beach                      Silverstrand Beach
Clear Water Bay Second Beach                            South Bay Beach
Deep Water Bay Beach                            St Stephen's Beach
Discovery Bay Stanley Main Beach
Golden Beach Tong Fuk Beach
Hap Mun Bay Beach                      Trio Beach
Hung Shing Yeh Beach                      Turtle Cove Beach
Kadoorie Beach                      Upper Cheung Sha Beach
Kiu Tsui Beach  
 
Grade 2 beaches are:
Approach Beach                      Lido Beach
Casam Beach                      Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach
Hoi Mei Wan Beach Ting Kau Beach
 
Grade 3 beach is:
Anglers' Beach  
 
     Compared with the grading released last week, Castle Peak Beach has been upgraded from Grade 2 to Grade 1. Lido Beach has been changed from Grade 1 to Grade 2; Anglers' Beach from Grade 2 to Grade 3.
      
     "The changes are generally within the normal range of fluctuation of the bacteriological water quality of the beaches," the EPD spokesman said.
      
     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.
      
     While the ratings represent the general water quality at the beaches, an EPD spokesman reminded members of the public that water quality could be temporarily affected during and after periods of heavy rain. Bathers should avoid swimming at beaches for up to three days after a storm or heavy rainfall.
      
     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, April 13, 2018
Issued at HKT 15:00
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