Grading of beach water quality released
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Eighteen beaches were rated as Good (Grade 1), 19 as Fair (Grade 2) and three as Poor (Grade 3).
Grade 1 beaches are:
| Cafeteria Old Beach | Repulse Bay Beach* |
| Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach* | Shek O Beach* |
| Chung Hom Kok Beach | South Bay Beach |
| Clear Water Bay First Beach | Stanley Main Beach* |
| Hap Mun Bay Beach* | St Stephen's Beach |
| Hung Shing Yeh Beach* | Tai Po Lung Mei Beach* |
| Kiu Tsui Beach | Trio Beach |
| Kwun Yam Beach | Turtle Cove Beach |
| Lo So Shing Beach | Upper Cheung Sha Beach |
Grade 2 beaches are:
| Anglers' Beach | Hoi Mei Wan Beach |
| Big Wave Bay Beach* | Kadoorie Beach |
| Butterfly Beach* | Lido Beach* |
| Cafeteria New Beach | Lower Cheung Sha Beach |
| Casam Beach* | Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach* |
| Castle Peak Beach | Middle Bay Beach |
| Clear Water Bay Second Beach* | Pui O Beach |
| Deep Water Bay Beach* | Silverstrand Beach* |
| Discovery Bay | Tong Fuk Beach |
| Golden Beach* |
Grade 3 beaches are:
| Approach Beach | Ting Kau Beach |
| Silver Mine Bay Beach* |
Compared with the grading released last week, Castle Peak Beach and Hoi Mei Wan Beach have been upgraded from Grade 3 to Grade 2. Butterfly Beach, Clear Water Bay Second Beach, Golden Beach and Kadoorie Beach have been changed from Grade 1 to Grade 2, and Approach 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," 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 17 gazetted beaches, marked with an asterisk above, from June 23.
Note 2: Discovery Bay is a non-gazetted beach without lifeguard service.
Ends/Friday, July 9, 2021
Issued at HKT 16:00
Issued at HKT 16:00
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