Grading of beach water quality released
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Fourteen beaches were rated as Good (Grade 1), 22 as Fair (Grade 2) and four as Poor (Grade 3).
Grade 1 beaches are:
| Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach* | Repulse Bay Beach* |
| Chung Hom Kok Beach | Shek O Beach* |
| Hap Mun Bay Beach* | South Bay Beach |
| Hung Shing Yeh Beach* | Stanley Main Beach* |
| Kiu Tsui Beach | St Stephen's Beach |
| Kwun Yam Beach | Turtle Cove Beach |
| Lo So Shing Beach | Upper Cheung Sha Beach |
Grade 2 beaches are:
| Approach Beach | Hoi Mei Wan Beach |
| Big Wave Bay Beach* | Kadoorie Beach |
| Butterfly Beach* | Lido Beach* |
| Cafeteria New Beach | Lower Cheung Sha Beach |
| Cafeteria Old Beach | Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach* |
| Casam Beach* | Middle Bay Beach |
| Clear Water Bay First Beach | Pui O Beach* |
| Clear Water Bay Second Beach* | Silverstrand Beach* |
| Deep Water Bay Beach* | Tai Po Lung Mei Beach* |
| Discovery Bay | Tong Fuk Beach |
| Golden Beach* | Trio Beach |
Grade 3 beaches are:
| Anglers' Beach | Silver Mine Bay Beach* |
| Castle Peak Beach | Ting Kau Beach |
Compared with the grading released last week, Cafeteria New Beach, Cafeteria Old Beach, Clear Water Bay First Beach, Tai Po Lung Mei Beach and Trio 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 18 gazetted beaches, marked with an asterisk above, from July 17.
Note 2: Discovery Bay is a non-gazetted beach without lifeguard service.
Ends/Friday, July 23, 2021
Issued at HKT 16:00
Issued at HKT 16:00
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