Grading of beach water quality released
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Eighteen beaches were rated as Good (Grade 1), 17 as Fair (Grade 2) and five as Poor (Grade 3).
Grade 1 beaches are:
| Cafeteria New Beach | Repulse Bay Beach* |
| Chung Hom Kok Beach | Shek O Beach* |
| Clear Water Bay First Beach | South Bay Beach |
| Discovery Bay | St Stephen's Beach |
| Golden Beach* | Stanley Main Beach* |
| Hap Mun Bay Beach* | Tong Fuk Beach |
| Hung Shing Yeh Beach* | Trio Beach |
| Lo So Shing Beach | Turtle Cove Beach |
| Middle Bay Beach | Upper Cheung Sha Beach |
Grade 2 beaches are:
| Anglers' Beach | Kiu Tsui Beach |
| Approach Beach | Kwun Yam Beach |
| Cafeteria Old Beach | Lido Beach* |
| Castle Peak Beach | Lower Cheung Sha Beach |
| Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach* | Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach* |
| Clear Water Bay Second Beach* | Pui O Beach * |
| Deep Water Bay Beach* | Silverstrand Beach* |
| Hoi Mei Wan Beach | Tai Po Lung Mei Beach* |
| Kadoorie Beach |
Grade 3 beaches are:
| Big Wave Bay Beach* | Silver Mine Bay Beach* |
| Butterfly Beach* | Ting Kau Beach |
| Casam Beach* |
Compared with the grading released last week, Middle Bay Beach has been upgraded from Grade 2 to Grade 1. Kiu Tsui Beach and Silverstrand Beach have been changed from Grade 1 to Grade 2; Big Wave Bay Beach, Butterfly Beach, Casam Beach and Silver Mine Bay 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 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, August 20, 2021
Issued at HKT 16:00
Issued at HKT 16:00
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