Grading of beach water quality released
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Twenty-two beaches were rated as Good (Grade 1), 15 as Fair (Grade 2) and three as Poor (Grade 3).
Grade 1 beaches are:
| Cafeteria New Beach | Repulse Bay Beach* |
| Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach* | Shek O Beach* |
| Chung Hom Kok Beach | Silverstrand Beach* |
| Clear Water Bay First Beach | South Bay Beach |
| Clear Water Bay Second Beach* | St Stephen's Beach |
| Discovery Bay | Stanley Main Beach* |
| Golden Beach* | Tai Po Lung Mei Beach* |
| Hap Mun Bay Beach* | Tong Fuk Beach |
| Hung Shing Yeh Beach* | Trio Beach |
| Kiu Tsui Beach | Turtle Cove Beach |
| Lo So Shing Beach | Upper Cheung Sha Beach |
Grade 2 beaches are:
| Anglers' Beach | Kwun Yam Beach |
| Approach Beach | Lido Beach* |
| Cafeteria Old Beach | Lower Cheung Sha Beach |
| Casam Beach* | Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach* |
| Castle Peak Beach | Middle Bay Beach |
| Deep Water Bay Beach* | Pui O Beach* |
| Hoi Mei Wan Beach | Ting Kau Beach |
| Kadoorie Beach |
Grade 3 beaches are:
| Big Wave Bay Beach* | Silver Mine Bay Beach* |
| Butterfly Beach* |
Compared with the grading released last week, Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach, Clear Water Bay Second Beach, Kiu Tsui Beach, Silverstrand Beach and Tai Po Lung Mei Beach have been upgraded from Grade 2 to Grade 1; Casam Beach and Ting Kau Beach from Grade 3 to Grade 2. Middle Bay Beach has 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, August 27, 2021
Issued at HKT 16:00
Issued at HKT 16:00
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