Grading of beach water quality released
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Twenty-four beaches were rated as Good (Grade 1), 15 as Fair (Grade 2) and one as Poor (Grade 3).
Grade 1 beaches are:
| Cafeteria New Beach* | Lo So Shing Beach |
| Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach* | Middle Bay Beach |
| Chung Hom Kok Beach | Repulse Bay Beach* |
| Clear Water Bay First Beach | Shek O Beach* |
| Clear Water Bay Second Beach* | Silverstrand Beach* |
| Discovery Bay | South Bay Beach* |
| Golden Beach* | St Stephen's Beach |
| Hap Mun Bay Beach* | Tai Po Lung Mei Beach* |
| Hung Shing Yeh Beach* | Tong Fuk Beach |
| Kadoorie Beach | Trio Beach* |
| Kiu Tsui Beach | Turtle Cove Beach |
| Kwun Yam Beach | Upper Cheung Sha Beach |
Grade 2 beaches are:
| Anglers' Beach | Hoi Mei Wan Beach |
| Approach Beach | Lido Beach* |
| Big Wave Bay Beach* | Lower Cheung Sha Beach |
| Butterfly Beach* | Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach* |
| Cafeteria Old Beach | Pui O Beach* |
| Casam Beach* | Stanley Main Beach* |
| Castle Peak Beach | Ting Kau Beach* |
| Deep Water Bay Beach* |
Grade 3 beach is:
| Silver Mine Bay Beach* |
Compared with the grading released last week, Kadoorie Beach, Kwun Yam Beach and Middle Bay Beach have been upgraded from Grade 2 to Grade 1; Big Wave Bay Beach and Butterfly Beach from Grade 3 to Grade 2. Stanley Main 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 22 gazetted beaches, marked with an asterisk above, from September 1.
Note 2: Discovery Bay is a non-gazetted beach without lifeguard service.
Ends/Friday, September 3, 2021
Issued at HKT 16:00
Issued at HKT 16:00
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