Grading of beach water quality released
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Twenty-eight beaches were rated as Good (Grade 1) and 11 as Fair (Grade 2).
Grade 1 beaches are:
| Big Wave Bay Beach* | Lower Cheung Sha Beach |
| Cafeteria Old Beach | Middle Bay Beach |
| Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach* | Pui O Beach |
| Chung Hom Kok Beach | Repulse Bay Beach* |
| Clear Water Bay First Beach | Shek O Beach* |
| Clear Water Bay Second Beach* | Silver Mine Bay Beach* |
| Deep Water Bay Beach* | Silverstrand Beach* |
| Golden Beach* | South Bay Beach |
| Hap Mun Bay Beach* | Stanley Main Beach* |
| Hung Shing Yeh Beach* | St Stephen's Beach |
| Kadoorie Beach | Tong Fuk 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 | Discovery Bay |
| Approach Beach | Hoi Mei Wan Beach |
| Butterfly Beach* | Lido Beach* |
| Cafeteria New Beach | Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach* |
| Casam Beach* | Ting Kau Beach |
| Castle Peak Beach |
Compared with the grading released last week, Cafeteria New Beach and Discovery Bay 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: The Leisure and Cultural Services Department has resumed lifeguard services at 16 gazetted beaches, marked with an asterisk above, from April 16.
Note 2: Discovery Bay is a non-gazetted beach without lifeguard service.
Ends/Friday, June 18, 2021
Issued at HKT 16:00
Issued at HKT 16:00
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