19659001 Grading of beach water quality launched *************************************** The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (May 8) launched the most recent grading of water quality for 39 gazetted beaches (see Note 1) and one non-gazetted beach (see Note 2). 19459014 Twenty-six beaches were ranked as Good (Grade 1), 12 as Fair (Grade 2) and 2 as Poor (Grade 3). 19459014 19459014 Grade 1 beaches are: 19459007 19659004 Huge Wave Bay Beach * Middle Bay Beach Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach * Pui O Beach * 19659008 Chung Hom Kok Beach Repulse Bay Beach * Clear Water Bay Second Beach * Shek O Beach * 19659012 Deep Water Bay Beach * 19659013 Silver Mine Bay Beach * 19659014 Discovery Bay Tai Pak Beach 19659015 South Bay Beach * 19659016 Golden Beach * 19659017 St. Stephen’s Beach Hap Mun Bay Beach * Stanley Main Beach * Hung Shing Yeh Beach * Tai Po Lung Mei Beach * 19659022 Kiu Tsui Beach Tong Fuk Beach 19659024 Kwun Yam Beach Trio Beach 19659026 Lo So Shing Beach Turtle Cove Beach 19659028 Lower Cheung Sha Beach 19659029 Upper Cheung Sha Beach 19659030 Grade 2 beaches are: 19459007 Method Beach 19659032 Hoi Mei Wan Beach Butterfly Beach * Kadoorie Beach * Snack Bar New Beach Lido Beach * Lunchroom Old Beach 19659038 Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach * Casam Beach * 19659040 Silverstrand Beach * Clear Water Bay First Beach 19659042 Ting Kau Beach * Grade 3 beaches are: Anglers’ Beach * Castle Peak Beach 19459014 Compared to the grading launched recently, Silverstrand Beach has actually been updated from Grade 3 to Grade 2. Anglers’ Beach and Castle Peak Beach have actually been altered from Grade 2 to Grade 3. 19459014 an EPD representative stated. 19459014 Under today grading system, beaches are categorized into 4 grades, specifically 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 computed on the basis of the geometric mean of the E. coli depend on the 5 newest tasting celebrations. 19459014 While the rankings represent the basic water quality at the beaches, the EPD representative advised members of the general public that water quality might be momentarily impacted throughout and after durations of heavy rain. Bathers ought to prevent swimming at beaches for as much as 3 days after a hurricane or heavy rains. 19459014 A summary of beach grades is released weekly before the weekend. The most recent beach grades based upon the most present information might be acquired from the EPD’s site on Beach Water Quality (www.epd.gov.hk/epd/beach) or the beach hotline, 2511 6666. Members of the general public can likewise get the current day-to-day water quality projection details for all beaches that are open for swimming through the EPD’s devoted web page on the beach water quality projection (www.epd.gov.hk/en/BWQForecast). 19459014 19459014 Keep in mind 1: Lifesaving services are supplied by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department at 22 gazetted beaches, marked with an asterisk (*) above, from April 1. For information, please describe the Leisure and Cultural Services Department’s Special Announcement (www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/beach/index.html). Keep in mind 2: This describes Discovery Bay Tai Pak Beach which has no lifesaving service. 19459008