EPD Releases Latest Water Quality Ratings for 39 Beaches: 26 Rated Good, 12 Fair, 2 Poor.

Grading of beach water quality released

The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (May 15) released the latest grading of water quality for 39 gazetted beaches (see Note 1) and one non-gazetted beach (see Note 2).

Twenty-six beaches were rated as Good (Grade 1), 12 as Fair (Grade 2) and two as Poor (Grade 3).

Grade 1 beaches are:

Big Wave Bay Beach*

Middle Bay Beach

Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach*

Pui O Beach*

Chung Hom Kok Beach

Repulse Bay Beach*

Clear Water Bay Second Beach*

Shek O Beach*

Deep Water Bay Beach*

Silver Mine Bay Beach*

Discovery Bay Tai Pak Beach [Non-gazetted beach]

South Bay Beach*

Golden Beach*

St. Stephen's Beach

Hap Mun Bay Beach*

Stanley Main Beach*

Hung Shing Yeh Beach*

Tai Po Lung Mei Beach*

Kiu Tsui Beach

Tong Fuk Beach

Kwun Yam Beach

Trio Beach

Lo So Shing Beach

Turtle Cove Beach

Lower Cheung Sha Beach

Upper Cheung Sha Beach

Grade 2 beaches are:

Anglers' Beach*

Clear Water Bay First Beach

Approach Beach

Kadoorie Beach*

Butterfly Beach*

Lido Beach*

Cafeteria New Beach

Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach*

Cafeteria Old Beach

Silverstrand Beach*

Casam Beach*

Ting Kau Beach*

Grade 3 beaches are:

Castle Peak Beach

Hoi Mei Wan Beach

Compared with the grading released last week, Anglers' Beach has been upgraded from Grade 3 to Grade 2. Hoi Mei Wan Beach has been changed 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.

While the ratings represent the general water quality at the beaches, the EPD spokesman reminded members of the public that water quality could be temporarily affected during and after periods of heavy rain. Bathers should avoid swimming at beaches for up to three days after a tropical cyclone or heavy rainfall.

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. Members of the public can also obtain the latest daily water quality forecast information for all beaches that are open for swimming through the EPD's dedicated webpage on the beach water quality forecast (www.epd.gov.hk/en/BWQForecast).

Note 1: Lifesaving services are provided by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department at 22 gazetted beaches, marked with an asterisk (*) above, from April 1. For details, please refer to the Leisure and Cultural Services Department's Special Announcement (www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/beach/index.html).

Note 2: This refers to Discovery Bay Tai Pak Beach which has no lifesaving service.

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Application for registration of poll particulars to close on June 15

The following is issued on behalf of the Electoral Affairs Commission:

Under the Particulars Relating to Candidates on Ballot Papers (Legislative Council and District Councils) Regulation (Cap. 541M), candidates in the Legislative Council and District Council elections may, during the nomination period of the relevant election(s), apply to the Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) to have certain of their particulars printed on the ballot papers. The particulars, namely, the names, abbreviations of names and emblems of prescribed bodies, and the personal emblems of prescribed persons, must have been entered in the register maintained by the EAC.

Bodies or persons wishing to register or amend their particulars are required to hand in their applications to the EAC by June 15, if they would like to have their registrations or amendments included in the register planned to be updated in the second half of 2026. Application forms are available at the Registration and Electoral Office (REO) and all District Offices. They can also be downloaded from the EAC's website (www.eac.hk).

For inspection of the prevailing register, please visit the EAC's website (www.eac.hk/pdf/legco/Emblem_Register.pdf). Bodies or persons whose registration particulars are already included in the existing register are not required to make another application unless they wish to amend their registered particulars.

A spokesman for the EAC reminded bodies and persons that they could submit applications to the EAC at any time. However, applications submitted after June 15 of this year will be processed in 2027.

The EAC will carefully consider all applications in accordance with the criteria and procedures stipulated in the Regulation. Details of all successful applications will be gazetted.

For enquiries concerning the application procedures, please call the REO hotline at 2891 1001.

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