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| | 13 beaches rated 'good' |
 | | Compared with the grading released last week, Kiu Tsui Beach, Lo So Shing Beach, Lower Cheung Sha Beach, Middle Bay Beach, Pui O Beach and South Bay Beach were downgraded from 'good' to 'fair'; Butterfly Beach, Cafeteria Old Beach and Kadoorie Beach from 'fair' to 'poor'. |
 | | Seven gazetted beaches - Anglers' Beach, Approach Beach, Ting Kau Beach, Casam Beach, Gemini Beaches, Hoi Mei Wan Beach and Lido Beach - are closed to swimmers year round because of poor water quality. |
 | | Many beaches are likely to be more polluted than their grades suggest during and after periods of heavy rain. |
| www.news.gov.hk /en/category/environment/060616/html/060616en04004.htm (163 words) |
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