Water quality at Silverstrand Beach, Clear Water Bay, worsened from the best rating to the worst in the latest E. coli tests by the Environmental Protection Department.
Swimmers are advised to avoid the beach.
Anglers', Approach, Ting Kau, Castle Peak and Rocky Bay beaches are closed for the season. Gemini and Hoi Mei Wan are temporarily closed.
Good: Deep Water Bay, Middle Bay, South Bay, Chung Hom Kok, Repulse Bay, Stanley Main, Turtle Cove, Hairpin, St Stephen's, Discovery Bay, Tung Wan (Cheung Chau), Kwun Yam Wan, Lo So Shing, Hung Shing Yeh, Cheung Sha Upper, Cheung Sha Lower, Pui O, Tong Fuk, Hap Mun Bay, Kiu Tsui, Clear Water Bay First, Trio (Hebe Haven), Butterfly.
Fair: Big Wave Bay, Shek O, Silvermine Bay, Clear Water Bay Second, New Cafeteria, Kadoorie, Old Cafeteria, Lido, Golden, Casam, Tung Wan (Ma Wan).
Very poor: Silverstrand.
