Water at beaches poorer

Water quality at nine beaches has been downgraded, with 13 good, 11 fair, 13 poor and one very poor.

Turtle Cove and Clear Water Bay Second Beach were downgraded from good to fair; Big Wave Bay, Hairpin, St Stephen's, Stanley Main, New Cafeteria and Kadoorie were downgraded from fair to poor; and Shek O from poor to very poor. Kwun Yam Wan beach was upgraded from fair to good.

Five beaches - Anglers', Approach, Ting Kau, Castle Peak and Rocky Bay - are closed to swimmers.

Good: Middle Bay, Lo So Shing, Repulse Bay, Kwun Yam Wan, South Bay, Hap Mun Bay, Tong Fuk, Kiu Tsui, Cheung Sha Upper, Trio (Hebe Haven), Hung Shing Yeh, Pui O, Cheung Sha Lower.

Fair: Chung Hom Kok, Silvermine Bay, Deep Water Bay, Tung Wan, Cheung Chau, Turtle Cove, Clear Water Bay First, Clear Water Bay Second, Discovery Bay, Ma Wan, Silverstrand.

Poor: Big Wave Bay, Hairpin, Casam, St Stephen's, Kadoorie, Lido, Old Cafeteria, New Cafeteria, Golden Beach, Butterfly, Hoi Mei Wan, Gemini, Stanley Main.

Very poor: Shek O.