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358F PDFTitle:TOLO HARBOUR AND CHANNEL WATER CONTROL ZONE STATEMENT OF WATER QUALITY OBJECTIVES FOR WATERCOURSESGazette Number:
Schedule:2Heading:DEFINITION OF SUBZONESVersion Date:30/06/1997

1. A water course is defined as a system that carries natural drainage storm water, excluding foul sewage systems. Wholly enclosed nullahs will not be included except when the condition of the water in the nullah poses a potential health risk to human beings or the environment by draining into a watercourse.

2. In the statement of water quality objectives for the watercourses in the Tolo Harbour and Channel Water Control Zone, the subzones are defined as follows-

    Shing Mun River
:
SM(A), SM(B), SM(C), SM(D), SM(E), SM(F), SM(G), SM(H), SM(I).
    Lam Tsuen River
:
LT(C), LT(D).
    Tai Po River
:
TP(A), TP(B), TP(C).
    Other watercourses
:
All other watercourses except those within the above defined subzones.

(Enacted 1988)