The Leisure & Cultural Services Department has announced that lifesaving services at 13 beaches have been suspended, and seven public pools are closed, due to insufficient lifeguards on duty today.

The beaches are Anglers', Ting Kau and Ma Wan Tung Wan beaches in Tsuen Wan; Butterfly and Golden beaches in Tuen Mun; Silverstrand and Clear Water Bay Second beaches in Sai Kung; and, Deep Water Bay, Repulse Bay, South Bay, Stanley Main, Turtle Cove and Shek O beaches in Southern District.

Red flags have been hoisted at these beaches. For safety reasons, swimmers should not enter the water.

The closed pools are Morrison Hill and Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park pools on Hong Kong Island; Tai Kok Tsui, Hammer Hill Road, Jordan Valley, and Lam Tin pools in Kowloon; and, Tung Chung Swimming Pool in the New Territories.

Sixteen pools partially open are Pao Yue Kong, Kennedy Town, Victoria Park and Siu Sai Wan pools on Hong Kong Island; Lai Chi Kok Park, Sham Shui Po Park, Kowloon Park, Kowloon Tsai and Kwun Tong pools in Kowloon; and, Jockey Club Yan Oi Tong, Tuen Mun North West, Shing Mun Valley, Tsing Yi, Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung and Hin Tin pools in New Territories.

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13 beaches closed