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Dragon Boat Festival Touring Dragon Boat Water, Tuen Mun Old Coffee Bay, no lifeguard on duty, family members falling into the water

2021-06-16T12:40:58.690Z


It is the Dragon Boat Festival, and many citizens choose to take a dragon boat swim at the beach. However, due to the shortage of lifeguards, there are no lifeguards on duty at Old Coffee Bay Beach in Tuen Mun, but many people still fall into the water. There are citizens who go to the beach to swim


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Written by: Huang Yingjin

2021-06-14 17:58

Last update date: 2021-06-14 17:58

It is the Dragon Boat Festival, and many citizens choose to take a dragon boat swim at the beach.

However, due to the shortage of lifeguards, there are no lifeguards on duty at Old Coffee Bay Beach in Tuen Mun, but many people still fall into the water.

Some citizens who went to the beach to swim said that although they were aware that there was no lifeguard on duty, they would take care of their own safety and would not swim into deep waters; there were also parents who took their children to swim in the opinion that children’s safety should not only rely on lifeguards , Parents must always pay attention to their children to ensure safety.

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No lifeguards inspected at the Old Coffee Bay Observatory

The scorching summer coincides with the Dragon Boat Festival, and citizens take advantage of the holiday to swim at the beach.

The reporter visited the Old Cafe Bay Beach, which is adjacent to the Tuen Mun Gold Coast Beach, today (14th). The beach was crowded with people and many families were playing on the beach.

However, due to the shortage of lifeguards, a notice was posted on Old Cafe Bay Beach stating that lifesaving services would be suspended, and the observation deck on the beach for lifeguards was also empty.

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Parents: You can rely on lifeguards

Ms. Tan took 5 children to the Old Coffee Bay for a swim.

Ms. Tan said that family members have noticed that there are no lifeguards on duty at the beaches, but they think that the responsibility of parents is far more important than that of lifeguards. "It will be safe to go to the second beach, but you can’t rely on lifeguards. The kids, I want to One by one.” She said that there are 6 adults travelling together today, and one person will take care of a child to ensure their safety.

Ms. Tan also knows how to swim. She even swims to the middle of the swimming area and does not care if there is a lifeguard on duty. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if there are (lifeguards), but nothing can be done." Was asked if she would be worried about the epidemic. , Ms. Tan said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about it, you don't have to go out of the street if you worry." She said that she would pay attention to keeping her distance from others, and her family was also vaccinated against the new crown, so she was not too worried about the risk of infection.

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Mr. Yau’s family with 3 children didn’t realize that there was no lifeguard on duty at the beach, but he said that he "doesn’t matter" and would not let the children swim into the deep water area. "The most terrible one must be watched by an adult, okay. The net is for adults at the top and children at the bottom, especially when there is no lifeguard." And because of the large number of people at the Golden Beach, he did not want to change to the beach to swim.

Regarding the epidemic, he believes that "IKEA is much better," and more people have been vaccinated, and he plans to make appointments for his children who have reached 12 years of age.

Mr. Zhang, 68, took advantage of the good weather today and went to the beach to swim.

He expressed no worries about the absence of a lifeguard, saying, "I will go out to soak my feet." "If people know that there is a lifeguard, they will swim out, but if they know that there is no lifeguard, they will swim out." He thinks that there is no lifeguard on duty. Instead, citizens will pay more attention to safety.

But compared to the beach, Mr. Zhang felt that the swimming pool would be safer, and said with a smile: "It is easier to save a baa accident."

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