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nuclear power station at Daya Bay, so that existing. levels of
radiation throughout the territory can be established. This
baseline information will permit subsequent changes in
radiation levels to be detected.
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The programme has been implemented by the Royal
Observatory in co-operation with several other government
departments, and monitoring stations have been set up within
Measurements began in 1987.
the Territory.
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Results to-date indicate
that in general the
background radiation levels in Hong Kong are comparable with
those in many places in the world.
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In 1987, the total annual
various locations in the
dose from external radiation at various
Territory ranged from 0.5 to 1.5 millisieverts. The annual
average in the US ranged from 0.4 to 1.2 millisieverts.
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The consensus of international opinion including
that.of the International Commission on Radiological
Protection is that these levels have no observable impact on
the health of the population.