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THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1975
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STUDENTS SURVEY ON ACIDITY OF RAINFALL
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THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY CARRIED OUT BY THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS FROM 258 SCHOOLS IN HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES ON THE ACIDITY OF RAINFALL WILL BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
THE SURVEY, CALLED +ACID RAIN AND OTHER AIR POLLUTION PROJECTS+ WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE CONSERVANCY ASSOCIATION IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
IT WAS THE SECOND PART OF A WIDER STUDY ON +PURE AIR+.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE SURVEY WAS GIVEN BY RANK XEROX LTD. WHICH IMPORTED SPECIAL ACID MEASURING PAPERS FROM THE UNITED STATES FOR THE STUDENTS TO CONDUCT THE TESTS.
DURING THE SURVEY THE STUDENTS COLLECTED AND MEASURED RAINFALL FOR SEVEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS AND TESTED THE ACIDITY OF THE RAIN.
THEY SENT THE DATA TO THE CONSERVANCY ASSOCIATION FOR ANALYSIS, THE RESULTS OF WHICH WILL BE RELEASED AT A JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
NOTE TO EDITORS
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE PRESS CONFERENCE WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 P.M. TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN ROOM 35 OF THE GOVERNMENT TRAINING DIVISION, 2ND FLOOR, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG
SPEAKERS AT THE JOINT EVENT WILL BE THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS), MR. ARTHUR BROWN DR. BETH GOTT, VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSERVANCY_ASSOCIATION- AND MR. SHANY SIU, MARKETING EXECUTIVE OF RANX XEROX LTD.
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