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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1985
DATA FROM THE INSTRUMENTS WAS GATHERED ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS BY THE USE OF AN ELECTRONIC DATA LOGGER, WHICH STORED INFORMATION ON MAGNETIC TAPES, WHICH WERE PROCESSED AND ANALYSED BY A PDP II MINI-COMPUTER AT EPA HEADQUARTERS IN TSIM SHA TSUI.
THERE WAS ALSO PROVISION FOR REAL-TIME DATA DISPLAY AND ANALYSIS IN THE MOBILE LABORATORY ITSELF, MR TROMP SAID.
THE LABORATORY, HE SAID, COULD BE SENT AT SHORT NOTICE TO ALMOST ANY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION IN THE URBAN AND RURAL AREAS OF HONG KONG,
THE LABORATORY WOULD BE USED FOR MEASUREMENT OF VEHICLE RELATED POLLUTION AT ROADSIDES, SPECIAL SHORT TERM STUDIES OF SPECIFIC LOCALITIES AND THE IDENTIFICATION OF PHOTOCHEMICAL POLLUTION, HE SAID.
IT WAS FIRST SENT EARLY THIS MONTH TO MEASURE EXISTING LEVELS OF AIR POLLUTION IN THE DEEP BAY AREA NEAR YUEN LONG, AS PART OF A COLLABORATIVE STUDY ON AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT OF THAT AREA BEING UNDERTAKEN WITH THE GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BUREAU.
PROMOTING TOURISM IN EASTERN DISTRICT ***
THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION, MRS MABEL TING, WILL GIVE A SPECIAL TALK ON THE PROMOTION OF TOURISM IN EASTERN DISTRICT TO EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AT THEIR MEETING TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
BOARD MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED REORGANISATION OF THE MAXICAB SERVICE IN THE DISTRICT, THE RECENT FLOODING IN SHAU KEI WAN MAIN STREET EAST, THE DEVELOPMENT OF OPEN SPACES AND THE THEME FOR THE SPECIAL OR COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP ISSUES FOR 1987.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE THE ADOPTION OF THE DISTRICT BOARD STANDING ORDERS, THE SETTING UP OF FUNCTIONAL COMMITTEES, THE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS, THE DRAFT BUDGET FOR 1985-86, A PROGRESS REPORT ON DISTRICT PROJECTS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT ACHIEVEMENTS AND COMMUNITY BUILDING WORK, AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF A WORKING GROUP ON PRIVATE ROADS.
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