THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1992
THE
CUSTO
CUSTOMS CHIEF LEAVES FOR INT'L MEETING
OXLEY,
WILL
CUSTOMS
('OMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, MR CLIVE LEAVE HONG KONG TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO ATTEND THE INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION COUNCIL MEETING IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM.
AFTER THE MEETING, HE WILL PAY A VISIT TO FRANCE WHERE HE WILL BR MEETING THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE FRENCH CUSTOMS FOR DISCUSSIONS ON MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST.
THE COMMISSIONER WILL THEN FLY TO ITALY WHERE HE WILL ADDRESS THE HONG KONG ITALY ASSOCIATION IN MILAN.
MR OXLEY IS SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO HONG KONG ON JULY 8.
DURING HIS ABSENCE, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, MR TONG KANG-SING, WILL ACT AS THE COMMISSIONER.
AIR QUALITY REPORT FOR MAY RELEASED
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) TODAY (THURSDAY) RELEASED AIR QUALITY INFORMATION FOR LAST MONTH.
THIS IS THE 11TH MONTHLY ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT.
NORMALLY CONTAINS MONITORING RESULTS AS OBTAINED AT ITS MONG KOK, CENTRAL/WESTERN AND KWAT CHƯNG MONITORING STATIONS, AN EPD SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT
NO DATA, HOWEVER, IS AVAILABLE FOR THE CENTRAL/WESTERN STATION, WHERE ALL MONITORING ACTIVITIES HAVE TEMPORARILY BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION WORK THERE.
AND
THE REPORTED AIR POLLUTANTS INCLUDE SULPHUR DIOXIDE (S02) NITROGEN DIOXIDE (NO2) WHICH ARE MONITORED CONTINUOUSLY ROUND-THE- CLOCK, AND TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATES (TSP) AND RESPIRABLE SUSPENDED PARTICULATES (RSP) WHICH ARE SAMPLED FOR 24 HOURS EVERY SIX DAYS.
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THE SPOKESMAN SAID: THE GENERAL S02 AND NO2 LEVELS IN MAY WERE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN THOSE IN THE PREVIOUS MONTHS THIS YEAR.
FOLLOW THE GENERAL REDUCING TREND OF AIR POLLUTION LEVELS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.
IHFY
"HIGHER DISPERSIVE CAPABILITY OF THE ATMOSPHERE IN SUMMER MONTHS GENERALLY RESULTS IN LOWER AIR POLLUTION LEVELS, THE FACT THAT WE HAD A WET MONTH IN MAY ALSO HELPED TO REDUCE POLLUTION LEVELS, PARTICULARLY TSP AND RSV."
/THE SPOKESMAN