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"Community feedback and participation, through fora such as this evening's public hearing, will be instrumental to our striving to maintain this delicate balance," he urged.
The Commercial Radio's licence was granted in 1989 for 12 years and is subject to renewal by the Governor in Council not before August 26 this year.
The hearing is therefore aimed at allowing the Broadcasting Authority to evaluate the licensee's performance against the various statutory requirements and licence conditions before recommending any changes to these conditions.
The second hearing will take place on May 18 (Thursday), also from 6.30 pm to 9.30 pm at the lecture hall of the Hong Kong Science Museum in Tsim Sha Tsui.
End/Tuesday, May 9, 1995
EPD to launch Air Pollution Index
Starting on June 6, Hong Kong will for the first time have a daily air pollution index (API).
Announcing details of the index at a press conference today (Tuesday), Principal Environmental Protection Officer of the Environmental Protection Department, Mr Tse Chin-wan, said: "Timely information about air pollution levels will help increase the public awareness on air quality.
"The API system provides a simple and uniform way to report daily air pollution concentrations and serves as a basis for advising the public before the onset of air pollution incidents."
The API is based on the measurement of six air pollutants for which the Air Quality Objectives for Hong Kong have been established. These pollutants are nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide, ozone, carbon monoxide, total suspended particulates and respirable suspended particulates.
"The measured air pollution concentrations are transformed into an index which ranges from 0 to 500," Mr Tse said.