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Yuen Long District Office, Yuen Long District Office Building, 269 Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long, New Territories.
Any person objecting to the works should send the objection in writing to the Secretary for Transport, Central Government Offices, East Wing, second floor, Lower Albert Road, Central not later than April 15, 1997 describing his interest and the manner in which he will be affected.
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Air Quality Report for January released
The Environmental Protection Department today (Friday) released air quality information for January, 1997.
The information shows no violation of air quality objective values in the month.
The report includes the monitoring results from Mong Kok, Central/Western and Kwai Chung, which represent three important land use types in the territory:
locations close to road traffic in built-up urban areas;
combined commercial and residential districts; and
districts close to industrial areas.
Air pollutants reported sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, total suspended particulates, and the respirable suspended particulates. All these pollutants can affect respiratory health in sufficient concentration.
Air pollution originated from various sources, including combustion, industrial and construction processes. In terms of impact on local air quality, motor vehicle exhaust is the most important source of nitrogen dioxide and airborne particulate matter, especially the smaller respirable particles.
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