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MONDAY, OCTOBER 14,

1991

OR SOMETIMES, BECAUSE OF THE HEAVY TRAFFIC ON MOST ROADS, OPENING WORKS HAD TO BE CARRIED OUT IN PHASES TO MAINTAIN TRAFFIC TO MINIMISE TRAFFIC CONGESTION.

ROAD

AND

THE

HE SAID UTILITY COMPANIES CARRIED OUT PERFORMANCE TESTS ON

TEST MIGHT TAKE A NEWLY LAID SERVICES, THESE TESTS SUCH AS LEAKAGE FEW DAYS.

ΤΟ

MINIMISE

THE

WERE TRENCHES

OFTEN OF THESE TESTS. IF

THE

TRAFFIC CONGESTION, BACKFILLED AND REINSTATED BEFORE THE COMPLETION THE PERFORMANCE TESTS FAILED, THE PERMITTEE MIGHT HAVE TO RE-OPEN TRENCH FOR REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR.

ONLY TEMPORARY CARRIED

AT

A

UTILITY COMPANIES WERE NOW

MR KWET SAID USUALLY THE PERMITTEE CARRIED OUT DEPARTMENT REINSTATEMENT OF TRENCHES.

HIGHWAYS

HE DATE. HOWEVER, FINAL REINSTATEMENT

ENCOURAGED TO TAKE

THE

LATER

STRESSED

OUT A THAT

BEING

UP

PERMANENT

REINSTATEMENT.

0

-

AIR QUALITY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER RELEASED

TODAY

AT

(EPD) THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT RELEASED AIR QUALITY INFORMATION FOR SEPTEMBER OBTAINED KOK, CENTRAL/WESTERN AND KWAI CHUNG MONITORING STATIONS.

THIS IS THE THIRD MONTHLY ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY THE SIMILAR ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL BE MADE REGULARLY.

(MONDAY) ITS MONG

DEPARTMENT.

(SO2) AND ROUND THE RESPIRABLE

SIX

THE REPORTED AIR POLLUTANTS INCLUDE SULPHUR DIOXIDE

MONITORED ARE

CONTINUOUSLY NITROGEN DIOXIDE (NO2) WIFE C'E

SUSPENDED

AND 0*100k,

PARTICULATES (TSP) TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATES (RSP) WHICH ARE SAMPLED FOR 24 HOURS EVERY DAYS.

AND

SEPTEMBER, IN

HONG KONG SUFFERED SLIGHTLY LEVELS OF NO2 AND TSP THAN IN AUGUST.

HIGUER

AVERAGE

AS

THIS PHENOMENON OF GENERALLY INCREASING LEVELS OF POLLUTION

THE WINTER MONTHS 19 CONSIDERED HONG KONG APPROACHES OR GETS INTO NORMAL.

LESS THE

EFFICIENT AN RPD SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT

VERTICAL

IN ATMOSPHERE

WINTER GENERALLY CAUSE DISPERSION CAPABILITY OF THE HIGHER AIR POLLUTION LEVELS.

TO MAKE THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE PURPOSE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS

то QUALITY LEVELS

AND OTHER ATMOSPHERIC

FACTORS

THE PUBLIC MORE AWARE OF THE THEY MIGHT BE EXPOSED, AND THE AFFECT AIR QUALITY,

GENERAL

AIR

WHICH THAT

/THE AIR

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