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MONDAY, JULY 13, 1992

RATE ARE PAYABLE ON VACANT PROPERTIES BUT ARE REFUNDABLE UNDER THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 30 OF THE ORDINANCE.

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HOWEVER, UNDER SECTION 30 (1A) AND (2A) NO REFUNDS PAYABLE IN THE CASE OF A VACANT TENEMENT LAST USED OR INTENDED USED WHOLLY OR PRIMARILY FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES OR FOR THE PARKING VEHICLES (UNLESS VACANT BY REASON OF AN ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT).

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TO AVOID QUEUEING, THE SPOKESMAN URGED RATEPAYERS ΤΟ CHEQUE OR MONEY ORDER SENT BY POST OR BY EARLY PERSONAL ATTENDANCE ANY OF THE OFFICES LISTED ON THE BACK OF THE DEMAND NOTE.

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AIR QUALITY REPORT FOR JUNE ANNOUNCED

THE ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION DEPARTMENT

TODAY (MONDAY)

RELEASED AIR QUALITY INFORMATION FOR LAST MONTH.

THIS IS THE 12TH MONTHLY ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT.

OBTAINED

THE ANNOUNCEMENT NORMALLY CONTAINS MONITORING RESULTS AT ITS MONG KOK, CENTRAL/WESTERN AND KWAI CHUNG MONITORING STATIONS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

FOR THIS RELEASE, HOWEVER, NO DATA IS AVAILABLE FOR THE CENTRAL/WESTERN STATION, WHERE ALL MONITORING ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED SINCE MARCH BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK TAKING PLACE AT

THE STATION.

THE REPORTED AIR POLLUTANTS INCLUDE SULPHUR DIOXIDE (802) AND 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.

THESE AIR POLLUTANTS MAINLY COME FROM COMBUSTION OF FUEL IN INDUSTRIAL PLANTS AND MOTOR VEHICLES ENGINES.

TSP AND RSP ARE ALSO GENERATED BY CONSTRUCTION SOME MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, AS WELL AS NATURAL SOURCES.

ACTIVITIES AND

THE RELATIVELY HIGH DISPERSIVE CAPABILITY OF THE ATMOSPHERE JUNE KEPT AIR POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS AT LOW LEVELS.

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