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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1992

NO2 CAUSES RESPIRATORY IRRITATION, INCREASES SUSCEPTIBILITY RESPIRATORY INFECTION AND IMPAIRS LUNG DEVELOPMENT.

TSP ACTS SYNERGISTICALLY WITH OTHER GASEOUS POLLUTANTS AND CAUSES RESPIRATORY ILLNESS AND REDUCES LUNG FUNCTION. SOME FORMS RSP MAY CAUSE CANCER.

TO

RSP

OF

BROADLY THE MONG KOK, CENTRAL/WESTERN AND KWAI CHUNG STATIONS

IN BUILT-UP REPRESENT AIR QUALITY AT LOCATIONS CLOSE TO ROAD TRAFFIC

RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS; AND URBAN DISTRICTS; COMBINED COMMERCIAL AND DISTRICTS CLOSE TO INDUSTRIAL AREAS RESPECTIVELY.

THE DEPARTMENT

CURRENTLY

OPERATES A TOTAL OF QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS, INCLUDING THE ABOVE THREE.

SHA TIN.

11 FIXED AIR

TSIM AND SHA

THE OTHER RIGHT STATIONS ARE AT KWUN TONG, SHAM SHUI PO, TSUI, TSEUNG KWAN O, TSUEN WAN, HONG KONG SOUTH, TAI PO

NOTE TO EDITORS:

FURTHER

ENQUIRY CAN BE

то DIRECTED

AN ACTING PRINCIPAL

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICER, MR WS TSUI, ON TEL 594 6401.

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