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Monitors' Report submitted to CS
The monitors appointed to observe the Orderly Repatriation Programme operation this (Monday) morning have submitted their report to the Chief Secretary.
The two monitors comprised a non-official Justice of the Peace, Mr Yeung Yuk-chiu, and a representative from a non-governmental organisation, Mr Joseph C M Lee from Caritas - Hong Kong.
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Air Quality Report for June
The Environmental Protection Department today (Monday) released air quality information for June 1996.
The purpose of the announcement is to keep the public informed of the air quality levels in the territory and to explain the measurements.
The
announcement contains 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.
The reported air pollutants include sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), total suspended particulates (TSP) which comprise all sizes of dust particles, and the respirable fraction of the dust (RSP). All these pollutants can affect respiratory health in sufficient concentration.
In June, there was no exceedance of the 24-hour Air Quality Objective (AQO) values at any of three stations.
The gases and particles described originated from various sources. SO2 is mostly produced when fuels that contain sulphur are burned. NO2 is formed during combustion by the combination of nitrogen and oxygen, and by the atmospheric oxidation of nitric oxide (NO), also a product of combustion.
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