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Roadside
API expected to improve tomorrow
The Environmental
Protection Department today (Friday) recorded a roadside Air
Pollution Index (API) of 105 at the Causeway Bay air quality
monitoring station.
Another roadside station at Central recorded an API of 85
and the one at Mong Kok recorded 79.
This is
the third consecutive day that EPD recorded "very high"
API level at roadside.
For the
general ambient stations, the APIs ranged from 63 to 80.
"People
with heart or respiratory illnesses should avoid prolonged
stay in roads and streets with heavy traffic. If it is necessary
to stay in such places, they should reduce physical exertion
as far as possible," Principal Environmental Protection
Officer, Mr Leung Pak-ming said.
"During
the last 24 hours the prevalent wind has brought in a relatively
high background concentration of respirable suspended particulates.
This has added to our own locally produced emissions and caused
the roadside API levels to escalate to the 'very high' band,"
he said.
Mr Leung
said the situation was expected to improve tomorrow (Saturday).
"The
API forecast for tomorrow is 55 to 75 for the general air
quality stations and 75 to 95 for the roadside air quality
stations," he said.
Members
of the public can check the API readings for different locations
on 2827 8541 or from EPD's website at http://www.info.gov.hk/epd/.
END/Friday,
April 9, 1999
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