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Press
Release
Indoor
Air Quality Information Centre opened
A spokesman
for the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) said an
Indoor Air Quality Information Centre was opened today (January
11).
The Information
Centre is a new service by the EPD. It serves to provide information
to the general public and the professionals on indoor air
quality and its management as well as to display products
and technologies that can help improve indoor air quality.
The Information
Centre is located on the first floor of the Hong Kong Productivity
Council Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong. A cyber
centre has also been established on the Internet and can be
reached at http://www.iaq.gov.hk.
"At the
centre, there are demonstration models about how offices,
homes and public areas can achieve good indoor air quality
through proper design and use of suitable materials for renovation,
fittings and fixtures.
"There
is also a comprehensive collection of information about indoor
air quality and related matters." the spokesman noted.
The Information
Centre is open to the public between 9 am and 5.30 pm from
Mondays to Fridays and between 9 am and 1 pm on Saturdays.
Guided tours can also be made available to group visits by
appointment.
For enquiries,
the public can call the indoor air quality hotline at 2788-6177,
or fax their questions to 2788-6181, or e-mail to enquiry@iaq.gov.hk.
End/Thursday,
January 11, 2001
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