Annex
G Compliance Status of the Air Quality Objectives
Annex
G1 Compliance Status of the Air Quality Objectives
Table
G1 Table of Compliance Status of the Air Quality Objectives |
Table G1 Table
of Compliance Status of the Air Quality Objectives
Pollutant |
AQO
|
89 |
90 |
91 |
92 |
93 |
94 |
95 |
96 |
97 |
Total
suspended particulates |
24
hour |
x |
x |
O |
x |
O |
x |
x |
x |
O |
|
Annual |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Respirable
suspended particulates |
24
hour |
x |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
x |
O |
O |
|
Annual |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Sulphur
dioxide |
1
hour |
x |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
|
24
hour |
x |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
|
Annual |
x |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
Nitrogen
dioxide |
1
hour |
x |
x |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
x |
|
24
hour |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
Annual |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
x |
O |
O |
x |
Carbon
monoxide |
1
hour |
O |
n/a |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
|
8
hour |
O |
n/a |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
Ozone
|
1
hour |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
x |
O |
Lead
|
3
month |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
Note:
O = air quality objective was achieved; x = air quality objective
was not achieved
n/a = information not available
Source: Data provided by EPD
Annex
G2 Long Term Trends in Criteria Air Pollutants in Hong Kong
Table
G2 Long Term Trends in Annual Average Criteria Air Pollutants
in Hong Kong |
Sulphur
Dioxide/ Monitoring Station
|
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
1993 |
1992 |
1991 |
1990 |
1989 |
1988 |
Kwun
Tong |
12 |
16 |
19 |
10 |
24 |
31 |
21 |
22 |
39 |
36 |
56 |
Sham
Shui Po |
18 |
20 |
18 |
24 |
26 |
27 |
12 |
10 |
13 |
12 |
21 |
Central/Western |
14 |
18 |
15 |
21 |
19 |
24 |
23 |
18 |
19 |
16 |
19 |
Tsuen
Wan |
14 |
20 |
22 |
23 |
30 |
50 |
36 |
36 |
41 |
28 |
35 |
Kwai
Chung |
15 |
18 |
21 |
20 |
24 |
33 |
22 |
23 |
67 |
111 |
126 |
Tai
Po |
9 |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
25 |
12 |
7 |
5 |
- |
- |
Shatin |
8 |
11 |
13 |
13 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
Mong
Kok |
18 |
18 |
30 |
33 |
51 |
43 |
49 |
49 |
- |
- |
- |
Yuen
Long |
17 |
21 |
18 |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(Causeway
Bay)+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
27 |
16 |
23 |
(Tsim
Sha Tsui) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
22 |
25 |
13 |
26 |
42 |
53 |
(Junk
Bay) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9 |
11 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
(Hong
Kong South) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9 |
12 |
7 |
8 |
11 |
- |
HK
Average |
14 |
18 |
20 |
20 |
26 |
27 |
21 |
18 |
25 |
33 |
34 |
Nitrogen
Dioxide/ Monitoring Station |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
1993 |
1992 |
1991 |
1990 |
1989 |
1988 |
Kwun
Tong |
68 |
74 |
65 |
57 |
59 |
66 |
74 |
57 |
60 |
60 |
93 |
Sham
Shui Po |
67 |
71 |
62 |
67 |
65 |
62 |
57 |
48 |
65 |
47 |
- |
Central/Western |
52 |
58 |
47 |
54 |
52 |
50 |
50 |
46 |
50 |
60 |
32 |
Tsuen
Wan |
62 |
68 |
59 |
61 |
59 |
56 |
63 |
57 |
52 |
67 |
64 |
Kwai
Chung |
46 |
49 |
44 |
46 |
46 |
48 |
44 |
44 |
39 |
36 |
27 |
Tai
Po |
51 |
50 |
44 |
45 |
46 |
42 |
40 |
36 |
33 |
- |
- |
Shatin |
45 |
49 |
45 |
44 |
40 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Mong
Kok |
83 |
85 |
75 |
84 |
88 |
75 |
75 |
70 |
- |
- |
- |
Yuen
Long |
54 |
61 |
52 |
42 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(Causeway
Bay)+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
61 |
40 |
- |
(Junk
Bay) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
21 |
24 |
20 |
15 |
12 |
21 |
(Hong
Kong South) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
26 |
29 |
25 |
21 |
- |
- |
HK
Average |
59 |
63 |
57 |
57 |
58 |
53 |
51 |
44 |
42 |
46 |
49 |
Ozone/
Monitoring Station |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
1993 |
1992 |
1991 |
1990 |
1989 |
1988 |
Central/Western |
30 |
27 |
29 |
24 |
22 |
25 |
24 |
21 |
19 |
15 |
19 |
Tsuen
Wan |
20 |
22 |
- |
- |
- |
11 |
17 |
16 |
17 |
17 |
23 |
Kwai
Chung |
31 |
33 |
34 |
29 |
27 |
23 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
14 |
23 |
Tai
Po |
31 |
28 |
- |
- |
- |
16 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Yuen
Long |
23 |
24 |
20 |
17 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(Junk
Bay) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
33 |
22 |
36 |
49 |
52 |
40 |
HK
Average |
27 |
26 |
29 |
26 |
25 |
23 |
19 |
22 |
25 |
21 |
26 |
Carbon
Monoxide/ Monitoring Station |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
1993 |
1992 |
1991 |
1990 |
1989 |
1988 |
Mong
Kok |
1146 |
1095 |
1100 |
122 |
154 |
148 |
147 |
136 |
- |
- |
- |
Kwai
Chung |
- |
651 |
490 |
- |
50 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
HK
Average |
1146 |
896 |
933 |
122 |
124 |
148 |
147 |
136 |
- |
- |
- |
Total
Suspended Particulates/ Monitoring Station |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
1993 |
1992 |
1991 |
1990 |
1989 |
1988 |
Kwun
Tong |
80 |
93 |
99 |
107 |
107 |
105 |
104 |
89 |
92 |
121 |
143 |
Sham
Shui Po |
86 |
89 |
101 |
99 |
102 |
118 |
124 |
99 |
102 |
109 |
119 |
Central/Western |
77 |
84 |
87 |
93 |
87 |
81 |
86 |
75 |
75 |
84 |
102 |
Tsuen
Wan |
74 |
82 |
85 |
97 |
101 |
106 |
107 |
89 |
87 |
98 |
126 |
Kwai
Chung |
63 |
71 |
75 |
81 |
88 |
88 |
91 |
83 |
86 |
100 |
146 |
Tai
Po |
68 |
80 |
77 |
84 |
87 |
92 |
87 |
74 |
72 |
- |
- |
Shatin |
67 |
66 |
69 |
73 |
78 |
74 |
81 |
61 |
- |
- |
- |
Mong
Kok |
103 |
134 |
142 |
135 |
158 |
148 |
159 |
109 |
- |
- |
- |
Yuen
Long |
97 |
103 |
114 |
131 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(Causeway
Bay)+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
86 |
87 |
110 |
(Tsim
Sha Tsui) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
82 |
86 |
71 |
73 |
77 |
95 |
(Junk
Bay) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
77 |
77 |
73 |
69 |
77 |
104 |
(Hong
Kong South) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
60 |
70 |
60 |
55 |
61 |
- |
HK
Average |
79 |
89 |
93 |
96 |
101 |
97 |
99 |
85 |
80 |
94 |
113 |
Respirable
Suspended Particulates/ Monitoring Station |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
1993 |
1992 |
1991 |
1990 |
1989 |
1988 |
Kwun
Tong |
53 |
59 |
59 |
62 |
57 |
64 |
72 |
66 |
62 |
58 |
74 |
Sham
Shui Po |
55 |
58 |
59 |
60 |
61 |
68 |
71 |
63 |
61 |
61 |
65 |
Central/Western |
49 |
56 |
52 |
59 |
56 |
56 |
60 |
56 |
54 |
53 |
71 |
Tsuen
Wan |
54 |
56 |
53 |
62 |
62 |
59 |
64 |
57 |
48 |
55 |
77 |
Kwai
Chung |
45 |
51 |
48 |
52 |
51 |
53 |
55 |
54 |
52 |
58 |
87 |
Tai
Po |
50 |
55 |
52 |
56 |
50 |
51 |
53 |
49 |
46 |
- |
- |
Shatin |
46 |
47 |
46 |
50 |
53 |
43 |
51 |
42 |
- |
- |
- |
Mong
Kok |
63 |
75 |
77 |
75 |
69 |
66 |
71 |
59 |
- |
- |
- |
Yuen
Long |
61 |
64 |
64 |
75 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(Causeway
Bay)+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
55 |
54 |
66 |
(Tsim
Sha Tsui) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
49 |
55 |
49 |
52 |
52 |
59 |
(Junk
Bay) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
39 |
44 |
44 |
44 |
45 |
63 |
(Hong
Kong South) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
35 |
46 |
43 |
37 |
38 |
- |
HK
Average |
53 |
58 |
56 |
60 |
58 |
54 |
58 |
55 |
51 |
54 |
67 |
Notes:
* Monitoring stations shown in parentheses are now closed.
+ Causeway Bay now has a roadside station, but the data from
this station have not been included as the roadside station
does not represent ambient air quality.
Source: EPD Air Quality Reports, 1989-1998 (& Consultants'
calculation of HK Averages)
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