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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