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The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (December 23) started a trial run of its new air pollution information system, the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI), to allow interested parties to familiarise themselves with the new system one week before its launch.
The AQHI at the selected air quality monitoring stations (see Annex) in the trial run will be released on the new website at www.aqhi.gov.hk.
The EPD will launch the AQHI, a health risk-based and multiple-pollutant index, on December 30 this year to replace the existing Air Pollution Index so as to communicate the health effects of air pollution more effectively and provide more timely and useful information to the public. The AQHI forecast will also be provided to help the public plan their outdoor activities and consider taking precautionary measures to protect their health.
For more information on the AQHI, please visit the above website.
Ends/Monday, December 23, 2013
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