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SCMP: Hong Kong-funded pollution reports on Guangdong kept from public公仔箱論壇6 i8 b1 F; i! m* m& X. w( h
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ F0 s: z6 V( n7 q* e3 j Province blocks full disclosure of Hong Kong-funded pollution surveysTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ x7 }) g5 R4 e
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Guangdong smog studies a secret8 \+ t1 X4 T' x7 I# J
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Two Hong Kong-funded air pollution studies in the Pearl River Delta region have not been fully disclosed to the public because Guangdong authorities object to releasing "confidential information" in them, the Hong Kong government has admitted. # z! {3 t1 s3 |www2.tvboxnow.comTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5 ~2 M9 d2 z! m( R; G
The 2½ projects were commissioned in 2007 to study the formation of photochemical smog, or ozone pollution, and industrial sources of air pollution in the region. ; j' C" M. z% Z. a$ Y( `5 zTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 : P2 b: L) x# O# t# Q$ B* K$ t公仔箱論壇Costing HK$10 million each, both studies were completed and filed to the commissioning body, the Environmental Protection Department, in June 2011. ; p4 n- H9 m4 H( Z* K6 Uwww2.tvboxnow.comtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 q/ W- s- Z9 b: L
But it was only in May this year that the department quietly uploaded the summary reports, of 11 and 15 pages, to its website. 7 k2 F/ P% j# z公仔箱論壇9 E2 g/ w# \+ q- ~5 i
The reports provided the scientific basis for setting new cross-border targets in emission cuts for next year and 2020, and for enhancing an air-quality monitoring network, a department spokesman said. - d: I" P8 _7 I7 }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 j3 B& ^. u+ ]( J5 J- ]
But Hong Kong had a binding agreement with Guangdong not to release the reports, which contained unspecified sensitive information, he said.9 ~% z# u& l, s+ `- S4 ?9 c2 p
5 L8 |( j& K3 i: |4 i! ?& LTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。"The two studies were conducted within the region, which contained confidential information collected in the economic zone of [the Pearl River Delta]. Our Guangdong counterparts considered it inappropriate to disclose such information."www2.tvboxnow.com# [* e6 I) t& b" |/ U& W9 \" w. ^
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He said the province's role in the studies was only providing back-up and technical support, including "professional input" on selecting sample sites. 8 a; h5 V) J6 D1 T2 b) O ! h, W# l. @2 _! p& P& M7 ]/ u% PThe embargo decision was in stark contrast to the complete disclosure in 2002 of an unprecedented regional air-quality report, including its technical annexes.公仔箱論壇2 b0 `: b! E" r
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That report formed the basis on which the first cross-border emission-reduction targets were set.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 N3 ^6 J* u# ~0 ?! ^
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A spokesman for the Guangdong Environmental Protection Bureau insisted the embargo was necessary as the reports had"some data about some enterprises. We have made a simplified version of what the public needs to know about it." 7 h `( E+ Q* {0 {/ `: d1 X/ atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb , r+ Z& K# m+ e) C6 |# z; KIn Hong Kong, Democratic Party lawmaker Wu Chi-wai said there was no justification for holding back the reports, which were already three years old.3 r, b+ W" {7 w; c0 P3 S* p/ n
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"Everything about the mainland is confidential or sensitive. If that's the case, we won't be able to achieve anything on anything involving the mainland," he said.公仔箱論壇3 g6 c9 T; Q* R
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Wu said that without the full report, it would be difficult to monitor whether the government had made the right policy decisions or measures.. G' C/ d& Q" m1 b3 ]- H
0 ~9 j3 \0 X1 R% Q2 @) Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbGreen Power chief executive Dr Man Chi-sum said Hong Kong and Guangdong might be overreacting about the reports.1 i4 h( F4 V2 Z E6 J
: [7 d' l7 {" x# H% I `"We are not talking about emissions from a particular power plant that we want to hold responsible," he said."We want more about the trends."tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ n6 |+ y, \. g, O2 _( j5 y5 W2 k4 V
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Man noted that as the mainland stepped up its fight against pollution, many cities that once saw air-quality data as highly confidential were now willing to reveal their monitoring data, even on areal-time basis. 2 N% V9 ]) u( [. v; q6 I* o公仔箱論壇0 a2 _6 X8 F2 C$ `$ u
The ozone study involved collecting samples of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at 84 locations in the delta region via eight measurements from September 2008 to December 2009. % S6 d% b8 t3 l0 r9 S* k/ m$ [www2.tvboxnow.com $ |' Y+ @! x3 OTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。VOCs constitute a smog-inducing pollutant that reacts with nitrogen dioxides in the air to form ozone. : o' Y; v% a- C7 Y公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇5 m; c8 l! q4 }. B2 q' Q
In the other study, on industrial pollution sources, data was gathered from more than 150 selected enterprises about their production, operational processes and airborne emissions.www2.tvboxnow.com2 Q- A; j. ?4 y# V, {
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