Evaluating the Effectiveness of Air Pollution Abatement Policy of Hong Kong

摘要

As only about 15% of the total time of people in Hong Kong was spent outdoors, it would be more valuable if the associated effectiveness and impact of the recently proposed abatement measures could be expressed in terms of the improvement in the total exposure levels. This paper uses an exposure assessment model developed from the local microenvironment concentration data together with our surveyed time activity patterns to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed air pollution abatement policy. Prior to the enforcement of abatement measures, about 2. 5% of the young group and 1.2% of the adult group having their exposure levels exceeded that defined by the current 8-hour PM_(10) standard (180 μg/m~3). With the enforcement of abatement measures, only 0.3% of the adult group would be restored to a safe level.