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  • Hong Kong's radiation level remains normal (April 11 2011)

    Hong Kong's radiation level remains normal (April 11 2011)


    [Source: Government of Hong Kong PRC SAR, View Original Article.]

    The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government continues to closely monitor the Fukushima nuclear incident.

    Various departments are keeping track of radiation levels in Hong Kong's air and fresh water, and in food and imported products from Japan, round the clock.

    The latest monitoring results for the 24 hours until noon today (April 11) from the relevant departments are as follows:
    • Radiation level in Hong Kong
      • According to the Hong Kong Observatory, the radiation level in Hong Kong remained normal during the past 24 hours.
      • Very minute amount of artificial radionuclide Iodine-131 was detected from the air sample collected at King's Park from noon on April 9 to noon on April 10.
      • As the amount of radioactive iodine detected is very small, it will not affect public health and no precautionary measures are required.
    • Water safety
      • The Water Supplies Department continues to monitor the radioactivity level of Dongjiang water supplied to Hong Kong, raw water from impounding reservoirs and fresh water.
      • In the past 24 hours, the monitoring results showed no observable change in the radioactivity level of all samples.
      • The radiological quality of fresh water remains normal and safe.
    • Sea and air cargo
      • Hong Kong Customs continues to select cargoes imported from Japan for inspection, including pharmaceutical products, cosmetics and personal hygiene products.
      • In the past 24 hours, Customs has checked 1,233 air consignments and 23 sea containers, including one consignment of pharmaceutical products and seven consignments of cosmetics.
      • No irregularities have been detected so far.
    • Food safety
      • The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department continues to collect samples from local fish culture zones and fish wholesale markets under the Fish Marketing Organisation for radiological testing on a daily basis.
      • In the past 24 hours, the results of all collected samples were satisfactory.
      • The Centre for Food Safety of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has examined 68 food samples imported from Japan including seven samples by air and 61 samples by sea in the past 24 hours.
      • Samples included aquatic products, vegetables, drinks and others. All examined samples were satisfactory.
    • Assistance to Hong Kong residents
      • The Assistance to Hong Kong Residents Unit of the Immigration Department (ImmD) has not received any new request for assistance during the past 24 hours.
      • There are still two persons believed to be in Japan who cannot be contacted. The ImmD will continue to follow up.


    For more relevant statistics and information, please visit "Japan Earthquake - Information for Residents" at the GovHK website, www.gov.hk.

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