Spotlight on the Environmental
Protection Department
The Environmental Protection Department (www.epd-asg.gov.hk)
website provides instant updates and past data of air pollution levels in
various areas of Hong Kong.
The Air Pollution Index (API) and
forecast system is a simple way of describing air pollution levels to
provide timely information to the public. Its aim is to advise people
before the onset of high air pollution levels, and to enhance awareness of
air pollution to the community. It helps the general public, especially
susceptible groups such as those with heart or respiratory illness, to
consider taking precautionary measures when necessary.
Daily
reporting started in June 1995 by the Environmental Protection Department
(EPD). In Hong Kong the API converts air pollution data from several types
of pollutants into a value ranging from 0 to 500.
The
Environmental Protection Department (www.epd-asg.gov.hk) remained the top site in the Lifestyle
- Environment category, with a market share of 15.61%, followed by WWF
Hong Kong (www.wwf.org.hk), 8.15% for the week ending March 11, 2006.
During this same period, the three most popular websites visited
before Environmental Protection Department were Hong Kong Observatory
(33.66%), Yahoo! Hong Kong (4.16%), and Yahoo! Hong Kong Weather (3.68%).
Sites visited after Environmental Protection Department illustrated the
same trend featuring, Hong Kong Observatory (30.93%), Yahoo! Hong Kong
(4.71%) and Google (2.04%).
Fast Mover - Hospital
Authority
www.ha.org.hk
Position week ending December 24,
2005: 1,220
Position week ending March 11, 2006: 863
Positions
jumped: 357
The Hospital Authority (www.ha.org.hk) manages 38 public hospitals and
institutions in Hong Kong. The Government's health care policy is to
safeguard and promote the general public health of the community as a
whole and to ensure the provision of medical and health services for the
people of Hong Kong.
Kowloon Hospital announced that since March
13, 2006, a total of 7 female patients aged 50 to 96 and two staff of a
medical ward in the Kowloon Hospital Rehabilitation Building had presented
with gastroenteritis symptoms and fever. All 7 patients were treated under
isolation and are in a stable condition. All other patients in the ward
concerned are under close surveillance. In addition, infection control
measures have already been enhanced and visiting of the isolated cubicle
is temporarily suspended.
Compared to all websites visited by
Internet users, the site ranked 1,220 for the week ending December 24,
2005 and 863 for the week ending March 11, 2006 in All Categories. In this
same week, the site ranked number 1 in the Health and Medical category
with 5.95% market share.
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