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Respirable Suspended Particulates

Respirable Suspended Particulates

RSP are the proportion of total suspended particulates of a size smaller than 10 micrometres and they have the ability to penetrate deeply into the lungs. Depending on their source and the existing meteorological conditions, RSP can be made up of a number of different constituents.

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Particulates constituents

There are a number of chemicals that may form part of RSP. Two important constituents are lead and aromatic hydrocarbons. A number of constituents of RSP and their sources are given in the table below.

Chemical constituent Source Silicon, aluminum, calcium, manganese and iron Soil/crystal and construction activities Vanadium and nickel Oil fired combustion Cadmium and hydrocarbons Incineration Carbon, lead, bromine and hydrocarbons Vehicle emissions Sodium, chloride, magnesium, and potassium Marine aerosols Nitrate, sulphate and ammonium Secondary pollutant formation

Other chemicals that may be found in particulates matter that are tested for by the EPD are barium, copper, beryllium, mercury, chromium, arsenic and fluoride.

To see what RSP consist of, please click the following icon.

Composition of RSP

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Hall life

These locals... they seem to greet each other with diu lei, diu lei lo mei  and other varieties of this message.
They can be loud and bang on doors when they're doing random stuff. They laugh at each other quite loudly and like to sing in both English and Cantonese. Sometimes they play hockey in the corridor at around midnight.
They're still alright people - friendly and will try to help get information for you. There are some scenes able to be found anywhere in the world, including this hall:
*mouse click* ,*mouse click*, *mouse click*, diu! diu! diu!

Many of them do seem to go 'home' for the weekend, providing some peace and quiet. Home not being all that far in Kowloon or the New Territories.

I'm grateful for the diverse activities they organise. I did manage to run in a 3000m steeplechase and found that I need to do more than just running.

They also decided to go for a night hike up to Victoria Peak after mulling over the temperature for two hours.

We left shortly after midnight and descended to main campus at around 4AM, just to have dim sum at Kennedy Town. My body doesn't appreciate the screwy times, especially the meal.


Even so, I couldn't resist the allure of night cycling. Because it's too busy to cycle on Hong Kong island during the day, they ride when everyone is meant to be asleep.
I suppose this would be the first time past Lan Kwai Fong for me. But only passing by and avoiding the queue spillover from bars/clubs onto the road.

It's quite something riding in the middle of the road on the tram tracks. Though this would later come back to get me as my concentration declined after 3AM and continuous drizzle. I did happen to lose concentration and let my tyre fall into the track and get a bit of a scab on my lower leg. Other people started to come off bikes after that time too.

We did stop for McDonalds at 2AM and this card proved to be useful:

The trip took us from the hall to the end of the tram line and some. We came up through Smithfield where only three people actually tried cycling up the inclined tunnel. My bike had some problems in changing to a lower gear and staying in there - I had to move the chain by hand which was a bit unpleasant.

So that brings us to 5AM and the need for a shower. Sleep at 6AM. =/ I only managed to sleep until 10AM for a few reasons. The adjustment to my body clock wasn't helpful for the midterm exam two days later. Ah well.

a wholesome activity - Airsoft

Pace of life is revealed by the speed of the escalator

Or maybe it was just an excuse for me to post a photo of a really really long escalator. It wasn't in action anyway. But really, the escalators in Hong Kong do feel faster than those in Melbourne.

Anyway, that was a quick detour to Tiu Keng Leng for the design institute so I could see the escalator for myself. The main event of the day was... Airsoft.

It's kind of like playing Counterstrike I suppose. Except that BBs sting for a while and you don't die (permanently). You also don't have to purchase new weapons after you die.

My legs were quite sore afterwards. Kneeling and stepping on BB bullets isn't something that you'd want to do everyday. It's still quite fun taking cover, bursting into rooms, coming around the back and flanking, etc.

I found that I didn't really need to reload after each round. There was only one bruise left on my upper left arm - the other hits didn't leave marks. Although one that ricocheted off a wall and onto my ear did hurt a lot.
I wonder whether this is popular in Hong Kong because the gun nuts don't have an outlet (like a military to join).

Bay View Restaurant

Bay View Restaurant is an exclusive establishment in the basement of 6 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam.
By exclusive I mean they only serve the cream of the crop: HKU staff and students only!

Here's the A餐 - set breakfast - with milk tea.
HKD 14.

The milk comes from a metal can and the tea is way too strong. The lady pouring it is far too happy as well.

Here's meal 1608. It's even more exclusive... for students only!

The 16xx series of student rice meals play around with combinations of egg, ham, luncheon meat and sausages. If one comes early enough, there will be a random vegetable allocated plus you can choose not to have the [excessively] black-peppered sauce. A perennial favourite!
HKD 12.

Bayview accepts payments by Octopus and cash. Language barriers can generally be overcome by using the index numbers for meals. However, one may have to spend time dealing with cultural barriers. These might include trying to say no to a drink included in a meal instead of giving in by choosing a random drink.
Sometimes ticket numbers seem to be forgotten and staff at the counter need to be reminded every 15 minutes after the first half hour. My 403 deep fried garoupa in sweetcorn sauce wasn't really worth waiting for... but then I had already paid for it.