1. Clean Air and Blue Skies
Exchange Program IV
Exit Report Presentation
August 24, 2012
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

2. Lecture Series & Meetings Attended
5
Lecture Series
2
Meetings

3. Lecture Series Attended
“The Electric Vehicles Standards: The Malaysian Experience”,
De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines, November 2011.
 “Remote Sensing of Aerosol Particles using LIDAR
Technology”, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong,
November 2011.
 “Applications of GIS on Urban Heat Island and Climate
Change”, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, December
2011.
 “Applications of GIS on Health and Social Science Research”,
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, December 2011.
 “Training on the use of EMFAC-HK 2.1”, Hong Kong
Environmental Protection Department, February 2012
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4. Classes Attended (as sit-in)
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Air and Noise Pollution Studies (Every Wednesday,
1830h – 2100h)
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Environmental Risk Assessment (Every Thursday,
1830h – 2100h)
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Fundamentals of GIS (Every Thursday, 1430h –
1600h)
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Environmental Remote Sensing (Every Tuesday,
1830h – 2100h)

5. Learned to use the following equipment
 Dust
Track TSI - PM
 Q-track TSI – CO/CO2, Temperature and %RH
 ppbRAE - TVOC
 Bag/Canister – grab/controlled air sampling
 NO2/CO Data Logger – NO2/CO
 OGAWA Passive Samplers - NOx
 GC-MS – VOCs (to14)
 GPS – Spatial data (location, speed, time, altitude)

6. Assisted Implementation of the
Following On-going Projects
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Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Health
Effects Study.
Exposure Study of Primary School
Students in Hong Kong
The PolyU Parking Lot KNOXOUT Project
(Pacific Bay – Hong Kong Polytechnic
University and Clean Air Network Hong
Kong)
Vehicle Inspection & Maintenance (I&M)
for Hong Kong and Manila
Cooking Project.
Tire Pyrolisis

7. Organized / Managed the following
projects & activities
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“Determination of in-vehicle air quality
pollutants: PM 2.5, CO, CO2, NO2 and VOCs in
selected transport modes in metro manila.”
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“Public Lecture on Air Quality Management”,
May, 2012, College of Engineering, University of
the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City.
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Memorandum of Understanding signing for HKPU
and ADMU, May 2012, Manila Philippines.
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DLSU / HKPU Meeting, May 2012, Manila
Philippines

8. Other Activities
•
Volunteered for the “Dark Christmas
Carnival Parade” organized by Clean Air
Network Hong Kong (CAN-HK) last
December 17, 2011
•
Volunteered for the “Hong Kong
Cycling Day” organized by Clean Air
Network Hong Kong (CAN-HK) last
January 8, 2012.
•
Regular Volunteer Overseas Absentee
Voting (OAV) of the Philippine
Consulate General’s Office

9. Other Activities
•
Attended the Annual Assembly of the
Philippine Association of Hong Kong
(PAHK).
•
Invited as judge for the “Christmas
Card Making Contest” of the Damayan
Association
•
Joined PolyU Staff Choir and Staff Band
for the 75th Poly U Family Anniversary
Concert.

10. Challenges
HOMESICKNESS
COST
OF LIVING
 LANGUAGE

CLIMATE

FOOD

11. Overall Progress
OBJECTIVES
PROGRESS
PERSONAL KEY INDICATOR
Dispersion Modeling
85%
Air Quality Sampling/Monitoring
100%
Basic Knowledge
Intermediate level of modeling skills
(EMFAC)
Learn about:
Can handle air quality sampling
equipment (including calibration, proper
handling and knowledge sharing)
Source Emissions Testing
100%
GIS for AQM
100%
Exposure assessment of pollutants and
health impact
70%
Case study in Metro Manila
90%
Intermediate level of GIS skills
(implementation)
Acquired knowledge
Proposal, Implementation and Results
presentation

12. Further Plans
•
Continue study GIS, AQM Modeling (AERMOD, MCM,
MOVES)
•
Learn new AQ sampling equipment
•
Develop a new proposal related to In-door Air Quality
and/or Emissions Inventory
•
Help CAI-Asia formulate, develop & implement a
multi-disciplinary project related to air quality
management.