HenryTo
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 Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2010 7:28 am Post subject: Hong Kong's Pollution |
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Hong Kong hits gloomy milestone:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-24/hong-kong-ends-2010-with-worst-pollution-since-readings-collected-in-1999.html
| Quote: | Hong Kong will record the worst year for roadside pollution since the city started collecting readings in 1999, according to calculations made by Bloomberg based on government data.
Roadside smog reached “very high” or “severe” levels on the city’s air pollution index, triggering government health warnings, at least 12.6 percent of the time at monitoring stations this year, even without including data collected this month, Bloomberg calculations show. That compares with very high or severe roadside pollution recorded 10.62 percent of the time during the whole of 2009.
Business leaders including the General Chamber of Commerce have said pollution is harming the city’s ability to recruit top executives to Hong Kong. About 25 percent of respondents to a survey published earlier this month said smog has led them to consider leaving the city because of concerns over their health. |
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