23 Feb 2011 120. The environmental industries, while at an initial stage of development, are growing impressively. In 2009, the value added of the green industries rose by 12.4 per cent and the number of employees also increased by 3.6 per cent. We have been promoting the development of environmental industries and a green economy through [...]
Posts from ‘February, 2011’
Hong Kong air pollution claims 1,860 lives a year, experts say
21 Feb. 2011 Hong Kong – Worsening air pollution in Hong Kong is causing 1,860 extra deaths a year and costing the city 2.5 billion US dollars in health costs and lost earnings, experts said Monday. A new study by a team of scientists from the University of Hong Kong team said the failure to clean up [...]
HKU study rejects govt air quality plan
RTHK 21 FEB 2011 Researchers at the University of Hong Kong have warned that implementing the government’s proposed objectives to improve air quality would have a negative impact. A study they carried out predicts that adopting the measures would result in higher levels of fine particulates and sulphur dioxide than at present. Professor Anthony Hedley, [...]
8 ways to curb air pollution
South China Morning Post — 18 Feb 2011 Poor visibility in Hong Kong is mainly caused by photochemical smog. Under sunlight, volatile organic compounds react with nitrogen oxides to form ozone, which in turn helps in the formation of fine particulates. The accumulation of ozone, fine particulates and other gaseous pollutants results in photochemical smog. [...]
Green solution for city’s waste
South China Morning Post — 12 Feb 2011 I wish to respond to Bernard Chan’s article (“Can we dispose of our growing waste problem?” January 28) and several letters in these columns, all of which have called for an urgent solution to Hong Kong’s imminent waste management problem. This is not the first time that [...]
Air pollution soars to dangerous levels
South China Morning Post — 2 Feb. 2011 Air pollution in Hong Kong again soared to worrying levels on Wednesday – with roadside pollution index readings in Causeway Bay, Central and Mong Kok recording “very high” levels. At 1pm, the roadside reading in Causeway was 182, whereas in Central and Mong Kok it was 137 [...]
KMB fleet takes cleaner route
February 02, 2011 The Standard Kowloon Motor Bus is doing its bit to ensure there is less pollution on the roads. The bus company said it has reduced the average particulate emission levels of its fleet by 90 percent over the past eight years, and the figure will be further reduced this year with the [...]