South China Morning Post — 20 March 2011 The Environmental Protection Department believes the incinerator proposed for Shek Kwu Chau would become a draw for tourists interested in architecture and technology. Its assistant director Elvis Au Wai-kwong pointed to incinerators in Japan and Austria as examples of how such waste treatment facilities can draw visitors. [...]
Posts from ‘March, 2011’
Acute Effects of Fine Particulate Air Pollution on Cardiac Arrhythmia: The APACR Study
Background: The mechanisms underlying the relationship between particulate matter (PM) air pollution and cardiac disease are not fully understood. Objectives: We examined the effects and time course of exposure to fine PM *aerodynamic diameter . 2.5 ƒÊm (PM2.5)] on cardiac arrhythmia in 105 middle-age community-dwelling healthy nonsmokers in central Pennsylvania. Download PDF : Acute Effects [...]
Hong Kong Engine Pollution Ban Hurt by Exemptions as Smog Climbs to Record
REUTERS 7 March 2011 Vehicles are the second-biggest source of pollution in Hong Kong, after power stations, and their numbers rose 9.6 percent between 2004 and 2009, according to the government. Sept. 20 (Bloomberg) — Lee Quane, regional director for Asia at human resources company ECA International Ltd., talks about Hong Kong’s air pollution. The [...]
Hill battle ahead for Tsang
Hong Kong Standard — 7 March 2011 Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun- wah is “jumping the gun” by announcing in his budget the demolition of the West Wing on Government Hill as a foregone conclusion, an alliance of heritage protection groups warned yesterday. Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun- wah is “jumping the gun” by announcing [...]
Hong Kong Engine Pollution Ban Hurt by Exemptions as Smog Climbs to Record
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-06/hong-kong-bans-idling-engines-in-14-year-battle-against-smog.html Hong Kong Bans Idling Engines in 14-Year Battle Against Smog Scott Eells/Bloomberg Vehicles are the second-biggest source of pollution in Hong Kong, after power stations, and their numbers rose 9.6 percent between 2004 and 2009, according to the government. Vehicles are the second-biggest source of pollution in Hong Kong, after power stations, and their [...]