Hong Kong Standard Electricity and transport costs will rise by up to 20percent when the new air-quality standards come into force in 2014, the government said. Kenneth Foo Thursday, January 19, 2012 Electricity and transport costs will rise by up to 20percent when the new air-quality standards come into force in 2014, the government said. Secretary for [...]
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What Sherlock Holmes can teach HK about pollution
South China Morning Post – 19 Jan 2012 Modern Hong Kong should learn from literary classics that describe a London perpetually choked by smog to close the chapter on this persistent problem Anyone who has read much English fiction from the late 19th or early 20th centuries will have come away with a powerful impression [...]
China Daily
Li Feng/China Daily http://www.cdeclips.com/en/hongkong/Poor_waste_management_deteriorates_quality_of_life/fullstory_71549.html Waste management is a very important issue facing Hong Kong, so perhaps the candidates for the post of Chief Executive should take note. The implications of poorly developed waste management policy will have an enormous impact on the environment and further deteriorate the quality of life for many in the SAR. [...]
CTA on Backchat
19 Jan 2012 http://programme.rthk.org.hk/channel/radio/programme.php?name=radio3/backchat&d=2012-01-19&p=514&e=166215&m=episode click on link for site to listen Backchat Presenters: Hugh Chiverton · Listen · Window Media · Real Media · Standalone Player · Media Real Air Quality Objectives 2012-01-19 HKT 08:30 Air Quality Objectives The Government has set its Air Quality Objectives (AQOs) which will be implemented in 2014 and subject to review every five years. [...]
A poor disconnect on air quality
South China Morning Post Edward Yau Tang-wah, our secretary for environment, is fond of saying when discussing air quality objectives that it’s useful to have them as a standard but you must also have effective means for achieving them. You never feel that he really gets it. The thinking behind air quality objectives is that [...]
Clearly lagging
South China Morning Post – Jan 19, 2012 Mike Kilburn fears air pollution in Hong Kong could get even worse, given the latest evidence that clean-up measures are proving ineffective and officials are failing in their duty to protect public health This month marks a major watershed for air quality in Hong Kong. At the [...]
Challenge leaves us all out of breath
South China Morning Post – 19 Jan 2012 New emissions targets set for 2014 allow 18 days of levels above the maximum for nitrogen dioxide; the figure for last year was 241 days, shock study shows The immensity of the challenge facing environmental officials responsible for cleaning the city’s air has been exposed by a [...]