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Shenzhen sewage outlets pollute sea

http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-03/30/content_25024342.htm All nine sewage outlets of the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen discharged excessive amounts of pollutants last year, deteriorating the quality of seawater around the bustling city that borders Hong Kong to the south, a government report said Thursday. The amount of chemicals like ammonia and phosphate were found to have exceeded discharge limits [...]

Hong Kong’s Hactl Q1 air cargo traffic down 2.5 pct y/r, -0.7 pct in March

Fri Apr 13, 2012 6:57am EDT  http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/13/hongkong-aircargo-idUSL3E7LR2L520120413 HONG KONG, April 13 (Reuters) – Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) said on Friday its cargo traffic fell 2.5 percent in the first quarter from the same period a year ago, as the global economy slowed. It handled a total of 633,935 tonnes of cargo in the [...]