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Posts on ‘July 25th, 2012’

Proposed parking scheme should be rejected

SCMP letter Jul 25, 2012 While drivers welcome government plans to introduce new features at parking meters, such as allowing fees to be paid via mobile phone, pedestrians and residents of districts with chronic traffic congestion are appalled. The Legislative Council paper on the trial scheme says that on-street “parking spaces are provided to cater [...]

Kids wheezing Down Under – what about those in HK?

SCMP Jul 25, 2012 There is less than cheery news from Australia on the subject of air pollution and child health. A national study of 2,860 primary school children found nitrogen dioxide (NO2), found in motor vehicle exhaust, was present in the lungs of two-thirds of the children from the 55 schools tested, according to [...]