沙田 (Sha Tin) has overtaken 東涌 (Tung Chung) to be the most polluted place in Hong Kong in 2007. In a surprise to many, areas also in the critical list are the New Territories towns of 元朗 (Yuen Long), 大埔 (Tai Po) and 塔門 (Tap Mun). The situation is not expected to get any better.Hong Kong can do nothing to stop the pollution blown over from mainland China. The pollution index spiked to record levels in excess of 200 ('extreme') in some of these places recently. Compare this with Sydney on a nice day with pollution of 35.
Current air quality index figures: Hong Kong, Sydney
Hong Kong is now facing its biggest air pollution problem ever, and the majority of which is not even its own doing.
Source: Pearl River Delta Regional Air Quality Monitoring Network results for 2007
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waaaah is this for real? man i live in shatin ar >< but i live in ma on shan, and it doesnt feel that polluted wor, the air seems a lot nicer than in cities like mongkok or in hk islands
Win |
Wednesday, August 06, 2008 1:48:00 pm
yeah it's for real. but is jen for real in that the pollution has blown across to JAPAN?!
the air is a lot more deceptively lethal than you think. the air's horrible!
benny |
Thursday, August 07, 2008 7:30:00 pm
and here i am thinking of going back.. helloOoo respiratory diseases!
yeh my japanese friends last year used to complain.. i don't really knew cuz i was out of touch with current events and living in a bubble (as u know)
jenfa |
Thursday, August 07, 2008 10:25:00 pm
wah ur blog is like a current affair...no need to read news anymore, just read ur blog! jk
cant believe the air pollution is so bad in hk...esp shatin. i really like shatin ga..and the "sing mun" river. so sad. maybe the pollution will be blown away by typhoon 8 lol!
Kaz
Asurada |
Friday, August 08, 2008 12:24:00 am
maybe living in a bubble is a good thing if you're up there. at least it's clean inside =D
kaz i hope the typhoon didn't blow more polluted air from china! hahah
benny |
Friday, August 08, 2008 8:17:00 pm
fucking china!
japan at one stage was complaining abt chinese pollution too..