Topic: Hong Kong
A Hong Kong school has lost an appeal against a noise abatement order issued after a neighbour complained about the daily ruckus emanating from its playground, reports said Tuesday.High Court Judge Thomas Au dismissed an appeal by Lantau International School, which was ...
The Hong Kong government has been told to hammer out a timetable for new air quality rules amid increasingly vocal criticism of pollution in the global financial hub, a green group said Sunday.The order from the city's ombudsman comes several months after ...
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Visibility in Hong Kong has deteriorated so sharply over the last 50 years because of air pollution that variations in levels can even be used to predict mortality rates, health experts warned on Wednesday.Visibility is now 12.6 km ...
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Visibility in Hong Kong has deteriorated so sharply over the last 50 years because of air pollution that variations in levels can even be used to predict mortality rates, health experts warned Wednesday.Visibility is now 12.6 km (7.8 ...
Hong Kong is set to record its worst-ever year for roadside air quality, the government said Thursday, amid more warnings over the public health hazard posed by pollution in the teeming metropolis.Curbside air pollution was at "very high" or "severe" levels almost ...
In order to reduce pollution, the government was reported in June to have started collecting chemical waste for free disposal in its own $167 million plant.
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Roadside air pollution in Hong Kong hit record highs in the first six months of the year, hurting public health and economic competitiveness compared with Asian rivals, activists and lawmakers said on Tuesday.The city's air quality hit "unhealthy" ...
Activists blame Hong Kong's 'dysfunctional' political system for failing to clean up dirty airDemocracy activists are not the only ones unhappy with a slow pace of electoral reform in Hong Kong.Environmentalists blame the city's political setup — which guarantees a strong voice ...
Hong Kong's roadside pollution soared to record highs in last two quarters, official data showed Tuesday.Roadside pollution was "very high" or "severe" for 14 percent of the time between January and March, and 24 percent of the time in the fourth quarter ...
Hong Kong's leading authority on air quality said Thursday he is leaving the city to avoid its polluted air and keep his respiratory problems under control.Anthony Hedley, who created the Hedley Environmental Index, which tracks the public health and economic costs of ...
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