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 WHO Air Quality Guideline*
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* The HK API is more than 20 years old and permits pollution levels 2-4x greater than the maximum levels recommended by WHO guidelines.

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Events: Art for Air – Ben & Jerry’s and CAN’s Drawing Contest

June 21, 2010
By cleanairnetwork
Art for Air – Ben & Jerry’s and CAN’s Drawing Contest

“You scream, I scream, we all scream for…CLEAN AIR!” That’s right, this summer Clean Air Network (CAN) is partnering up with Ben & Jerry’s to promote clean air awareness! We are hosting a drawing competition so children can draw their artistic impressions of Hong Kong’s air.  Winners of the drawings will receive special ice-cream prizes from...
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Air Pollution News: Legco Recap: The Sub-committee on Improving Air Quality meeting, 27 July, 2010

July 29, 2010
By cleanairnetwork

There are two main focuses in the meeting and some other minor discussion. The two major points are the new Air Pollution Index (API) and the new arrangement about the replacement of old buses. The new API The most important news from the meeting is that...
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Newsletter: CAN joined hands with Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth to show support for the anti-idling bill on Monday

July 28, 2010
By cleanairnetwork
CAN joined hands with Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth to show support for the anti-idling bill on Monday

      On Monday, CAN showed up with fellow environmental groups to give support to Secretary of the Environment, Edward Yau, during his visits to taxi and bus queues throughout Hong Kong. Under pressure from taxi drivers and bus companies, Yau made appearances in Central,...
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Newsletter: Idling while air pollution goes through the roof

July 23, 2010
By cleanairnetwork
Idling while air pollution goes through the roof

Op-ed by CAN CEO, Joanne Ooi: “Idling while air pollution goes through the roof“ In light of the furore triggered by the anti-idling bill, CAN CEO Joanne Ooi points out how the EPD and Environment Secretary Edward Yau Tang-wah are depleting valuable political...
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Air Pollution News: Doctors Make Unified Call For More Decisive Action on Hong Kong Air Pollution

July 20, 2010
By cleanairnetwork

For immediate release 20 July, 2010 Today, the Hong Kong medical profession (The Hong Kong Paediatric Society, The Hong Kong Geriatric Society, The Hong Kong Asthma Society, The Hong Kong Society of Paediatric Respirology, The Hong Kong Paediatric Nurses Association and Hong Kong Doctors Union) issued a bold and...
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Air Pollution News: Idling while air pollution goes through the roof

July 20, 2010
By cleanairnetwork

SCMP Joanne Ooi The timing of the bill to ban idling engines could not be worse. In July last year, the Hong Kong government announced its intention to overhaul the city’s air quality objectives – non-binding caps on the levels of seven air pollutants. To meet...
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Newsletter: How can anything be more important than our children’s health?

July 14, 2010
By cleanairnetwork
How can anything be more important than our children’s health?

VIDEO: A must-watch for parents: Hedley talks about the long and short-term impacts of air pollution on child health CAN interviewed Professor Hedley about child health before he departed Hong Kong. The result is a hard-hitting video about how damage to children’s lungs can result...
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Air Pollution News: Low-emission zone likely to be put on back burner

July 13, 2010
By cleanairnetwork

Anita Lam SCMP A government plan to set up a low-emission zone in busy districts, including Central, Causeway Bay and Mong Kok, is probably not going to be put into action before the current administration ends its term in 2012. Low emission zones are areas where only...
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