Government Unveils Proposed New Air Quality Objectives

July 28, 2009
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Government Unveils Proposed New Air Quality Objectives

Last week, the Government announced its proposed new Air Quality Objectives, kicking off a 4-month long public consultation period, which will run until November 2009. The public consultation affords the public (YOU!) a window of time, during which to voice its views about Hong Kong’s air quality and urge the government to take bold steps to clean up HK’s air. We urge you, who care about “our air, our health” to speak out during this critical period. Sign CAN’s petition NOW if you’d like to see cleaner air (and stricter AQOs) in HK.
You can download the public consultation document by clicking here. This document includes a public consultation questionnaire, which members of the public  can complete and submit to the Government. This questionnaire comprises nine questions. CAN will post an online version of the questionnaire, with recommended answers, on its website this week, in order to assist concerned members of the public to complete and submit the form to the Government.

A new study shows that kids exposed to pollution from vehicle exhausts before birth have lower IQs.

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If you care about “Our Air, Our Health”,  SIGN THE CAN PETITION now! forward this email to all your friends, family and business associates. Every sign-up counts in the run-up to the finalization of Hong Kong’s Air Quality Objectives in November 2009.

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