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  If you can’t read this email then please click here.   Don’t be ABSENT from the 2012 Chief Executive Candidates Environmental Policy Forum Twelve environmental groups jointly issued a formal public announcement inviting the three Chief Executive candidates to an environmental policy forum. The objective of this forum is to launch a dialogue...
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  If you can’t read this email then please click here.   CE candidates accept CAN’s “clean air ballots” and pledge to improve air quality Last Friday, CAN presented a “Clean Air Ballot” and a big black lung to four Chief Executive (CE) candidates – Albert Ho, Frederick Fung, C.Y. Leung and Henry Tang...
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If you can’t read this email then please click here.   New HKU visibility study confirms worst fears about HK’s diminishing visibility A new study from the University of Hong Kong’s Department of Community Medicine has found that, for the loss of every 6.5 kilometers of visibility in Hong Kong, there is a 1.13...
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If you can’t read this email then please click here. The Year in Air Pollution With 2011 only a few hours away, it’s a good time to recap last year’s achievements and next year’s challenges. In late March, a giant sandstorm from northern China caused levels of particulate matter (PM) to reach record levels...
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Legco: Pilot Green Transport Fund On Monday, LegCo’s Environmental Affairs Panel discussed the establishment of the Pilot Green Transport Fund. LegCo member Tanya Chan suggested that environmental NGOs should have seats on the steering committee that will screen applications to the HK$300 million fund in order to make the committee more representative. However, the government...
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  If you can’t read this email then please click here.   Clean Air Network unites with transport sector to jointly urge the Government to increase subsidies to retire old diesel vehicles For the first time ever, an environmental group and the transport sector are working together to present coordinated solutions to the government....
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If you can’t read this email then please click here. New survey shows that 1 of 4 Hong Kong residents is considering leaving Hong Kong because of air pollution On Wednesday, Civic Exchange and we unveiled the results of a new survey of the general public including a large number of professional drivers, showing,...
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If you can’t read this email then please click here. SCMP: Why do we hold our breath over clean air? In an op-ed piece this week, CAN CEO, Joanne Ooi, highlighted how the EPD’s failure, to date, to announce new AQOs is due to a lack of leadership more than anything else. She ridiculed...
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If you can’t read this email then please click here. “Why I Love Air Pollution” One Minute Film Festival Watch this video for some inspiration and a laugh! This is CAN’s most recent entry in the One Minute Film Festival. In the contest, themed “Why I Love Air Pollution”, we are encouraging an unconventional...
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If you can’t read this email then please click here. C-40: World cities share best practices on how to encourage adoption of EVs The C-40 Climate Leadership workshop took place in Hong Kong last week. Thirty cities attended and shared their knowledge on how to build cities with greener transportation systems. Click here to...
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