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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SCMP Shi Jiangtao Flights cancelled, roads are closed and sales of medical masks soar as experts warn of the health risks associated with the choking conditions. Thick fog and smog that have blanketed much of northern China over the past three days are likely to persist at least until tomorrow, meteorological authorities warned yesterday....
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SCMP Shi Jiangtao Amid mounting public pressure, the authorities announced a plan to set up a new air-quality monitoring station to gauge severe smog in Beijing and Tianjin . But the move, apparently aimed at appeasing the public over a lack of transparency in pollution data, does not appear to have worked, as complaints...
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SCMP Cheung Chi-fai The level of fine particles – specks of pollutants that can penetrate the lungs – in Hong Kong’s air is among the worst in more than 500 cities and at least 20 times that of the cleanest metropolis. Only seven cities of 565 surveyed by the World Health Organisation have a...
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SCMP Shi Jiangtao Government reluctance to immediately change monitoring methods reinforces criticism it cannot face up to the grim truth of the urban environment. The mainland’s top environmental watchdog has finally unveiled a timetable for long-awaited reform of outdated air pollution standards amid mounting public pressure. But instead of directly answering calls for immediate...
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SCMP Cheung Chi-fai Petrol and LPG vehicles pumping out colourless emissions face being ordered off the road, while subsidised upgrades will be available for minibuses and taxis. Environment officials are setting a hi-tech trap for drivers whose vehicles pump out invisible fumes. The new detection system will be aimed at 490,000 vehicles powered by...
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SCMP Agence France-Presse in Beijing Several mainland celebrities have joined an online campaign aimed at putting pressure on the government to improve the way it measures air pollution, as residents increasingly worry about their health. Real estate tycoon Pan Shiyi initiated the drive at the weekend, calling on the online community to vote on...
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