SCMP
Howard Winn
Anyone who has tried grabbing hold of a wet bar of soap will have some sympathy for Civic Party legislative councillor Audrey Eu Yuet-mee, who has been trying to get the government to live up to its commitments and say when it intends to introduce the new air quality objectives.
These set benchmarks for the limits on the four major pollutants in the air – sulphur dioxide …
For Immediate Release
(October 19th 2011) This morning, when questioned on RTHK about the delay in implementing Hong Kong’s new Air Quality Objectives, Chief Executive Donald Tsang replied that new standards would be introduced for discussion in the Legislative Council by the end of this year.
When questioned by Clean Air Network spokesperson, Erica Chan, Tsang said, “I hope that the law will be …
SCMP
Cheung Chi-fai
“Environment chief Edward Yau Tang-wah achieved a symbolic victory yesterday with the passage of a much-watered-down law banning idling engines, but lawmakers urged him to set tougher targets for curbing air pollution.”
Yau has said that he believes that this law will change Hong Konger’s driving habits.
Audrey Eu Yuet-mee, lawmaker and Civic Party leader, said that she supp …