On Wednesday, 10 March, CAN made a deputation stating its position on the Government’s proposed $540 million subsidy to encourage replacement of Euro II vehicles. Note that this scheme will follow on the heels of a subsidy for Euro I and pre-Euro vehicle owners, still in effect, which will expire on 31 March. The current subsidy, because of its low up-take, has been widely regarded by virtually al …
Hong Kong eateries and gyms launch clean air campaign,
HONG KONG (AFP) – Hong Kong’s catering and fitness groups have launched an unprecedented petition campaign to fight the city’s worsening air pollution. Starting this month, more than 200 leading restaurants, cafes and gyms in the city will invite their customers to sign “The Petition for Clean Air.”The organisers also ran campaign ads in the …
Joanne Ooi speaks about why it’s important to speak out THIS year about Hong Kong air pollution and the reasons why there may be hope after more than 10 years of inaction by the Hong Kong Government.
http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/play/clean-air-network-campaign-935731 …
Today, CAN launched its unprecedented consumer campaign to fight Hong Kong’s air pollution with the city’s leading restaurants and gyms. During the month of March, over 200 restaurants and gyms will conduct a petition drive on our behalf. At the time of bill presentation (or check-in), customers will be presented with The Petition for Clean Air. Customers can either complete and sign the document …
CAN is launching an unprecedented consumer campaign to fight Hong Kong’s air pollution with the city’s leading restaurants and gyms on 3 March 2010. For six weeks, over 300 restaurants and gyms will conduct a petition drive on behalf of the NGO. At the time of bill presentation (or check-in), customers will be presented with The Petition for Clean Air. Click here for details and full list of parti …
See the link to the brief news story, http://bit.ly/c5iGUE Unfortunately, PM levels at Causeway Bay and Central exceeded WHO Air Quality Guideline levels at noon today, based on CAN’s daily air pollution twitter service (@cleanairnetwork) & the Govt’s official air quality monitoring network. It should come as no surprise that, when we contacted the marathon organizers earlier this year, they w …
John Tsang, Finance Secretary, announced the new budget for Hong Kong today.
Click here to read the Govt’s press release comprehensively listing ALL environmental budget items: http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/environment/100224/html/100224en04001.htm
Here is a copy and paste of the measures announced by Tsang most pertinent to air pollution:
“Pilot Green Transport Fund
91. To encourage …
Can vertical farming combat air pollution, in addition to being a more efficient way to farm, as the earth’s population reaches 3 billion in 2050?
We asked David Sadoway, PhD Candidate, HKU, to comment on this article, http://bit.ly/bR81er, which sings the praises of vertical farming. Here is his response:
“Vertical farming concepts are very interesting and a great way to
devise strategies for …
Here is the gist of today’s SCMP article about the Government’s failed subsidy program to accelerate replacement of pre-Euro IV commercial vehicles.
In April 2007, the Government launched a HK$3.2 billion voluntary replacement scheme to encourage owners of the dirtiest commercial diesel vehicles (buses and trucks registered before 1995) to replace them as soon as possible. (The Euro 1 emission st …
Check out this 2-minute clip which features highlights from Focus on Film’s 2009 youth filmmaking project with 200 Hong Kong secondary school students, themed around air pollution.
We launched the clip this Saturday on the video screen in front of Sogo, where it will continue to play all month, in addition to being screened on the large video monitor at Times Square. For full details of the eve …