SCMP Anita Lam Monorails, extended cycling tracks, electric buses – these are among the ideas that have been put forward to solve Hong Kong’s transport problems. The Hong Kong Construction Association – to which 90 per cent of the city’s major contractors belong – submitted a proposal on Friday to Chief Executive Donald Tsang...
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Low-emission zone likely to be put on back burner
Anita Lam SCMP A government plan to set up a low-emission zone in busy districts, including Central, Causeway Bay and Mong Kok, is probably not going to be put into action before the current administration ends its term in 2012. Low emission zones are areas where only Euro IV public buses would be allowed...
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SCMP: With buses and tall buildings here to stay, tackling roadside pollution must become top priority
New research by HKUST reveals that most of the most polluted roads are not covered by the government’s measuring stations. Eight roads had NO2 levels of up to 300 micrograms per cubic metre, catergorised as “very high” on the government scale. “These findings mean Kwun Tong, Hung Hom, Wan Chai, Kwai Chung and Eastern...
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