For immediate release 20 July, 2010 Today, the Hong Kong medical profession (The Hong Kong Paediatric Society, The Hong Kong Geriatric Society, The Hong Kong Asthma Society, The Hong Kong Society of Paediatric Respirology, The Hong Kong Paediatric Nurses Association and Hong Kong Doctors Union) issued a bold and unprecedented letter to the Government,...
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Doctors Make Unified Call For More Decisive Action on Hong Kong Air Pollution
Idling while air pollution goes through the roof
SCMP Joanne Ooi The timing of the bill to ban idling engines could not be worse. In July last year, the Hong Kong government announced its intention to overhaul the city’s air quality objectives – non-binding caps on the levels of seven air pollutants. To meet the new targets, the government commissioned the engineering...
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CAN mobilizes support from kids & doctors for 2d session of anti-idling deputations
Youth Anti-idling Support Action Yesterday, CAN summoned several kids age 4-11 to participate in a “protest” to support the government’s newly introduced anti-idling ordinance, which seeks to prohibit idling beyond 3 minutes. We’re happy to report that the action received widespread coverage in the news media. The child demonstration trivialized the complaints of taxi...
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Public Deputations on the Motor Vehicle Idling Bill, 2nd Session
2nd meeting for Anti-Idling deposition. LegCo Yesterday, Monday 7th of June 2010, the Legislative council hosted the second session of public deputations concerning the idling bill. Those of the transport industry firmly maintained their stance and continued to voice concerns about driver’s health and safety. Taxi and bus drivers unrelentingly pushed for further exemptions...
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