Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Air-Pollution-Action-in-China-27MZIFLFNGSC.htmlConceptually similarProtest against CLP Policies in HKGP02AUQCompleted★★★★iCloud Action at Apple Store in HKGP041UWCompleted★★★★iCloud Action at Apple Store in HKGP041UXCompleted★★★★iCloud Action at Apple Store in HKGP041UYCompleted★★★★‘We Want Clean Air’ Action in Hong KongGP0STTWHJCompleted★★★★Nuclear Action at C40 Conference in HKGP0284GCompleted★★★★Nuclear Action at C40 Conference in HKGP0284JCompleted★★★★‘We Want Clean Air’ Action in Hong KongGP0STTWHKCompleted★★★★★★‘We Want Clean Air’ Action in Hong KongGP0STTWHDCompleted★★★★View AllGP01GLBAir Pollution Action in ChinaHong Kong's worsening air pollution is caused by a combination of increasing coal use in the territory, and over the border in Guangdong Province, as well as the huge growth in manufacturing in Guangdong. Many Guangdong factories are Hong Kong-owned so to blame HK pollution on Guangdong alone is disingenuous. Hong Kong's Air Quality Objectives (AQOs) have not been reviewed for almost 20 years, understate the severity of the air quality, mislead the public and are out of step with other international monitoring schemes like those used by the WHO and EU.Locations:Asia-China-Hong KongDate:17 Oct, 2004Credit:© Greenpeace / Leon ChanMaximum size:1536px X 2048pxKeywords:Actions and protests-Air pollution-Climate (campaign title)-Coal-Energy-Gas masks-Greenpeace activists-KWCI (GPI)-Men-Smog-Three people-Urban areas-WomenShoot:Air Pollution Action in ChinaHong Kong's worsening air pollution is caused by a combination of increasing coal use in the territory, and over the border in Guangdong Province, as well as the huge growth in manufacturing in Guangdong. Many Guangdong factories are Hong Kong-owned so to blame HK pollution on Guangdong alone is disingenuous. Hong Kong's Air Quality Objectives (AQOs) have not been reviewed for almost 20 years, understate the severity of the air quality, mislead the public and are out of step with other international monitoring schemes like those used by the WHO and EU.
