Blue skies in HK????

[Goirish02]

I've haven't been here that long, but I think the air is fine. Occasionally, you get that funk off the streets, but that is pretty much everywhere. Enjoying the weather the last two days though, perfect Chicago fall time weather.

[Pekkerhead]

I wouldn't want to be sailing off Yantai. That water can't be healthy.

neither would you want to be doing the Triathlon in it either

[siumai]

For the Communist Party economic development will always override the health of people or anything else, as it knows from past experience that Chinese people will let it rule the country as long as the economy keeps growing.

Therefore, there will be more and more cars, more and more coal power plants in PRC. There seems to be no hope for next 10 years at least what comes to cross-border pollution, it will increase at least as fast as the economy grows, probably even more as more and more people cross the wealth/income limit of affording a car/motorcycle/airconditioner/etc.

[taihunggao]

the answer is to buy emissions credits from PRD power plants and retire them so they can't be traded on local or international emissions trading schemes.
the only catch is, to buy emissions in HK you need to at least own/run a 100MW power plant (think two Lamma Winds).
but you never know. get enough general public behind an idea like this... it would only cost around HK$100 for an average jetset individual to totally offset his or her annual CO2 emissions, and HK$100 to effectively destroy a tonne of nasty particulates.
A million people paying $250 a year would easily raise enough to buy the power plant, buy the emissions credits, and have the power companies forced to actually reduce emissions rather than buying reduction credits on the local market.
so, who's in? dig out your wallets and let's clear the air!!!!

[Sleuth]

neither would you want to be doing the Triathlon in it either

Or the marathon in Beijing. If they don't boycott the Olympics, athletes are in for a polluted surprise.

[goodkarma]

Surely the athletes won't be going into water there? You could not pay me enough.

[Sunfire]

Are you blaming HK pollution for all of this?



Sure, pollution has an effect on visibility, but if it's overcast in pretty much this entire corner of the world you can't blame it all on the local pollution.

[goodkarma]

Sunfire, we are not bashing HK and I think most of know what fog is.

We can't keep denying this place is terribly polluted.

[Pekkerhead]

actually, I must admit, there has been a lot of low cloud and mist around since CNY (I went up to the peak to watch the fireworks and it was a complete white out). And out here in the styx it is the same, low cloud affecting visibility - I think when the weather warms up and the sun stays out for a bit longer you will get to see the true affect on visibility.

It's a shame though, I do remember being here in 95 and 96 and being able to see Lantau from HK Island on most days.

[goleoboy]

I heard the weather's been nice in HK though, temps at around 60 or 70s... unlike the 30's-40's in NYC and it's april...