Hong Kong: Air pollution to an alarming level
The situation of air pollution in Hong Kong has reached an alarming level on October 8, further raising concerns about public health and even warning the city may lose many of its early investments. Foreign investment due to smoke m & u
The situation of air pollution in Hong Kong has reached an alarming level on October 8, further raising concerns about public health and even warning the city may lose many of its early investments. Foreign investment due to thick haze.
Across the city, the air pollution index on October 8 has exceeded 100 points, causing the Environmental Protection Department to warn people with respiratory illness or heart disease not to go out.
Over the weekend, the air pollution index reached 144 points. This number today is 113. Poor air quality has reached record levels even when many companies in the Pearl River Delta in mainland China close during the week-long holiday.
In October 6 alone, dozens of retired people in Hong Kong were hospitalized for respiratory problems. 'Air quality is particularly bad. For the elderly, this effect is worse and the number of people suffering from respiratory diseases has suddenly skyrocketed on October 6, "said Esther Yuen, spokesman for the Hong Kong Elderly Safety Association. to speak.
Persistent pollution in Hong Kong is currently hindering investors and visitors, and makes overseas Hong Kong people hesitant to return to their homeland.
Hong Kong sinks in the haze (Photo: AFP)
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