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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
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According to H Y Mok of HK Observatory in today's SCMP (17-3):

"It's clearly fog."

I like that.

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“We can confirm that the ferry has sunk."

Clearly someone killed the brain cell necessary for differentiating air pollution from fog. I have to admit that I don't notice the pollution visually as much as I did when I first moved to Hong Kong. The first few days I kept wondering how I would get used to it. Now I don't see it as much as feel it in my throat. I suspect many people who have lived here for awhile have also become "immune."

Tavis, I am with you on the fume suckers but I suspect that the ground would rumble with laughter.

D. Mop, keep up the good work!

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“We can confirm that the ferry has sunk."

I still think it's the coal dust from their mountain.

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Details of the jusdicial review application in the Standard here

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Good work Dusty.

Did you read this report?

Urban air pollution 'more dangerous than Chernobyl'
· Study rates risks of city life as greater than radiation
· Passive smoking worse than living in blast zone

April 3, 2007
The Guardian

Air pollution in major cities may be more damaging to health than the radiation exposure suffered by survivors of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, according to a report published today.

The study suggests high levels of urban air pollution cut short life expectancy more than the radiation exposure of emergency workers who were sent into the 19-mile exclusion zone around the site straight after the accident.

...The latest study follows a report last month from the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution which said air pollution was responsible for 24,000 premature deaths in Britain every year.

...In the journal BMC Public Health, Dr Smith writes: "Populations still living unofficially in the abandoned lands around Chernobyl may actually have a lower health risk from radiation than they would have if they were exposed to air pollution in a large city, such as nearby Kiev."

more...
http://environment.guardian.co.uk/waste ... 62,00.html

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... Dave says

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“We can confirm that the ferry has sunk."

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“We can confirm that the ferry has sunk."