Hong Kong Air Kills More Than SARS, Pressuring TsangThe obvious question: Why hasn't the "free market" taken care of this problem by now?
By John Duce - Oct 7, 2010 5:44 PM MT
Bloomberg News
Hong Kong’s record roadside air pollution is prompting health and business groups to step up pressure on Chief Executive Donald Tsang, saying the blight kills more people annually than the SARS outbreak did in 2003.
As Tsang prepares to give his annual policy address next week, figures updated daily by the University of Hong Kong’s School of Public Health show air pollution this year may kill more than twice the 299 who died during the SARS epidemic.
Friday, October 08, 2010
REMEMBER HOW HERITAGE RANKED HONG KONG #1?
That was for "economic freedom" but there's another area where Hong Kong is also formidable: air pollution.
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