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Old 29th Jan 2007, 08:23
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Air getting worse

China is constructing a new coal-fired power station every 5-10 days to keep up with domestic and commercial power needs(estimates are that power production will need to be 70% greater by 2020 to keep up with demand), private car numbers are increasing at 15-20% a year. Alot of those cars are cheap obsolete models with outdated emissions standards(ie, no catalytic converters). Stats from "The End Of Oil" by Paul Roberts. In short, its not looking good for the air quality in Hong Kong over the next decade!
Not a place for my lungs let alone a developing child's lungs!!
For me personally, I think one of those 'buckets' is going to fill up a bit quicker than I was originally planning!
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