To any of you interested in the
'real-time economic costs of Hong Kong's air pollution in terms of public health impacts and monetary value'.
The Hedley Environmental Index
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The Hedley Environmental Index is the newest and most authoritative voice for what is really happening out there in the air of Hong Kong. It has been formulated under the auspices of The School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong.
The Hedley Environmental Index exposes the Government's own pollution indexes as outdated and largely irrelevant, especially with respect to the particulate size that the Government monitors, which masks the more damaging air pollution made up of smaller particulates.
What I find particularly useful is the way the index quantifies the damage that air pollution is having on Hong Kong. At a glance, you can see the cost in premature deaths, straight dollars, doctor's visits and hospital bed days. You can play around with the time frame. You can also see real-time data referenced to WHO standards.
If you live in Hong Kong or you are a 'wannabee', and you are concerned with the potential effects of air pollution on you and your family, this is worth checking out.