Pollutions back!
 

Oh well looks like we're back into the usual 10 months of pollution, fire up the air purifiers.

Environmental Protection Department

A casual 157 API in Central today, glad my kids aren't there.

It's interesting to note that the monitoring station in Central is at 4.5m (and in Mong Kok 3m).

I wonder what the reading would be if it was at, say, 2m?

I'm sure they have chosen that height because it is the most pessimistic!:=

Well..there are few typhoons around..what can you expect?

Ahhhh, welcome soskipper - to HKG and Pprune,

I guess you are still reading the China Daily version of the cause of 'hazy conditions' in HKG.

Yes, we have 2 typhoons in the East Asia region. No, typhoons have not suddenly begun to produce noxious and toxic pollutants. Typhoons traditionally produce a lot of rain and wind - not minute particles of any heavy metal you can think of.

It is the 1,000's of economy boosting businesses owned by HKG Fat Twats in Guangdong province that produce this brown ****e for us.

Keep Breathing and Keep Believeing the China Daily.

I of course wish you the Best of Health,

N1 Vibes

Was it really ever gone?

I can't understand why some of you gents are so paranoid about pollution. Hongkong has just enjoyed 3 months of blue sky so a few bad days is really no big deal. Pretend it's not there and weigh it up against your monthly bank balance.

Prince of Dzun.

Most people are, and realizing inflation even at 2.5%/ year means that each year our best alternative increasingly is to move far away from HK and do just about anything else! Pollution in HK is terrible - no 2 ways about it!

It's that bad today I can actually taste the bloody stuff!

Yes, and we knowingly put our children through this. How much are those small lungs worth?

To the people who think 3 months a year of " relatively " clear air is acceptable, obviously not much ( I think on the black market a lung is about 50,000USD, so maybe start saving as your " great " medical insurance won't cover this ).

Roughly 1500 out of 7 mil people a year die from pollution in HK, do the math, there is a good chance it could happen to you or a loved one.
( That does not mean drop dead in the street, but a long and painful death from any number of respiratory diseases, cancers, tumours etc )
I have never worked in a company where such a relatively high number of employees, or a family member, have had a serious illness, Coincidence ? I think not.

Apologies if this sounds just a tad naieve. But can you not wear the appropriate filtered masks when pollution drops to bad levels? Not talking about those crappy dust masks, but the actual tight around your face with filter in the middle type things.

As an Aussie considering a future in HKG, pollution is seen as a serious concern for me, but the allure of flying for an airline seems to negate the living conditions.

Eeeyep, come on up here to fly that BIG SHINY JET...erm...actually the aircraft work so hard and the China air pollution is so bad they're actually not that shiny...

Roxy,

of course we would all wear a respirator, but it leaves such terriblle tan-lines.....by the way there are also a few 'airlines' in Australia.

But seriously if you intend to be here, and have children already, or plan to have children. This is a sincere recommendation - do not come. If you plan to come here as a single person and never have children, go for it, it's your life.

Best Regards,

N1 Vibes

Dart, that was bluddy funny :ok:, you too N1 ;)

Roxy, seriously, other than an approved military gas mask, you are waisting your time, the tiny particles that attach themselves to your, and your loved ones respiratory system will get through any mask, and even if they did'nt, would you really like to walk around with a mask on 9 months of the year ?
Most of us have air purifiers ( 14,000hkd each ) in every room running 24/7 which is the same amount of time I am currently spending on getting out of this toxic paradise.
BTW, as an added bonus, it is scientific fact that your unborn child can be damaged by the pollution you breathe in during pregnancy.......Nice :{

Cheers

Hmm... Talk of pollution, planning kids, pregnancy, have kids already?

None of this will be relevant to future cadet pilots of Cathay Pacific. On their new package they won't be able to afford to have / raise kids in this city.

Now back to the lovely view out my apartment window.. :ok:

dweller, the wind is from the south and has been since last night. If it is 100 m then it is in rain, not airborne industrial crap.

METAR VHHH 030500Z 22010KT 9999 FEW012 SCT028 BKN060 28/24 Q1003 NOSIG=

Bizarre Thinking.
 

Rice power;

Well put ! Harbour Dweller will find it hard to refute that METAR. His remarks are just another case of gross exaggeration about Hongkong pollution, remarks that could be traced to a bizare notion of wishful thinking.

Prince of Dzun.

Geez boys... was the sarcasm to subtle for you two. :p

No, but the bull**** meter went into meltdown and that is why you have edited your post.
Don't mistake me, I am anti the crap that drifts south but reckon it better if you keep it real.
The truth never bit anyone on the arse, but a deliberate mistruth has sunk many a fine fellow's reputation.

With all those pollutions, the life expectancy of Hong Kong people was 82.2, ranked 2nd in the world just below Japan's 82.6. In the past several months, the sky was so blue and the cloud was so white that we could see Macau clearly from the Control Tower.