Actually F2 it's another beautiful morning here now. Watching a couple of silly people exercising on the river only a couple cos it's early yet, can even see the sea. There is nowhere better in the world than Hong Kong in Autumn and Winter. Yup that's how a septic would think, equating carrying guns to carrying a comb - mind boggling really - but watch that pollution haha.

Didn't the SCMP say this week that the pollution is equiv. to you and your kids smoking 8 cigarettes a day each and that it is taking a minimum of 18 months off your life with that figure shortly set to double and throat and lung disease amongst preteens is 4 to 6 times worse than Aust or Canada.

You might want to read the article.

Yup it did, and I believe everything written in that magnificent publication. Well off you go guys and gals see you later. Meanwhile I'll open another pack of fags and crack another bottle of red. Happy New Year.

stillalbatross
posted 5th January 2005 20:33
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Didn't the SCMP say this week that the pollution is equiv. to you and your kids smoking 8 cigarettes a day each and that it is taking a minimum of 18 months off your life with that figure shortly set to double and throat and lung disease amongst preteens is 4 to 6 times worse than Aust or Canada.




The Times (i think - maybe another paper) said that a day in London was the equivalent of smoking 5-6 cigarettes a day
what's another three fags amongst friends ?!


its a choice - live in a big city or don't
But you have to admit Hong Kong does not have a monopoly on crappy air (and the MTR doesn't contain oodles of cancerous dust as does london's tube)


HK may be polluted, but its a great and unique place and there's a lot more to living there than crappy air quality. I'd be back in HK in a shot given the chance