Air pollution in Hong Kong has consistently exceeded the city’s own targets since limits were introduced in 1987, a government audit office report released Wednesday said, Financial Times reported. Air pollution in self-dubbed “Asia’s world city” has always been a major complaint and a major factor dissuading people from moving there, along with the lack of schools. The report prompted the Hong Kong government to promise new targets, incentives and potential penalties for commercial and public transport and shipping operating in the city, Undersecretary for the Environment Christine Loh said. In 2011, the roadside annual average concentration of nitrogen dioxide exceeded air quality objectives by 53% and particle matters with a diameter of 10 micrometers or less by 11% in Hong Kong, more than three times that of Sydney and twice that of London.
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