20% of Hong Kong wants to leave the country due to pollution , page 1

A study found that 20% of Hong Kong’s population wants to leave the country due to air pollution bringing a big question mark over the Hong Kong’s financial future. Even higher percentage acknowledged the fact their health was affected by the Pollution.

The findings equate to 1.4 million residents thinking about moving away, including 500,000 who are “seriously considering or already planning to move,” according to the survey by the think tank Civic Exchange.

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This is an interesting post that says a lot about environmental concerns coming to the fore....or lack of controls in China.

reply to post by pteridine

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One phrase comes to mind... You made your bed and you can sleep in it!

Sure some may want to move away but that only means adding to another countries carbon footprint. They should stay there and do something about it. Now there's a novel idea!

IRM

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