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July 27, 2006

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Hong Kong's air

Two months ago Donald Tsang told us air pollution isn't that bad in Hong Kong. This week he's seen the smog and launched the Action Blue Sky Campaign, ironically on one of the most polluted days of the year. But the Don needs to stop this campaign immediately before he adversely affects our health. The unlinkable SCMP reports:

Despite the city's lifestyle and often choking pollution, its men live longer than those anywhere else on the planet and women's life expectancy is second only to those in Japan, a Japanese government survey has found. The average lifespan of a Hong Kong man is 79, ahead of Iceland and Switzerland with 78.9 and 78.6. Japanese men live for an average of 78.53 years.
Hong Kong women were second at 84.7 years, just behind the Japanese. Help your fellow citizens: turn your air conditioning up and let's celebrate with some dim sum.

 posted by Simon on 07.27.06 at 09:01 AM in the Hong Kong people category.




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