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A report, citing figures obtained from the government, says Hong Kong’s roadside air pollution reached life-threatening levels one in every eight days last year.

The air pollution index was recorded by the Environmental Protection Department. It said there were 44 days of “very high pollution” last year. That number is up from the 39 reported days in 2008 and the 13 days in 2005

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"Four billion fewer plastic bags a year are being thrown out with the rubbish by Hong Kong people as the city's environmental consciousness grows, officials said Wednesday. A government study found there had been a 66.5-per-cent drop in the number of plastic bags thrown away in the past four years from 8.7 billion a year to 4.6 billion"

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