Air quality in Hong Kong. How is the air quality in Hong Kong? Hong Kong is very polluted and this will become a very serious problem if nothing is being.

Air quality in Hong Kong

How is the air quality in Hong Kong? Hong Kong is very polluted and this will become a very serious problem if nothing is being done.This is a graph to show the number of haze days during the past few years

How Bad is the air quality? As shown on the graph in the slide before, the haze days are increasing from 1977-2004. This means that the amount of pollution made is rising and it causes there to be more hazy days in Hong Kong than before (estimated to continue increasing in the future years)

What are the causes of pollution?There are many causes of pollution, including man-made and natural causes.Man-made Too much fossil fuels burnt Too many cars that produces pollution Factories and transport generates pollution SmokingNatural Animal waste also contributes to pollution

What are the effects of pollution?There are many effects of pollution that are quite serious. Pollution causes haze which will affect our sight and might cause accidents.

If we breathe in too much polluted air, it will affect our bodies and health.

Can we do anything to improve the air quality in Hong Kong?We can help improve the air-quality in Hong Kong by using less transport (individual cars). We can also help by using transport that can contain a large quantity of people. This will help produce less pollution.

More ways to helpDont smokeBe healthier and helpfulTurn taps off when not neededSave up electricity by switching off lights when not needed