Hong Kong Smog

Hong Kong changed a lot after the British handover. Since then, Beijing has been exerting more and more influence on Hong Kong. The laws and rules are more Chinese than British. Cheaper Chinese paint and poisoned milk are more available than ever before. Now Beijing has increased their export of smog into Hong Kong.

Smog has always been a problem in Hong Kong. A trip up the Peak could get you great views of the harbour and Kowloon or great views of a giant sheet of dirt. It has always been best to go up just after a typhoon. The air is much cleaner and everybody is out shopping.

But it is getting worse. When the wind comes up from the ocean, we get good days. When the wind comes down from the north, you can't see your spring rolls in front of your face.


A fine day in Hong Kong