According to an article published in South China Morning Post, flats near Hong Kong container terminal carry air pollution health risk for the citizens.
Although the government recently announced a drop in SO2 pollution last year, there were still 148 instances where SO2 concentration levels exceeded those set by the World Health Organisation.
Due to their closer proximity to urban residents, Dr Tian Linwei of the University of Hong Kong School of Public Health said the toxicity of marine bunker fuel emissions could be more harmful than those of power plants.
Frequent exposure could increase the chance of heart attacks, strokes and asthma attacks. Long-term effects include lung cancer.
Kwong called on the government to speed up legislation that will require all ocean-going vessels, which produce 40 per cent of all marine emissions, to switch to cleaner diesel.
The government has pledged to introduce the measure to the Legislative Council within the year.
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Source: SCMP
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