Economics
Hong Kong Engine Pollution Ban Hurt By Exemptions, Critics Say
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Hong Kong will ban idling engines to reduce vehicle emissions from as early as September, after pollution climbed to a record last year. A 14-year battle to curtail roadside smog was hurt by exemptions to the bill.
Drivers will be fined HK$320 ($41) should they idle engines for more than three minutes, according to the bill passed March