Hong Kong Smog Worst in 2 Years as Storm Traps Pollutants
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Hong Kong roadside air pollution reached the worst levels in more than two years as a typhoon that passed through Taiwan brought hot weather and trapped pollutants, prompting a government health warning.
The Air Pollution Index was “very high” at the roadside-monitoring station in Central, Causeway Bay and Mongkok as of 2 p.m. local time, according to the city’s Environmental Protection Department. The reading in Central reached the “severe” level earlier at 212, the highest since March 23, 2010.