The Hong Kong-based NGO Clean Air Network is lobbying the region's government to take more action to improve air quality. The 2009-founded group has criticised the government for attempting to raise the threshold for the number of times daily particle pollutants called PM2.5 can exceed limits from nine to 35 per year. "The government's plan will only worsen pollution in our region and make it even harder for us to breathe clean air," said Li Hai, a senior researcher at Clean Air.
The Hong Kong-based NGO Clean Air Network is lobbying the region's government to take more action to improve air quality. The 2009-founded group has criticised the government for attempting to raise the threshold for the number of times daily particle pollutants called PM2.5 can exceed limits from nine to 35 per year. The NGO claims that authorities are not prioritising public health, but only seek to raise the limits to green light more infrastructure projects, which cannot currently be approved if they fail to meet the Air Quality Objectives set out by the environmental department.