Best fiction and nonfiction books, novels and memoirs that take place primarily in the city of hong kong. Jan 30, 2016 i must admit i had no clue what this pm 2. And, as you explore the citys colourful heritage, youll discover stories of powerful clans, marauding pirates and european traders. They look neat, sure, but they are not our focus here. Hong kong was a british possession for decades until it rejoined china in 1997. Discover the best hong kong history in best sellers. Dec 06, 20 hong kong on friday announced a new air quality health index, the first in asia to use the system, in its ongoing battle to combat air pollution.
The gaia air quality monitoring stations are using hightech laser particle sensors to measure in realtime pm2. This book puts together historical documents that illustrate the lives and concerns of hong kong people through a century and a half of colonial rule. Visibility is less than eight kilometres for 30 per cent of the year. Explore 400 million years of hong kongs history through exhibits and structures that range from ancient tombs and walled villages to colonial forts. The return to china formally, no treaty forced the british to also return hong kong island and kowloon in 1997. History of hong kongabout this book wikibooks, open books. History of hong kongbibliography wikibooks, open books. Hong kongs government is finally taking serious action to address its choking air pollution and bring about long term improvements as. Historical air pollution interesting cases in hong kong. I read this a couple of years ago and thought it was pretty good.
The tanka pirate was originally born in xinhui, china, but was kidnapped by legendary pirate ching i and eventually adopted after years of earning his stripes with the crew. The air quality index shows air pollution level in hong kong at an unhealthy score of 192, compared to a score of 34 recorded in beijing, categorised as. Air quality health index aqhi and air quality index aqi. Tsang offers a mix of narrative and analysis, and covers social and economic history as well as politics. Commercial or publication use of these information must obtain approval from the original information provider andor hkust. However, the history of the more than 1,100 square kilometres that hong kong now occupies predates the events of the qing dynasty by more than a thousand years.
But there was a lot going on in the region before that wintry morning in 1841 when a contingent of british marines clambered ashore and planted the union flag on the western part of hong kong island, claiming it for the british crown. Tokyo air quality index aqi and japan air pollution. It consists of hong kong island, originally ceded by. Air quality improves by up to 40 per cent in cities that took action on. Very easy to set up, they only require a wifi access point and a usb power supply. And, as you explore the citys colourful heritage, youll discover stories of powerful clans. In 1842 a barren island was reluctantly ceded by china to an unenthusiastic britain. Colonialism and the politics of chinese history in hong. Air quality in hong kong 2019 statistical summary air quality in hong kong 2018 air quality in hong kong 2017. Government releases national air quality index, cse welcomes it. A study of the air pollution index reporting system.
Mar 23, 2016 apparently, he used his cash to build tin hau temples all along hong kongs coastline and stored the rest in the cave. Hong kong was destabilized by the cultural revolution in china. Hong kong on friday announced a new air quality health index, the first in asia to use the system, in its ongoing battle to combat air pollution. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Pollution levels generally vary from medium to high, although the biggest problems are at roadside levels in builtup areas like causeway bay, central, and mongkok. Find out the true air quality in stanley, hong kong. Historical air quality index aqi aqi historical data search 20072014. Hong kong air pollution has become a critical problem in the city. Covering the political and cultural angles on the city as well as fiction and personal memoirs, these are our ten best books about hong kong. Historical air pollution interesting cases in hong kong v5.
History of hong kong lonely planet travel information. Aqi readings on this web page are based on automatically polled data and have not undergone final verification. Air quality reports annual air quality monitoring results. What are the best books about hong kong history and culture. However, with a bit of online research, as well as contacting clean air network, i finally got a good grasp of the major pollution causing culprits in hong kong and the effects of pm 2. Reprint with new introduction by john carroll, hong kong university press, 2005. Once connected, air pollution levels are reported instantaneously and in realtime on our maps. Over the last century, as history witnessed the development of hong kong, the tram remains a nostalgic mode of public transport to uncover the heritage past and exciting new vibes of the city along it tracks. Hong kong, ore more precisely the hong kong special administrative region hksar, is located at the south coast of china near the pearl river delta which helped make it become the center of business and center it is now.
It is a vibrant cultural and financial center of chinese society. In the above graph, the forecast is data is the forecast one day in advance i. Rather apologetic on the british side, but if youve read plenty of other books condemning the opium wars, this is an impressive, thorough history that provides a bit of balance but read with a pinch of salt. After deng xiaoping took over and assigned hong kong an importent role as a gate to the west, hong kong started booming.
The film was produced by elaine forsgate marden and directed by libby. Mar 09, 2012 hong kong has decided to come clean with data on a dangerous form of air pollution, a month and a half after beijing, a city with smoggier skies and a murkier approach to statistics, did the same. Air quality health index monthly summary, air quality. Jan 22, 2018 the air quality index shows air pollution level in hong kong at an unhealthy score of 192, compared to a score of 34 recorded in beijing, categorised as good. The first thing you will see when you walk into the hong kong museum of history is a few old rocks. Realtime air quality index aqi hongkong centralwestern. Hong kong and macaus history of pirates the loop hk. Environmental protection agency and calculates the air quality index based on air pollutant concentration data issued by hong kong environmenal protection department. Trace the fascinating life of the man known as the father of modern china. A modern history of hong kong my perception is that there arent many good indepth histories of hk in english.
History in the very long scale of history, hong kong as we know it today has existed for a mere blink of an eye. Hongkong air quality is unhealthy on wednesday, may th 2020, 07. In 2004, low visibility occurred 18 per cent of the time, the highest on record, according to the hong kong observatory. In 1842 a barren island was reluctantly ceded by china to an. Hong kong has only 5% of the land of the pearl river delta, but it creates 20% of its pollution, far more than its neighbouring cities of shenzhen and guangzhou. This history of hong kong from its occupation by the british in 1841 to its return to chinese sovereignty in 1997 includes the foundation of modern hong kong. Hong kong sar air quality index aqi and hong kong sar.
Carroll concludes by exploring the legacies of colonial rule, the consequences of hong kong s reintegration with china, and significant developments and challenges since 1997. Hong kong is one of the worlds most enigmatic cities and its complex history has captured peoples imaginations around the world, these ten mustread books about hong kong will help visitors understand what makes this extraordinary citys heart beat. Since the air quality health index aqhi issued by hong kong environmental protection department is not comparable to other regions in the world, weather underground of hong kong refers to the air quality index aqi issued by u. Its something you need to be aware of whether youre. Colonialism and the politics of chinese history in hong kong.
History of hong kongabout this book wikibooks, open. I grew up in bangkok, lived in tokyo for 3 years, was in seoul for 6 months actually incheon but i went to seoul on weekly basis, was in shanghai for 3 months, and have visited all other cities for about a week at least once. Feb 05, 2014 an excellent documentary about hong kong s fascinating history right before hong kong s 1997 return to chinese sovereignty. Air quality objectives environmental protection department.
Its affecting resident health, causing expats to abandon ship for singapore and often sinking the city into a haze of smog reminiscent of victorian london. The book explores hong kong as a place with a unique identity, yet also a crossroads where chinese history, british colonial history, and world history intersect. The territory is thought to have come into the fold of the chinese. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Ancient history remnants of burial grounds and early rock carvings show human life in hong kong as far back as the stone age. As per the clean air network, 53% of hong kongs pollution comes from local sources power stations, idling engines of cars, trucks and buses and marine emissions.
Air pollution in hong kong is considered a serious problem. The approach seems balanced, and it is obvious when in a few places tsang takes positions which he realises are disputed. This site is published by the institute for the environment ienv, the hong kong university of science and technology hkust. This book is about the history of hong kong, from the earliest time that hong kong apepeople were known to exist which is about 4000bc. Only one quarter of the area of hong kong is urban area, which is roughly of the size of munich.
Colonialism and the politics of chinese history in hong kong s schools introduction history tends to be the most politically and culturally sensitive of all school subjects, particularly because of the way it relates to an often highly politicised public discourse over national identity. Hkia blog check out the stories shared by our airport community members. Whether its strapping on an air mask, obsessing over aqi updates, or installing stateoftheart purifiers, oppressive smog has enveloped beijingers lives in numerous ways. The university of hong kong conducted a study which showed that pollutants in the hong kong air were three times higher than new york and double that of london. I think there is definitely room for more scholarship and writi. Declining regional air quality means visibility has also decreased dramatically. Hongkong air quality forecast beijing air pollution. The hong kong story history of hong kong 1841 to 1997. The region is bordered by guangdong province to the north and the south china sea to the east, south, and west.
Carroll concludes by exploring the legacies of colonial rule, the consequences of hong kongs reintegration with china, and significant developments and challenges since 1997. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Foreigners once thought of bicycles and blue skies at the mentioning of beijing, as opposed to the hazy horizons that now characterize our city. Read the air pollution in tokyo, japan with airvisual. The air quality in hong kong is an issue that is widely discussed and it features in the press with a regularity that means it cannot be ignored. What are the best books about hong kong history and. The air quality application shows the realtime air quality index aqi for more than 60 countries in the world mainland china, hong kong, taiwan, singapore. Hong kong has decided to come clean with data on a dangerous form of air pollution, a month and a half after beijing, a city with smoggier skies and a murkier approach to statistics, did the same.
This book is about the history of hong kong, from the earliest time that hong kong apepeople were known to exist. Monday air pollution in hong kong five times worse than. Hong kong taking major steps to address air pollution nrdc. But from the outset the new colony prospered, its early growth owing much to the energy and resourcefulness of opium traders, who soon diversified in more respectable directions. Hong kong, grumbled palmerston, will never be a mart of trade. Since 1904, trams have been running from east to west of hong kong island. A modern history of hong kong is clearly written and easily read.
Aside from demands for full democracy, hong kong pollution has become the citys hotbutton issue. China, mexico, france and hong kong that have implemented smog alert systems. Weve all talked about it, weve all looked out of our windows and seen the pollution lingering in the air, and we all know the affects that poor air quality has on health. On december 30, 20, hong kong replaced the air pollution index with a new index called the air quality health index. The information on this site shall be used for education and research purpose only. Note that all values are based on the aqi, and that a maximum threshold of 300 is used. According to a press release issued by the non profit, the aqi will tell how clean or polluted. Hong kong, special administrative region of china, located to the east of the pearl river estuary on the south coast of china. Hong kong sar air quality index aqi is now moderate. Hong kong is approaching the record of being the darkest city in the world with the least amount of sunlight hours, just after edinburgh, scotland. Coronavirus news indepth blogs videos book store africa climate gobar times. Apparently, he used his cash to build tin hau temples all along hong kongs coastline and stored the rest in the cave. An excellent documentary about hong kongs fascinating history right before hong kongs 1997 return to chinese sovereignty.
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