Recent decision of Beijing government to clean up air pollution is caused Hong Kong have to be embarrassed, because in this modern city, smoke and dust caused hundreds of deaths each year, cause damage to the business and brain drain, according to a study just published.

Mike Kilburn, who's head of environmental strategy of non-profit group Civic Exchange, said failure of the head of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Donald Tsang in the clean atmosphere of the city may cause disastrous consequences for the competitiveness of this vibrant city.

Haze rising from everywhere in Hong Kong

"Hong Kong government aims to clean up the air immediately, especially when China (mainland) has set the target," Kilburn told AFP. "Hong Kong is in a shameful position as China expressed their determination".

Last week, Beijing has launched a campaign the size of many solutions to change the air quality, including how to measure the change in pollution, the propaganda campaign on the Internet and public commitment to public data on pollution levels.

Earlier, the Department of Environmental Protection in Hong Kong, said air pollution in the city reached its peak last year. The measurements taken in the Central District, Central, Causeway Bay and Mong Kok in five days, shows a day, air pollution levels 10 times higher than in 2005. A ranking by the World Health Organization (WHO) will be conducted recently showed that Hong Kong ranked 559 in 566 cities that evaluated the level of fresh air.

That makes the secretary environment of Hong Kong Edward Yau face a hearing before sweating the legislature last week. Senator Kam Nai-wai said that governments should "take political responsibility" for the failed promise of the objectives of air quality was identified in 1987.

A survey of Civic Action announce on Thursday that old car running diesel, taxi and small bus is the source of pollution in the city this narrow crowded. Air quality is not only destroy people's health, but also undermines the competitiveness of this city, as one of the central financial and business of Asia, said Civic Action .

The survey showed that "air pollution is driven away those who choose Hong Kong made a business establishment, the richest and best educated."

Seven-year rule of Mr. Tsang, will end in March, saw more than 7,200 deaths due to causes related to dust, in Kilburn. These figures were extracted from the data of Hedley Environmental Index and medical science University of Hong Kong.

"It's a high figure to shock. We are dealing with an urgent matter, "Kilburn said on Friday, the Hong Kong sky thick smoke that reduced visibility on the Victoria Harbour to a minimum. /.

According to VietnamPlus.