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Published 9 years ago by Splitfish with 8 Comments

Tourists taking a picture with Hong Kong's skyline

Tourists from mainland China take photos in front of a large outdoor banner showing what Hong Kong looks like on a clean air day, in Hong Kong in 2014.

 

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  • geoleo
    +5

    I've heard about Beijing and Shanghai having major pollution problems, but never about HK.

    • oystein
      +1

      The smog comes from Guangzhou where there are a large amount of factories. HK stays clear whenever the wind blows from the sea.

  • Winter
    +3

    This just makes me sad.

    • drunkenninja
      +3

      I know right. It's like a poster for "get your shit together China".

      • oystein
        +1

        Really looking forward to China getting its shit together!

  • bradd
    +3

    What a depressing vacation destination if you have to do that.

  • MichaelFaraday
    +2

    What a brilliant photo, absolutely dripping with irony.

  • junglman
    +1

    Weird it wasn't this bad when I was there 7 years ago. Did pollution really shoot up that much in such a short period of time?

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