Lee the Lemon's Air Pollution Page
The view from my window in Kwai Fong, New Territories, Hong Kong S.A.R., China

Lee the Lemon

Lee Chenoweth created this web site to show how bad particulate air pollution can be in Hong Kong. At the time when I lived there, no significant attempts were being made by the government to rectify the problem. However, the government did set up a system of measuring air quality and this will help them in the future to make improvements.

If you want to see why I put a picture of a lemon instead of me, then  click here   to get a shock. Contact details are also provided.

Click on the following thumb-nail images to see what air pollution looks like from my apartment in Hong Kong.

            All these photographs are non-copyright and can be used without my permission.


This is a day of low air pollution following a typhoon and heavy rain.
This is a day with medium pollution of the air by particulates.
The setting sun viewed through high pollution of the air by particulates. (2 times camera zoom) 5.30 p.m., 19th January, 2003
This is a day with very high pollution of the air by particulates.

This is a day of low air pollution following a typhoon and heavy rain.
This is a day with medium pollution of the air by particulates.
This is a day with very high pollution of the air by particulates.



            From where does this air pollution come? Click on the following charts to find out.

Sources of airborne pollution in Hong Kong.
Sources of airborne motor vehicle emissions.



The Hong Kong Observatory now gives very detailed information about air pollution in Hong Kong. It is to be commended for this.

Every day it publishes air pollution figures for several monitoring stations scattered throughout Hong Kong and the New Territories.
There are 5 categories of air pollution given, but the levels for each division are much higher than those used in the USA:

Low 0-25
Medium 26-50
High 51-100
Very High 101-200
Severe200 - 500

  To have a look at the Hong Kong Observatory's website click here
  To return to my home page click here



These are links to other sites concerned with air quality in Hong Kong:

Visit them to learn more about this serious problem.


  To have a look at Clear The Air's website click here
  To have a look at the Environmental Protection Department's website click here


   History of this site:

  • The site commenced at the web address:   http://members.optusnet.com.au/kayeandlee/pollution/pollution.html   on the 28th March, 2006. Please enjoy it!
  • This page was last updated on the 10th May, 2008