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Olivencia
Joined: 08 Mar 2009
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 Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 5:17 am Post subject: Is Hong Kong as disgustingly polluted as I think it is? |
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| Thinking about going there to get away for awhile.....Can anyone verify how awful the pollution is? |
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blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 5:28 am Post subject: |
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When I was there I was amazed at how clean it was. Make sure you take some money and get a nice place to stay.
Have fun |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 7:20 am Post subject: |
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| It really depends on where you go in HK - Central and the Island, as well as the more industrially concentrated area are polluted, but otherwise it's not bad. |
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Olivencia
Joined: 08 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 12:07 am Post subject: |
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| What about Kowloon City? |
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Hightop
Joined: 11 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 4:42 am Post subject: |
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| No it is not. Incheon is much worse. |
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BoholDiver
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 5:09 am Post subject: |
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| It is noticable, but I didn't see a lot of garbage on the streets. People have at least some respect for their city. |
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Crockpot2001
Joined: 01 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Hightop wrote: |
| No it is not. Incheon is much worse. |
I was in HK 3 weeks ago. Less trash, cleaner air. We spent a good deal of time in the Stanley area too.
The city was however littered with great restaurants and more civilized behavior. |
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cangel
Joined: 19 Jun 2003
Location: Jeonju, S. Korea
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| Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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| I've been to HK 3 times and it's cleaner than Korea. The biggest issue for me is being hounded by the suit makers in TST. The smells can be a bit overwhelming as well. |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 9:20 am Post subject: |
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| As others have said, cleaner than Seoul. I also found it to be cleaner than some American cities. |
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D.D.
Joined: 29 May 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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| The Ramada hotel in the western districts has a good deal for a place to stay. Only 450 hk dollars per night for 4 star. Just takes 10 minutes by tram from central. |
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Bucky
Joined: 19 Jul 2009
Location: Vancouver (formerly Yongsan-gu, Seoul)
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| My family's from HK (and I'm actually going back there next month for the first time since 1995)... my mom and dad were there around the SARS epidemic and told me that the city really cleaned itself up during that time, mostly due to the fear of SARS spreading partially through dirty streets. |
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