It has been a little hazy at times but I could not believe this - will have to start wearing a face mask!
Per the BBC:
Hong Kong pollution hits new high last Monday
Air pollution levels in Hong Kong have reached a record high, prompting government warnings to people to avoid going out.
The Environmental Protection Department said some Air Pollution Index readings were more than double the level at which people should stay indoors.
Some schools stopped children playing outside to safeguard their health.
The record levels follow severe sandstorms thousands of kilometres to the north around the Chinese capital.
Officials said the sandstorms had exacerbated Hong Kong's worsening smog problems.
'Big alarm'
A spokeswoman for Hong Kong's environmental agency said that the API - a ratio based on the concentration of pollutants in the air, including sulphur dioxide and lead - was at "record high levels".
People with heart or respiratory problems are advised to stay indoors at an API reading of more than 100; the public is advised to stay indoors at more than 200.
On Monday the API was 453 at one recording station with five other stations marking levels of above 400, the government said.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/8579495.stm
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