Today was a day of heavy duty air pollution in Hong Kong, near-record highs.  I can personally attest to that because walking in TST, my eyes were all teary and blurry, something that rarely happens to me.   How lovely that our government consistently denies the gravity of the situation (presumably because it might scare away investment dollars)(a new slogan:  Hong Kong:  Invest Here, We Always Put Big Business Before People!).  As a result, we are years away from a comprehensive solution instead of these point by point reactive mini-measures.

The old trucks on the road in Hong Kong pollute more than just the air.  Take a look at this one:

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See what it says on the side there?  “Grease and septic tank disposal services.”

And how do they dispose of it?

DSC_4160 Yeah, that’s right.  Find a quiet street to park on, like Ashley Road. And then just dump whatever’s in your tank into the street.  It might have been just water, it might have been something else, but whatever it was – this truck just pulled up, stopped, opened up their tanks, let it pour into the street and when empty, pulled away again.

And with that, let’s hand the mike over to Mr. Raymond Douglas Davies.  Take it away, Ray!

I look out my window, but I can’t see the sky
‘Cos the air pollution is
fogging up my eyes
I want to get out of this city alive
And make like an ape man

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