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Hong Kong lacks heat action plan, risking thousands of lives

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Experts are warning that Hong Kong lacks a comprehensive heat action plan, leaving vulnerable residents exposed to rising temperatures. New research from the University of Hong Kong suggests that extreme heat may have caused over 3,200 excess deaths in the city in the last decade. While the government states efforts are underway to improve response capabilities, environmentalists and academics criticize the absence of a systemic plan in recent policy addresses. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Theodora Yu ·

    Lack of heat action plan leaves Hong Kong’s vulnerable residents at risk, experts warn

    Environmentalists and academics have criticised the omission of a systemic heat-health action plan in Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and latest policy address, warning that relying on “common sense” is failing to protect vulnerable residents from rising temperatures. Their comm…

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