Typhoon, airstream shroud HK in smog  

香港被灰霾籠罩 港天文臺稱大陸氣流帶來污染物

香港21日被灰霾籠罩，能見度低，陰翳天氣很像臺風前夕。香港天文臺表示，受臺風“潭美”的環流影響，香港昨吹西風，加上受到大陸氣流影響，將污染物吹來香港，環保署昨多個監測站錄得甚高水平。 [查看全文]

(ECNS) -- Under the influence of Typhoon Trami and the continental airstream, Hong Kong was shrouded in smog on Wednesday, according to the Hong Kong Observatory.

Roadside monitoring stations showed the worst-affected areas to be Causeway Bay, Central, and Mong Kok, with the pollution level reaching 165, 161 and 146, respectively.

The continental airstream brought pollutants down to Hong Kong. Wind direction changed by Typhoon Trami made the air quality even worse in the region, according to the observatory.

It warned people with respiratory problems not to stay on heavily traveled roads for too long.

The combination of pollution and fog will gradually disappear starting this weekend as rain sweeps through Hong Kong, according to the observatory.