Last weekend, 25 Greenpeace activists barged into the coal ash area of CLP Power located in Hong Kong's Nim Wan area and hammered 106 crosses into the ground to symbolize the result of CLP's 106-year coal burning operation.
Greenpeace calls on CLP to commit to a timetable to end coal burning operations in order to reduce emission of air pollutants.
"In 2005, CLP made 11.3 billion Hong Kong Dollars in profit, much of it from coal powered electricity generation. The external cost of its coal-related business across Asia-Pacific this year rises 4% up to 31.1 billion Hong Kong dollar. The negative cost of the Castle Peak Power Station in front of us to the society is 13.5 billion Hong Kong dollar," said Chow Sze Chung, Air Pollution Campaigner of Greenpeace.
"46,100 tons of Sulphur Dioxide was emitted as a result of CLP's coal-burning in 2005. Sulphur Dioxide will cause diseases in respiratory system, such as asthma and bronchitis, and is also source of acid rain — all these external costs will inevitably damage the environment and poison Hong Kong people's health", Chow added.
Greenpeace says the "propaganda" recently launched by CLP has been communicating confusing messages to the public.
