It is not often for Hong Kong people to descend into humour such as this but sadly, with smog now blanketing up to 30% days in the year, this internet meme represents how the citizens of my home city have certainly become resigned to the apparent ‘inevitable consequences’ of urbanisation and modernity. Once known in Chinese as the “Fragrant Harbour” (literal translation of terms), Hong Kong has certainly seen and smelled better days.
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