Perceptions and Impacts Hong Kongs Air Pollution

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Perceptions and Impacts Hong Kongs Air
Pollution

• What Does This Mean for Business?
• Doug Woodring
• American Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong

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Background Objectives
The 2006 Environmental Survey, carried out by
ACNielsen on behalf of the American Chamber of
Commerce in Hong Kong in order to determine the
business communitys view on air pollution and
its impacts on their business decisions.
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Recent Headlines

• High cost of pollution has top banks taking
  notice
• SCMP - November 26, 2006

Air pollution takes the shine off HK's blue-chip
landlords SCMP - November 22, 2006
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Medical Students Join Push for Clean Air South
China Morning Post, December 2006

• SURVEY SIZE
• An online self-administered questionnaire was
  sent out to 616 AmCham member representatives in
  Hong Kong.
• A total of 140 completed questionnaires were
  collected between June 19 and June 30, 2006,
  giving a response rate of 23.

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Important Factors Influencing OverallQuality of
Environment in Hong Kong
Top 2 Boxes Important
IMPORTANCE

96 64 62 49 35
Air quality
Marine water quality
Amount of green space/ urban parks available for
public use
Traffic
Noise
Base All respondents 140
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Most Concern Environmental Issues in Hong Kong
Top 2 Boxes Concern
CONCERN

97 69 46 37 30
Air quality/ pollution
Marine water quality/ polluted ecosystem
Amount of green space/ urban parks available for
public use
Traffic congestion
Noise pollution
Base All respondents 140
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Hong Kongs Level of Attractivenessto Foreign
Investors in the Future
Q3 Based on the current trend and changes in
Hong Kongs environmental quality over time, do
you believe that Hong Kong's level of
attractiveness to foreign investors in the future
will
Decrease 79
Increase 4
Remain the same 18
Base All respondents 140
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Invest More Money Elsewhere Based on Current
Trend Changes in Hong Kongs Environmental
Quality
Very likely
Somewhat likely

Somewhat unlikely
Very unlikely
Q4 Do you think that the current trend and
changes in Hong Kong's environmental quality over
time may eventually cause YOUR company to invest
more money elsewhere instead of Hong Kong?
Base All respondents 140
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Invest More Money in Hong Kong if Hong Kong Had a
Cleaner Environment and Better Air Quality
Would invest more money in Hong Kong 56
Would not invest more money in Hong Kong 44
Q5 Do you believe if Hong Kong had a cleaner
environment and better air quality that your
company would invest more money here in Hong Kong
rather than other parts of Asia?
Base All respondents 140
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Difficulties in Recruiting Professionalsto Come
to Work in Hong Kong
Experienced difficulties 39
Did not experience difficulties 61
Ref Q6
Base All respondents 140
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Professionals Declined to Come to Hong Kong due
to Quality of Natural Environment
Knew professionals decline to come to Hong
Kong 55
Do not know any professionals decline to come to
Hong Kong 45
Base All respondents 140
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Professionals Thinking of Leaving Hong Kong - I
Thinking of leaving Hong Kong 78
Do not think of leaving Hong Kong 22
Q8 Do you know of any professionals and/or their
families and children who are thinking of leaving
(or have already left) Hong Kong because of the
quality of natural environment?
Base All respondents 140
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Worry About Air Quality in Hong Kong Potential
Long Term Effect on Own Health
Very worried
Somewhat worried

Not worried too much
Not worried at all
Q9 Are you personally worried about the air
quality in Hong Kong and the potential long term
effects on your health?
Base All respondents 140
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Important Factors Selecting a Place to Live
IMPORTANCE

Quality of natural environment
Stable government political system
Executive staff remuneration
Transportation links
Office/ housing costs
Taxation policy
Press freedom/ unrestricted flow of information
Average 86
Q11 Please rank the following factors on how
important they are to you when selecting a place
to live. (1Very Important, 4Not Important)
Base All respondents 140
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The attention paid to climate change will greatly
raise the awareness of local air pollution
issues, and this will increasingly have an impact
on government policy and expectations of the
public.