Typhoon, airstream shroud HK in smog  

香港被灰霾笼罩 港天文台称大陆气流带来污染物

香港21日被灰霾笼罩，能见度低，阴翳天气很像台风前夕。香港天文台表示，受台风“潭美”的环流影响，香港昨吹西风，加上受到大陆气流影响，将污染物吹来香港，环保署昨多个监测站录得甚高水平。 [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.