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View Poll Results: Where would you move to (to live 2-4 years) if you could?
Beijing 20 43.48%
Shanghai 9 19.57%
Hong Kong 17 36.96%
Voters: 46. You may not vote on this poll
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gato -
They must be trying to save money by not installing better emission control systems. Hondas and
Toyotas are known in the U.S. to have the most environmentally-friendly passenger cars. They also
tend to be more expensive. Do you see many of them in China?
The new [California] emission guidelines were followed in 1961 by one of the first emissions
control devices that we still have on cars to this day: the positive crankcase ventilation (PCV)
system. Prior to the use of the PCV system, crankcase combustion gases were piped directly out of
the engine into the atmosphere. The PCV system was employed to channel "blowby" engine gases back
into the engine's incoming air/fuel mixture to be "reburned" before finally exiting with the
exhaust gas. While not eliminating the gas completely, this step reduced its toxicity.
It wasn't until 1966 that widest automobile exhaust emissions standards were imposed on new cars
sold in California. This was also the first time that the automobile was looking less like a
miracle of transportation and more like a genie out of the bottle ... and industry insiders were
looking for that second wish.
Subsequently, California has continually led the national smog control campaign by imposing the
most aggressive exhaust emission reduction standards in the United States. As a result, since 1968
automobile exhaust emissions have been reduced nationally by more than 90 percent.
Among numerous devices in emission-control technologies, the catalytic converter system is
responsible for as much as 90% of the emissions control function. This traditional
emissions-control technology has played a pivotal role in helping vehicles meet Tier-1 regulations
and SULEV (super ultra-low emissions vehicle) levels in a short period of time. However, the
catalyst needed to enable this technology is very expensive, is produced only in limited areas,
and carries unpredictable pricing which creates potential problems for vehicle and equipment
manufacturers.
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BeijingSlacker -
Quote:
2/13:
Beijing 122
Shanghai 59
Hong Kong 40ish
ya, this sounds right to me.
They are moving some big factories out of Beijing. Hopefully that will help.
kailin -
I lived in Hong Kong for six years growing up, and recently spent a year in Beijing. In brief, HK
is an infinitely more expensive city, and one in which it can be hard to branch out from the expat
scene. If you're looking for basic comforts and ease, choose HK. If you're looking for something a
little deeper than the expat lifestyle and can hack things being a little rough and the edges, my
recomendation would be Beijing (ad the salary you're looking at means plenty of RMB left over for
things like cheap facials and market shopping in Beijing.) I've got no experience with Shanghai -
sorry!
taibeihong -
it's BEIJING! it wasn't decided by me, but by a Higher Power (LOL). So now I think I'll start a
new thread to find out more about Beijing!
Chili -
Hi
Some of my european friends told me, that it is not possible to just get an apartment where ever
you like. I would like to have some Siheyuan near Beijing, but they say that I have to live in one
of those fortresses wiith a lot of guards like they live in. I would hate to live in some kind of
mini europe with guards all around. Is this really true???
Ardison -
龙床不及狗窝，都是自己家好。Hongkong is the best!
Hongkong is absolutely not 狗窝。
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