The government is studying to overhaul the air pollution index which have been used for 15 years to indicate the pollutants level in the air of the city. This stemmed from the sandstorm which blanketed the city since Sunday night, and the air pollution index (API) surged over 500. Insiders of the study said the current system failed to tell the direct health impact of various pollutants, and cannot give clear-cut medical advises to needies. The government is studying the Canadian pollution alert system as a alternative method to make API better.
Internet search engine provider Google announced to shut down Goggle.cn and moved the search service to its Hong Kong server. People who try to access Google.cn will automatically redirect to the simplifed-Chinese version of Google.hk, which provides uncersored imformation in English, traditonal Chinese and simplifed Chinese. China reacted testily for the bombshell dropped by the internet giant, and claimed that Google violated its promises. Google said the decision was a sensitive solution to the current situation. Google's beijing office is still operating after the news delivered.
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