Hong Kong ‘climate change threat’

A leading Hong Kong think-tank has released the first study examining the likely impact of climate change on Hong Kong and the Pearl River delta.

The Civic Exchange study concludes that even small water-level rises combined with extreme weather could cause flooding across the low-lying delta.

The Pearl River delta is southern China’s manufacturing and trade centre.

The knock-on effects of such flooding could be felt globally, the report suggests.

The study looks at long-term changes in water levels and what can happen within a decade or two when small water-level rises combine with typhoons.