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Fimmaker: Lynn Lee and James Leong
The biggest threat hanging over Hong Kong used to be mainland China but today it is pollution, poor air quality and toxic waste generated by China's booming economy.
It is sparking headlines, protests and fear that environmental contamination will make life for some residents miserable.
Nowhere is the problem more acute than in Lung Kwu Tan, a small village of 2,000 people in Hong Kong's new territories.
Until the 1980s it was a pristine beauty spot famous for its rare butterfly species and Chinese white dolphins.
Today it is a toxic wasteland home to two existing power plants, a cement plant, a steel factory, the world's largest coal powered facility, an aircraft refueling depot, and a landfill that receives 6,000 tons of rubbish every day.
And with more threats on horizon, more residents are finally saying: "Not in my backyard."
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