Hong Kong's population had grown steadily after World War II, and public spaces had long accounted for less than 20 % of urban land. Then the rapid growth of the last decade further reduced green space, worsening air quality and sowing the seeds of the SARS tragedy.
二次戰後人口不斷膨脹的香港，市區公共用地長久以來不足 20 %；近 10 年來的快速開發，更造成綠地減少、空氣品質下降，種下了 SARS 來襲時的慘痛後果。