〈DEADLY DUST〉
WHITE ASBESTOS IS STILL USED IN HONG KONG NOW UNDER PRESSURE FROM NGO'S TO BAN THE CARCINOGENIC MATERIAL. ASBESTOS USAGE PEAKED IN 1970S AND 80S AND LUNG DISEASE OFTEN DEVELOPS DECADES LATER. EXPERTS PREDICT AN EPIDEMIC OF MESOTHELIOMA IN 2010.

UNIONS SAY WORKERS ARE STILL EXPOSED TO ASBESTOS WHEN RENOVATING PRIVATE OLD BUILDINGS BECAUSE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE EITHER IGNORANT OF THE RISK FROM ASBESTOS OR EMPLOY REGULAR CONTRACTORS TO CUT COSTS.
石棉於本港工業仍被使用，環保團體現時要求禁用該致癌物。石棉使用以七八十年代為高峰，而當時因石棉而致的矽肺病與肺癌個案亦高企。部分專家更預測，石棉的持續使用，將使由石棉導致的間皮瘤(Mesothelioma)於2010年流行。

工會表示，基於業主對物業含有石棉的忽視，或為節省成本招請沒有特別裝備的合約員工，使工人們在修膳舊式私人樓宇時仍會暴露於石棉中。