Guangdong sets hazy day record

GUANGZHOU: Guangdong experienced a province-wide average of 75.7 hazy days last year, a record high since the founding of the People's Republic in 1949.

And dust from the province was found to have affected the air in Hong Kong, according to a report by Guangdong's meteorological bureau.

The annual average number of hazy days in a province is calculated based on the daily tallies collected from different cities and other spots within the province.