世界主要城市居民称气候变化为最紧迫的全球问题

　　Residents of major world cities cite climate change as the most pressing global issue, except residents of large U.S. cities who list the economy as the bigger problem, according to a survey by HSBC Bank。

　　Climate change topped the list of concerns by some two-thirds of Hong Kong residents polled as well as majorities of residents of London, Paris, Sao Paolo, Toronto, Vancouver and Sydney, according to the poll of 2,044 urban residents around the world。

　　Residents of U.S. cities, however, ranked the economy as the biggest global issue, closely followed by terrorism with climate change ranking third。

　　The survey polled residents of 11 cities -- New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, Toronto, Vancouver, London, Hong Kong, Paris, Sao Paolo and Sydney。

　　"When you look at what the impact of the recent global downturn has been, U.S. individuals had a larger percent of their portfolio or a larger percentage of their wealth negatively affected," said Andy Ireland, head of premier banking for HSBC Bank NA. "I think there may be a correlation between the two."

　　U.S. respondents were hardest hit by the economic downturn with 56 percent reporting a decrease in their portfolio value。

　　Fifty five percent of Paris residents said their portfolios dropped in value and 45 percent of Londoners reported a decrease. However, just 19 percent of Hong Kong respondents said their portfolios lost value。

　　The survey was conducted online from February 17 to March 1 among respondents who had university or post-graduate educations, were ages 25 to 64 and had at least $100,000 of investable assets。

　　汇丰银行开展的一项调查显示，世界主要城市的居民认为气候变化是目前最为紧迫的全球问题，而美国大城市的居民则认为经济问题更为严峻。

　　这项对全球2044名城市居民开展的调查显示，三分之二的香港受访居民及伦敦、巴黎、圣保罗、多伦多、温哥华和悉尼的多数居民都将气候变化列为他们最关注的全球问题。

　　而美国城市的居民则认为经济是目前最为严峻的全球问题，其次是恐怖主义，气候变化位居第三。

　　该调查对全球11个城市的居民进行了访问，其中包括纽约、华盛顿、芝加哥、洛杉矶、多伦多、温哥华、伦敦、香港、巴黎、圣保罗和悉尼。

　　汇丰银行北美总部基础金融服务部总监安迪•爱尔兰说：“从最近的全球经济衰退的影响来看，美国人在证券投资或财产上所受到的损失更大。我想该调查的结果可能与此有关。”

　　美国受访者受到经济衰退的打击最严重，56%的人称自己的证券资产价值减少。

　　55%的巴黎居民称他们的证券资产价值下跌，伦敦和香港的这一比例分别为45%和 19%。

　　该在线调查于2月17日至3月1日开展，调查对象为年龄在25岁到64岁之间、有大学本科或硕士学历、可投资资产至少达10万美元的城市居民。