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This study aimed to assess any associations between dust storms and emergency hospital admissions due to respiratory disease in Hong Kong.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:\u2003<\/jats:bold> Data on daily emergency admissions for respiratory diseases to major hospitals in Hong Kong, and indices of air pollutants and meteorological variables from January 1998 to December 2002 were obtained from several government departments. We identified five dust storm days during the study period. Independent <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\u2010tests were used to compare the mean daily number of admissions on dust storm and non\u2010dust storm days. Case\u2010crossover analysis using the Poisson regression was used to examine the effects of PM<jats:sub>10<\/jats:sub> to emergency hospital admissions due to respiratory diseases.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:\u2003<\/jats:bold> Significant increases in emergency hospital admission due to COPD were found 2\u2003days after dust storm episode. 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