Agence France-Presse: Hong Kong’s air pollution soared to record levels Monday, the Environmental Protection Department said, warning that a toxic stew enveloping the city was a danger to the public. The government agency said it found Air Pollution Index (API) readings that in several cases were more than double the level at which it advises the general public to stay indoors. “Today’s API is at record high levels,” an agency spokeswoman said in an email to AFP. Hong Kong’s famed skyline and …