According to Civic Exchange's environmental program director Mike Kilburn, CAN was created with the purpose of encouraging the public to speak out and support government measures that could improve the quality of air in Hong Kong.
根据思汇政策研究所的环境节目理事迈克·基尔伯恩所言，CAN是以鼓励公众说出和支持政府能改善香港空气质量的措施的目的创立的。