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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1991
EPD REFUTES ADVERTISEMENT CLAIMS
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) TODAY (TUESDAY) EXPRESSED EXTREME CONCERN ABOUT ADVERTISEMENTS WHICH APPEARED ON TELEVISION AND IN NEWSPAPERS PUBLICISING PRODUCTS RELATING TO THE USE OF UNLEADED PETROL (ULP).
THE PRODUCTS ARE CLAIMED TO BE ABLE ΤΟ REDUCE DRAMATICALLY EXHAUST EMISSIONS AND ENABLE ALL VEHICLES TO OPERATE ON ULP.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EPD SAID TO THE BEST OF HIS KNOWLEDGE, THERE IS NO HARD SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE TO BACK UP THE CLAIMS OF THESE PRODUCTS.
"ALL THESE CLAIMS IN THE ADVERTISEMENTS SEEM TO BE UNFOUNDED FEARS THAT SOME VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE ABOUT THE ULP,' THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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"AS A MATTER OF FACT, HE CONTINUED, "ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CAR MANUFACTURERS THEMSELVES, ABOUT 70 PER CENT OF ALL CURRENT PETROL VEHICLES CAN USE ULP WITHOUT ANY ADJUSTMENT WHATSOEVER, AND UNLEADED PETROL WILL HAVE NO EFFECT ON CAR PERFORMANCE OR FUEL ECONOMY.
"A FURTHER 24 PER CENT OF ALL PETROL VEHICLES REQUIRES ONLY ATTENTION AS DESCRIBED IN THE MOTORISTS GUIDE TO UNLEADED PETROL' PUBLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
"THIS LEAVES ONLY SIX PER CENT OF ALL VEHICLES UNABLE ΤΟ USE ULP AT ALL. FORTUNATELY, THESE VEHICLES WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE AS AT PRESENT AND USE LEADED PETROL, WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE IN HONG KONG." HE SAID.
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THE SPOKESMAN URGED CAR OWNERS TO CHECK THE REQUIREMENTS OF THEIR OWN VEHICLE IN THE MOTORISTS GUIDE TO UNLEADED PETROL' WHICH HAS BEEN SENT BY MAIL TO ALL PETROL VEHICLE OWNERS.
IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT OWNERS STILL ARE NOT CLEAR WHAT TO DO, THEY CAN CALL THE ULP HOTLINE 183 8383.
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