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New measures to control vehicle emissions
The Environmental Protection Department said today (Thursday) that two measures will take effect from April 1 this year to reduce air pollution caused by vehicle emissions.
The department's Principal Environmental Protection Officer, Mr Alex Ng, said under the Air Pollution Control (Vehicle Design Standards) (Emission) (Amendment) Regulations, more stringent emission standards for newly registered vehicles would be introduced.
He said a cleaner diesel fuel with sulphur content not exceeding 0.2 per cent would also be introduced under the Air Pollution Control (Motor Vehicle Fuel) Regulation to tie in with the introduction of new vehicles into Hong Kong to meet the tightened emission standards.
Mr Ng said: "From April 1, new European emission standards will be adopted for vehicles below 2.5 tonnes while the existing Japanese emission standards for these vehicles will be tightened.
"For diesel vehicles above 2.5 tonnes, comprehensive US and European emission standards will be introduced."
He said: "Diesel vehicles are the primary targets of control under the regulations as they contribute to high levels of particulates in our air which consistently exceed our Air Quality Objectives.
"The new control measures, which will help reduce particulate emissions, are part of the Government's plan to tackle the vehicle pollution problem," Mr Ng added.
End/Thursday, March 30, 1995