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ENCOURAGING RESULTS IN CONTROLLING SMOKY VEHICLES

ARE

CONTROL

THE TESTING CENTRE INDICATES

SMOKE ENCOURAGING,

SAID

THE IN THE LEGISLATIVE

SCHEME SECRETARY

THAT

FOR

THE HIGH PASS RATE OBTAINED AT

THE VEHICLE THAT INITIAL RESULTS UNDER STARTED ON JANUARY 1 THIS YEAR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON JOHN CHAMBERS, COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

"SINCE THE SCHEME

ABOUT STARTED,

VEHICLES' HAVE

1,750

BEEN PASSED THE TEST, WHILST CHECKED, OF WHICH 90 PER CENT SUBSEQUENTLY

PRIOR ΤΟ FURTHER WORK TO CARRY OUT THE REMAINDER WERE RE-EXAMINATION, " HE SAID IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON EDWARD HO.

REQUIRED

AFTER

"THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT WILL, HOWEVER,

BREN HAVE THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS MONTHS.

REVIEW

THEY

IN

FORCE

FOR

SIX

F

VEHICLE EMISSION OVERALL CONTROL CONCERNING

MR CHAMBERS SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD SET UP A CONTROL SECTION ON JANUARY 1 TO EXERCISE EXCESSIVE EXHAUST EMISSIONS FROM MOTOR VEHICLES.

REPORTING OF THE VEHICLE SMOKE CONTROL PROGRAMME INVOLVED THE

AND POLICE OFFICERS, AND THE SMOKY VEHICLES BY APPOINTED SPOTTERS NOTIFICATION OF VEHICLE OWNERS TO REPAIR DEFECTS.

OWNERS THEIR VEHICLE'S

THE PROGRAMME ALSO REQUIRED CENTRE TO VERIFY THAT RECTIFIED.

ΤΟ REPORT SMOKE

TO A TESTING

HAD PROBLEM

BEEN

IMPORTED INTO EMISSION MAINTENANCE

MR CHAMBERS POINTED OUT THAT ALL MOTOR VEHICLES HONG KONG AND THOSE ALREADY REGISTERED HERE MUST COMPLY WITH STANDARDS SET OUT IN THE ROAD TRAFFIC OF VEHICLES) REGULATIONS,

(CONSTRUCTION

ROOM

"IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THERE MAY BE EMISSION STANDARDS AND WE INTEND TO UNDERTAKE THESE STANDARDS AND TO INTRODUCE AMENDMENTS NECESSARY," HE SAID.

THE TRANSPORT

AND

FOR IMPROVEMENT A THOROUGH REVIEW OF TO THE LEGISLATION,

IF

IN

AND THE POLICE

DEPARTMENT

IN ADDITION, BOTH RETAINED SOME RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE CONTROL OF EXCESSIVE SMOKE.

VEHICLE EMISSIONS

"THE TRANSPORT, DEPARTMENT EXAMINES COURSE OF ITS ANNUAL INSPECTIONS OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF VEHICLE.

IN

THE

"THE POLICE CONTINUE TO STOP EXCESSIVELY SMOKY VEHICLES AND TICKETS OR EXAMINATION ORDERS ISSUE OWNERS WITH FIXED

PENALTY

APPROPRIATE," MR CHAMBERS SAID.

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