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TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1991

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COMMENTING ON THIS, AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, MR FRED TROMP, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY): "WE ARE MOST PLEASED WITH THIS ENCOURAGING START TO THE INTRODUCTION OF ULP TO HONG KONG.

"THIS MEANS THAT IN THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF APRIL, SEVEN OUT OF 10 MOTORISTS WHOSE CARS CAN USE ULP ALL OF THE TIME HAVE ALREADY MADR THE SWITCH.

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"WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT MANY MORE WILL JOIN OUR 'GREEN DRIVE' SOON. HE SAID.

SELLING AT $6.67 PER LITRE, ULP HAS A DISTINCT PRICE ADVANTAGE OVER LEADED PETROL AS IT IS $1.01 PER LITRE CHEAPER. DEPENDING ON THE DISTANCE TRAVELLED, ULP USERS STAND TO SAVE BETWEEN $1,000 AND $2,000 PER YEAR.

"MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE INTRODUCTION OF ULP IS A MILESTONE MARKING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AS THIS WOULD ENABLE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE MOST STRINGENT INTERNATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR PETROL-ENGINED VEHICLES, MR TROMP SAID.

MORE THAN 70 PER CENT OF HONG KONG'S PETROL-ENGINED VEHICLES CAN USE ULP WITHOUT HAVING TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENT, AND WITH NO LOSS IN PERFORMANCE OR FUEL ECONOMY. A FURTHER 10 PER CENT CAN USE ULP AFTER MAKING A SMALL TIMING ADJUSTMENT TO THE ENGINE.

AS FROM JANUARY I NEXT YEAR, ALL VEHICLES, BE THEY PETROL OR DIESEL-DRIVEN, IMPORTED INTO HONG KONG WILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE CURRENT JAPANESE OR AMERICAN EMISSION STANDARDS UNDER NEW REGULATIONS RECENTLY APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

MR TROMP SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS ALSO EXAMINING MEASURES AIMED AT REDUCING THE RELIANCE ON DIESEL-ENGINED VEHICLES AND ΤΟ INTRODUCE NEW REGULATIONS WHICH WOULD ENABLE MORE EFFECTIVE CONTROL OVER SMOKE EMISSIONS FROM VEHICLES.

HE URGED THOSE MOTORISTS WHO HAD NOT SWITCHED TO ULP TO CONSULT THE COMPREHENSIVE "MOTORISTS GUIDE TO UNLEADED PETROL" WHICH HAD BEEN MAILED TO MORE THAN 180,000 REGISTERED CAR OWNERS, WHETHER THEIR VEHICLES COULD USE THE NEW "GREEN" PETROL.

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MOTORISTS WHO HAVE ANY FURTHER DOUBTS OR NEED MORE INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT THEIR CAR DEALER OR CALL THE MOTOR TRADERS ASSOCIATION/ HONG KONG TELECOM SPONSORED ULP HOTLINE, 183 8383, WHICH WILL BE IN OPERATION UNTIL THE END OF THIS MONTH.

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