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MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1991

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HK TOPS THE WORLD ON ULP LAUNCH

THE FAVOURABLE RESPONSE OF MOTORISTS IN HONG KONG ΤΟ UNLEADED PETROL (ULP) IN ITS FIRST MONTH OF INTRODUCTION HAS PUT HONG TOP OF ALL DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AS FAR AS QUICK MARKET ULP IS CONCERNED.

KONG ON OF

PENETRATION

SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF ULP ON APRIL 1, ABOUT HALF OF TOTAL PETROL SALES IN HONG KONG'S 162 FILLING STATIONS ARE ULP, WHICH MEANS THAT SEVEN OUT OF 10 VEHICLES WHICH CAN RUN ON ULP WITHOUT ADJUSTMENT ARE DOING SO.

"THIS IS THE BEST RESULT OF ANY ULP LAUNCH WORLD-WIDE, AN

THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT, MR

FRED TROMP, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

TO "IN EUROPE, IT TOOK WEST GERMANY ABOUT SIX YEARS

REACH 69 PER CENT. THE UNITED KINGDOM HAS JUST MANAGED 32 PER CENT AFTER FIVE YEARS, THE NETHERLANDS HAS RRACHED 42 PER CENT AND FRANCE 11 PER CENT.

"THE ONLY OTHER COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE A HIGHER USAGE OF ULP ARE CANADA, USA AND JAPAN WHERE THE FÙEL WAS INTRODUCED OVER 16 YEARS AGO,

YEARS AND IT HAS BEEN MANDATORY FOR MANY

FOR NEW VEHICLES TO USE ONLY ULP," HE SAID.

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"HOWEVER, THE HIGH PENETRATION OF ULP IN HONG KONG IS NOT

THE TOTALLY UNEXPECTED, AS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF

MODERN TERRITORY'S FLEET IS HIGHLY ADAPTABLE TO ULP," HE ADDED.

ALSO IT IS BELIEVED THAT "THE MOTORISTS GUIDE TO UNLEADED PETROL" MAILED- ΤΟ 180,000 REGISTERED OWNERS OF PETROL-ENGINED VEHICLES HAD PROVIDED MOTORISTS WITH THE NECESSARY INFORMATION AND HELPED ENCOURAGE MANY OF THEM TO SWITCH TO ULP.

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"AND OF COURSE THE $1 PER LITRE PRICE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LEADED AND UNLEADED PETROL IS ANOTHER STRONG INCENTIVE FOR TO SWITCH TO THE CHEAPER AND CLEANER FUEL," MR TROMP SAID.

"THE HONG KONG MOTOR TRADERS ASSOCIATION AND HONG KONG SPONSORED ULP HOTLINE ALSO HELPED MANY HESITANT MOTORISTS TO THEIR MIND, HE NOTED.

MOTORISTS

TELECOM

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MR TROMP SAID SINCE THE OPERATION OF THE ULP HOTLINE 183 8383 ON FEBRUARY 1, ABOUT 7,000 CALLS HAD BEEN RECEIVED.

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ULP "HALF OF THE CALLS WERE RELATED TO GENERAL INFORMATION ON

SPECIFIC WHILE THE REMAINING WERE POCUSED ON

CAR MODELS AND THEIR SUITABILITY TO USING ULP. HE SAID,

THE HOTLINE WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE UNTIL TOMORROW

EPD FROM MAY 1, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN TELEPHONE THE SHOULD THERE BE FURTHER ENQUIRIES ON ULP.

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