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To Replace Pre-Euro and Euro I Diesel Commercial Vehicles by
New Commercial Vehicles - Incentive Scheme
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The Incentive Scheme
 Vehicles are the second largest air pollution source in Hong Kong. Among them, diesel commercial vehicles are the most polluting. Compared with their Euro IV counterparts, pre-Euro vehicles emit 30 times more respirable suspended particulates (RSP) and two times more nitrogen oxides (NOx) whereas Euro I vehicles emit 15 times more RSP and 1.5 times more NOx. To improve air quality, the Government will, with effect from 1 April 2007, offer a time-limited one-off grant to vehicle owners to replace their pre-Euro and Euro I diesel commercial vehicles with new commercial vehicles complying with the prevailing statutory emission standard for newly registered vehicles.(See Note 1)
Under this grant scheme, "commercial vehicles" include light/medium/heavy goods vehicles, private/public light buses and private/public non-franchised buses. Pre-Euro and Euro I commercial vehicles are classified by their first registration dates. Pre-Euro vehicles refer to those vehicles first registered before 1 April 1995, whereas the first registration period of Euro I vehicles are listed below:
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Euro I Diesel Commercial Vehicles
First Registration Date
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- Goods vehicles of permitted gross vehicle weight over 4 tonnes
- Non-Franchised buses
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First registered between
1 April 1995
and 31 March 1997
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- Goods vehicles of permitted gross vehicle weight not exceeding 4 tonnes
- Light Buses
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First registered between
1 April 1995
and 30 September 1998
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Note 1: Currently, Euro IV emission standard is the statutory standard for newly registered commercial vehicles. If it is tightened to a more stringent standard during the implementation period of the scheme, the new replacement commercial vehicles shall comply with the new standard.
Categories of Eligible Pre-Euro and Euro I Diesel Vehicles and the Application Deadlines
Application can be made between 1 April 2007 and the deadlines set out below:
(1) Pre-Euro Diesel Commercial Vehicles
Old Commercial Diesel Vehicles
Vehicle Classes |
Application Deadline |
- Goods vehicles
(Excluding diesel goods vehicles of permitted gross vehicle weight over 4 tonnes with body types being registered as:
- concrete mixer; or
- gully emptier; or
- lorry crane; or
- pressure tanker)
- Light buses
- Non-franchised buses
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30 September 2008 |
- Goods vehicles of permitted gross vehicle weight over 4 tonnes with body types being registered as:
- concrete mixer; or
- gully emptier; or
- lorry crane; or
- pressure tanker
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31 March 2010 |
(2) Euro I Diesel Commercial Vehicles
The application deadline for Euro I diesel commercial vehicles is 31 March 2010.
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Details of the Grant Scheme
 Leaflet
Poster
 
Enquiries
If you have any enquiries, please contact the Environmental Protection Department:
| Details of the Programme |
Vehicle models in compliance with Euro IV emission standard |
| Tel No. : 2824 0022 |
Tel No.: 2594 6392
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| Fax No. : 2877 8690 |
Fax No.: 2824 9361
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| Address: Environmental Protection Department, Mobile Source Control Group, Room 4518, 45/F Revenue Tower, 5 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. |
Application methods and procedures for the one-off grant
TD homepage
Enquires concerning the application methods and procedures can be made via Transport Department hotline 2804 2600.
Other Relevant Information
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