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Planning
for a Better Environment
Prevention
and Mitigation through Environmental Impact Assessment
Better Air Qualit
Quieter Environment
Environmentally Sound Waste
Management and Facilities
Better Water Quality
"
Our Contribution to the Environment
We
will formulate and implement programmes to improve and safeguard
the environment "
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of Vehicle emission has been reduced with the introduction
of catalytic converters, clean fuels, and better vehicle emission
standards
Chart of Lead emission reduced
despite rising vehicle population
Better
Air Quality
Cleaning
our air is one of the highest pollution control priorities.
Programmes to control vehicular emissions and to introduce
clean fuels and advanced control technology have been implemented.
Yet street-level pollution from vehicular emissions remains
the major source of urban air pollution.
During
1999, we undertook directly, or were instrumental in achieving,
the following:
- Completed
trials of LPG taxis, and gained support from the community
to replace diesel taxis with LPG taxis
- Introduced
more stringent emission standards for newly registered diesel
vehicles and evaporative emission standards for newly registered
petrol vehicles
- Introduced
emission standards for newly registered motorcycles
- Banned
the sale of leaded petrol
- Implemented
the regulation to control benzene emissions from petrol-filling
stations
- Completed
a public consultation on the proposed Indoor Air Quality
Management Programme
- Commenced
a joint study with Guangdong on air pollution in the Pearl
River Delta Region in order to investigate regional air
quality problems and identify ways to tackle them.
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of Introduction of LPG taxis will reduce air pollution
image of Public consultation on the Indoor Air Quality Management
Programme was completed in 1999
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As
a result of efforts made in 1999, there has been increased
public awareness and support from both the community
and legislators in tackling our air pollution problems.
A comprehensive programme to tackle air pollution was
announced in the Chief Executive's Policy Address in
October 1999. Our air improvement plan includes:
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Phasing out diesel taxis and light buses
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Retrofitting particulate traps or diesel catalysts
to diesel vehicles currently in use
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Promoting cleaner alternative vehicles to replace
diesel vehicles
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Strengthening enforcement against smoky vehicles and
promoting proper vehicle maintenance and eco-driving
techniques
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Introducing more stringent vehicle emissions and auto
fuel standards
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Tightening the sulphur content of industrial diesel
to be in line with that of motor diesel
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Introducing ultra-low sulphur diesel to reduce emissions
from diesel vehicles
The
above measures aim to reduce respirable suspended particulates
from the present vehicle fleet by 80% and nitrogen dioxide
by 30% by 2005.
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Promoting the Indoor Air Quality Management Programme
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Completing the Joint Study on Air Pollution in the
Pearl River Delta Region with Guangdong authorities
with the aim of developing improvement measures
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