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Press Release
Local long idling Pre-Euro heavy diesel vehicles required to install emission reduction devices
The Government announced today (December 8) the gazettal of the Air Pollution Control (Emission Reduction Devices for Vehicles) Amendment Regulation 2006.
"Subject to approval by the Legislative Council, the Amendment Regulation will require all local long idling pre-Euro heavy diesel vehicles, to install approved emission reduction devices as from April 1, 2007 to reduce their particulate emissions." a spokesman for the Environmental Protection Department said.
"Vehicles owners failing to install and maintain the approved devices in good working conditions will be liable to cancellation or non-renewal of their vehicle licences."
"Diesel vehicles are a major source of roadside air pollution in Hong Kong. A pre-Euro vehicle emits 30 times more particulates than a vehicle meeting the prevailing Euro IV standards."
"The emission reduction device required can reduce about 30% of the particulates emissions from a pre-Euro diesel heavy vehicle." he added.
Since April 2006, all pre-Euro diesel vehicles, except those long idling pre-Euro heavy diesel vehicles, have already been required by law to be installed with similar approved emission reduction devices.
In 2005, the Government completed a voluntary programme to assist owners of local long idling pre-Euro heavy diesel vehicles to install emission reduction devices in their vehicles. About 95 per cent of such vehicles took part in the installation programme.
Long idling pre-Euro heavy diesel vehicles are vehicles with permitted gross vehicle weigh over 4 tonnes, first-registered before April 1, 1995 and body types belong to lorry crane, concrete mixer, gully emptier or pressure tanker.
End/Friday, December 8, 2006
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