http://gas2.org/2013/01/02/hong-kong-will-ban-dirtiest-diesel-vehicles-from-city-limits/ January 2, 2013 By Christopher DeMorro Leave a Comment X Welcome Googler! If you find this page useful, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. It doesn’t take a genius to link air pollution with old vehicles, and the powers-that-be in Hong Kong have tried for decades [...]
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Smoky old diesels en route to ban
Older diesel vehicles will be banned from Hong Kong roads under a “carrot and stick” plan, environment minister Wong Kam-sing said yesterday. Winnie Chong and Choya Choy Friday, October 19, 2012 Older diesel vehicles will be banned from Hong Kong roads under a “carrot and stick” plan, environment minister Wong Kam-sing said yesterday. Wong’s comments came a [...]
Tough measures considered to get old diesel vehicles off Hong Kong’s roads
SCMP Submitted by admin on Oct 19th 2012, 12:00am News›Hong Kong ENVIRONMENT Jennifer Ngo jennifer.ngo@scmp.com Officials may consider not renewing licences for commercial trucks more than 15 years old that contribute hugely to pollution in the city The government is considering adopting tough measures to phase out old diesel-powered commercial vehicles to help tackle declining air quality. [...]
Ageing diesel vehicles banned in anti-pollution drive
SCMP Submitted by calum.gordon on Oct 18th 2012, 7:16pm News› Hong Kong Lai Ying-ki The government is planning to phase out old diesel vehicles to reduce roadside pollution, Secretary for the Environment Wong Kam-sing said on Thursday. Wong said one option that can be adopted from overseas and the mainland was to discontinue the licenses of diesel [...]
Curious contradiction between the model and the reality
South China Morning Post – 3 Aug 2011 A recent report by the think tank Civic Exchange, “Roadside Air Pollution in Hong Kong: Why is it still so bad?”, draws attention to the curious contradiction in the government’s figures on polluting emissions. The Environment Bureau’s public consultation document – “Air Quality Objectives Review” – trumpets [...]
Get rid of polluting vehicles
South China Morning Post – 1 August 2011 Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) has complained about rising fuel costs and says the government should create a stabilisation fund for the firm. Giving public money to a for-profit enterprise is a dangerous path to take. However, it seems to me that this debate opens the door to [...]
Ban on idling engines delayed
South China Morning Post – 21 July 2011 Legco panel accuses officials of a ‘breach of trust’ after department informs lawmakers of a three-month postponement in long-awaited legislation A Legco panel has accused environmental officials of “cheating” by postponing for three months the law meant to ban idling engines. Adding to lawmakers’ anger, a one-month [...]
Bus pollution After embarrassment over the additional NO2 produced by the particulate filter traps on buses Govt is now going to pay for SCR which should have been mandatory in the first place
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KMB takes route to $108m buys
Hong Kong Standard – 30 June 2011 Kowloon Motor Bus will spend HK$108 million on 60 single-deck vehicles to be used on less popular routes. Kowloon Motor Bus will spend HK$108 million on 60 single-deck vehicles to be used on less popular routes. The company will also replace 36 single-deckers more than 15 years old. [...]
Firms will veto curbs on pollution
South China Morning Post – 19 June 2011 On the matter of “filthy funnels” (“Laws needed on ship pollution”, June 19), I absolutely agree that Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta should enforce a no-emissions area and switch to low-sulphur fuels. I assume you also mean to include factories in the delta region that [...]