Solutions for Pollution Problems

Green Vehicle Repair Workshop

Vehicle Air-Conditioning System

The Ozone Layer Protection Ordinance and its subsidiary legislations prohibit the release of controlled refrigerants into the atmosphere during the service and maintenance of vehicle air-conditioning systems. Trade partitioners must use approved refrigerant recovery machines and maintain proper and detailed records of refrigerant usages.

• Use refrigerant recovery machines approved by the Environmental Protection Department to recover and re-use refrigerants.

• During the replenishing of refrigerants, exercise care in examining refrigerant recovery machines and all pipe joints to avoid leakage of refrigerants.

• Use instruments to check for refrigerant leakages and fluorescent dyes to ascertain leakage positions.

• Maintain proper and detailed refrigerant consumption records.

• Purchase controlled refrigerants from lawful and reliable wholesalers and retailers to avoid acquiring illegally imported or contaminated refrigerants.

• Handle refrigerants with care and avoid mixing different refrigerants together

• When servicing an air-conditioning system, it is essential to recover refrigerant from the system for reuse.

Information
	Ozone Layer Protection and You
	Guidance Notes for Licence Application
	Scheduled Substances under Ozone Layer Protection Ordinance
	Phase Out Schedule of Ozone Depleting Substances in Hong Kong
	Approved Equipment for Recovering and Recycling Controlled Refrigerants
	How you can help to protect the ozone layer?
	Ozone Layer Protection Slide Show