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Press
Releases - 2000
Retrofitting
particulate traps to pre-Euro diesel light vehicles
The Government
will provide a one-off grant for retrofitting pre-Euro diesel
vehicles of a gross weight up to four tonnes with devices
to reduce particulate emissions. The amount of the grant is
$1,300 per vehicle.
The Environmental
Protection Department (EPD) today (August 18) appointed two
companies, Eco-Tek Company Limited and Dah Chong Hong (Motor
Service Centre) Limited, for the supply and installation of
such devices.
The Principal
Environmental Protection Officer, Mr Mok Wai-chuen, said:
"Seventeen companies have taken part in the tendering exercise
and the two companies have succeeded in demonstrating that
their devices can fully comply with the required specifications.
"To be
eligible for the grant, the relevant vehicle owners can choose
either one of the two companies to install the devices.
The device
from Eco-Tek costs $1,300. The one of Dah Chong Hong costs
$4,000 for vehicles of engine size up to 2 800 c.c. and $7,500
for larger diesel light vehicles.
The grant
is one of the initiatives announced in the Policy Address
last year to reduce air pollution.
"The
devices can remove at least 30 per cent of the particulate
emissions of a diesel light vehicle," said Mr Mok.
"Installing
them in all pre-Euro diesel light vehicles can reduce particulate
emissions from the whole vehicle fleet by six per cent," he
added.
The installation
programme will start this September, which is earlier than
the target date of 2001 set out in the Policy Address.
Details
of the installation arrangement will be announced shortly.
Earlier
in May this year, the Finance Committee approved $50,880,000
for subsidising the retrofitting to some 42 000 pre-Euro diesel
light vehicles with particulate reduction devices.
End/Friday,
August 18, 2000
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