| Date
| Context
| Summary of development
| Action
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10/99
| PA
| The Chief Executive announced in the 1999 Policy Address the Administration's plan to launch a trial scheme to install particulate traps in pre-Euro diesel vehicles. [Policy Address "Paragraphs 98 and 99"]
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5/00
| EA,TP
| The Administration issued the following papers to the Panels -
| an information paper which set out the findings of the trial of retrofitting pre-Euro diesel light vehicles (i.e. those weighing up to 4 tonnes) with particulate traps. The Administration planned to seek approval from the Finance Committee (FC) for funding to assist diesel light vehicle owners to retrofit their pre-Euro vehicles with traps. [Paper]
| | a progress report on comprehensive control of vehicle emissions.[Progress report]
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12.5.00
| FC
| FC approved a commitment of $50,880,000 for providing a one-off grant to assist owners of pre-Euro diesel light vehicles of up to four tonnes to retrofit their vehicles with particulate traps. [Paper]
In response to members' request, the Administration agreed to advance the installation programme.
[Follow-up Paper]
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7.11.00
| EA,TP
| The Administration advised members that legislation would be introduced to make the installation of particulate traps a mandatory requirement.
[Paper]
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4.7.01
| EA,TP
| The Administration informed members of the plan to introduce legislation shortly to make the installation of particulate traps a mandatory requirement. Once the proposed legislation was passed and become effective, owners of pre-Euro diesel light vehicles would be liable to cancellation or non-renewal of vehicles' licences if particulate traps were not installed.
[Paper]
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15.1.02
| EA,TP
| The Panel briefed members on the findings of the trial of retrofitting pre-Euro diesel heavy vehicles with catalysts and sought members' views on the way forward. The Administration planned to extend the retrofit programme to pre-Euro diesel heavy vehicles. [Paper]
Development to date presented in background brief prepared by the Secretariat. [Paper]
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24.5.02
| FC
| FC approved a commitment of $600 million for providing a one-off grant to assist owners of pre-Euro diesel vehicles (i.e. those registered before April 1995) of weight over four tonnes to retrofit their vehicles with particulate removal devices. [Paper]
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2.5.03
| EA
| The Administration issued an information paper on the proposal to amend the Air Pollution Control (Vehicle Design Standards) (Emission) Regulation to tighten the emission standards for certain classes of newly registered vehicles to Euro III Standards. [Paper]
The Regulation was gazetted on 16.5.03. [Papers relating to the Regulation]
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16.5.03
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| The Air Pollution Control (Emission Reduction Devices for Vehicles) Regulations was gazetted on 16.5.03. The purpose of the Regulation was to require the registered owners of certain classes of diesel light vehicles to install emission reduction devices and keep in good working condition. [Papers relating to the Regulation]
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24.5.04
| EA
| The Panel discussed the Administration's paper which reported the progress on retrofitting pre-Euro diesel vehicles with emission reduction devices and consulted members on a proposal to retrofit emission reduction devices on pre-Euro diesel heavy vehicles, the engines of which had to be kept running for operational reasons while the vehicles remained stationary. [Paper] and [Follow-up Paper]
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25.6.04
| FC
| FC approved a commitment of $70 million for providing a one-off grant to assist owners of pre-Euro diesel heavy vehicles (i.e. those diesel heavy vehicles registered before April 1995) of long idling operational mode to retrofit their vehicles with emission reduction devices. [Paper]
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| 21.1.05
| EA
| The Panel discussed the paper on the policy initiatives of the Environment, Transport and Works Bureau.
[Paper]
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| 18.2.05
| EA
| The Panel discussed the paper on the proposal to implement the Euro IV emission standards for newly registered light duty vehicles in tandem with the European Union and upgrade the emission standards for diesel private cars to the latest California standards. [Paper]
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| 5.7.05
| EA | The Panel discussed the proposal to make it a mandatory requirement to retrofit pre-Euro heavy diesel vehicles with emission reduction devices.
[Paper]
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| 27.2.06
| EA | The Panel discussed the paper on implementation of Euro IV emission standards in Hong Kong for newly registered heavy duty vehicles and Euro III emission standards for newly registered motorcycles, in tandem with the European Union. [Paper]
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| 10.5.06
| CQ
| Hon CHOY So-yuk raised a question on the vehicle emissions.
[Hansard "page 122"]
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| 23.10.06
| EA
| The Panel discussed the paper on a proposal to make it mandatory for long idling pre-Euro heavy diesel vehicles (i.e. vehicles that need to keep their engines running while stationary for operational reasons) to be retrofitted with emission reduction devices.
[Paper]
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| 5.1.11
| CQ
| Hon LEE Wing-tat raised a question on retrofitting franchised buses with emission reduction devices.
[Hansard "page 84"]
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| 14.12.11 |
CQ |
Hon Jeffrey LAM Kin-fung raised a question on progress of retrofitting Euro II and III buses with catalytic reduction devices and the trial run on hybrid buses. [Hansard "page 133"]
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