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Following is a question by the Hon Choy So-yuk and a written reply by the Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works, Dr Sarah Liao, at the Legislative Council meeting today (May 10):
Question:
Will the Government inform this Council of the respective daily total amounts of various pollutants emitted by vehicles in Hong Kong at present, together with breakdowns by the emission standard to which these vehicles meet and the class of vehicle, as well as the respective percentages of such amounts against the relevant total amounts of pollutants emitted?
Reply:
Madam President,
The 2005 vehicle emissions inventory is under compilation. Based on the 2004 inventory, we have tabulated in Tables 1 to 4 the respective daily vehicular emissions (including particulate matters, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds) according to emission standards and classes of vehicles. Since the Euro IV emission standards began to take effect in 2006, the tables do not include the emission figures for Euro IV vehicles.
Ends/Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Issued at HKT 14:56
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