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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 (March 8) :
Question:
Will the Government provide the current number of vehicles running on the roads in Hong Kong, broken down by the emission standard to which they meet (pre-Euro, Euro I, Euro II, Euro III and Euro IV) and the class of vehicle (large public buses, coaches, various types of goods vehicles, public light buses and private cars, etc)?
Reply:
Madam President,
By the end of January 2006, amongst the 530,000 plus licensed vehicles, the numbers of vehicles meeting different emission standards by reference to their registration dates are attached in Annex.
Ends/Wednesday, March 8, 2006
Issued at HKT 14:32
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