Leading Schools & NGOs to appear before LegCo to support anti-idling ordinance

This week, CAN and 8 trucking associations sent a joint letter to Edward Yau requesting the augmentation of a subsidy to speed the replacement of Euro II diesel vehicles. Our objectives were twofold: First, we wanted to remedy the deficiencies of the current proposal by pointing out that the percentage of subsidy offered for each vehicle is probably too low to stimulate widespread uptake. The current proposal is based on the just-expired subsidy scheme for pre-Euro and Euro I vehicles, which was considered by lawmakers and vehicle owners to be a failure. Second, we wanted to make it a point to join hands with transport associations to show that, even if we have to take strange bedfellows, we are pragmatic and committed to getting all stakeholders to the table for discussion. You can read our full press release and the letter here (Chinese-only).