SCMP Joanne Ooi The timing of the bill to ban idling engines could not be worse. In July last year, the Hong Kong government announced its intention to overhaul the city’s air quality objectives – non-binding caps on the levels of seven air pollutants. To meet the new targets, the government commissioned the engineering...
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Bus firms seek change to idling engine ban
Three major bus operators want an exemption from the proposed bill. Cheung Chi-fai SCMP Three of the four local franchised bus operators – Citybus, New World First Bus and New Lantao Bus – have asked that the three-minute grace period proposed in the idling engine ban be extended to ten minutes at terminuses to...
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RTHK City Forum Discussion of Idling Engines Bill
RTHK City Forum held at Victoria Park last Sunday, April 25th 2010 RTHK City Forum aims to encourage dicussion of popular topics of concern to the community and tries to provide a space for public comment. On Sunday, April 25th 2010, the topic was the proposed ban on idling engines. CAN team’s Kwong Sum-Yin...
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