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The Government today (March 30) announced appointments to the Steering Committee on the Promotion of Electric Vehicles for a term of two years, starting on April 1, 2009.
ˇ§The Financial Secretary announced in this yearˇ¦s Budget Speech a host of measures to promote the use of electric vehicles in Hong Kong, including the setting up of the steering committee to study the wider use of electric vehicles in Hong Kong. Members of the committee are drawn from the property development, car park operation and power supply sectors, as well as technology institutions, green groups and academia. With their experience in their respective sectors, they will make valuable contributions to the formulation of the strategy and specific measures on the wider use of electric vehicles in Hong Kong,ˇ¨ a government spokesman said.
Other than the setting up of the steering committee, the Budget Speech also set out a host of measures to promote the use of electric vehicles in Hong Kong, including extending the waiver of First Registration Tax on electric vehicles for five years till March 31, 2014, and promoting the setting up of vehicle battery charging facilities, such as examining the feasibility of providing re-charging facilities in government multi-storey car parks and exploring ways of encouraging the business sector, e.g. property developers and private car park operators, to set up such facilities.
Attached is the membership list (appointment for two years with effect from April 1, 2009):
Chairman
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Financial Secretary
Members
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Mr Charles Nicholas Brooke
Ir Prof Chan Ching-chuen
Mr Adrian Cheng Chi-kong
Prof Peter Ronald Hills
Dr York Liao
Mr Tso Kai-sum
Dr Patrick Wang Shui-chung
Mr Michael Wong Yick-kam
Mr Thomas Jefferson Wu
Mr Trevor Yang
Mrs Betty Yuen SO Siu-mai
Secretary for the Environment*
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury*
Secretary for Transport and Housing*
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development*
Secretary for Development*
* or representative
Ends/Monday, March 30, 2009
Issued at HKT 14:30
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