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The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (August 25) reminded owners of pre-Euro diesel commercial vehicles (DCVs) to submit applications for the ex-gratia payment for phasing-out their DCVs to the Transport Department on or before December 31, 2015. Late applications will not be accepted.
To improve roadside air quality and better protect public health, the EPD launched the ex-gratia payment scheme in March 2014 with the aim of progressively phasing out by the end of 2019 some 82 000 pre-Euro IV DCVs including goods vehicles, light buses and non-franchised buses. The application deadlines for the ex-gratia payment are as follows:
DCVs Application deadlines
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Pre-Euro December 31, 2015
Euro I December 31, 2016
Euro II December 31, 2017
Euro III December 31, 2019
An EPD spokesman said, "The scheme has progressed well since its launch. Up to the end of July 2015, about 31 000 or 38 per cent of the eligible DCVs were retired under the scheme. Among some 18 000 eligible owners of pre-Euro DCVs, about 72 per cent of them had scrapped their vehicles and submitted ex-gratia payment applications."
The EPD spokesman reminded eligible vehicle owners to check the details of application for ex-gratia payment, including the eligibility criteria, the latest list of vehicle scrapping companies registered under the scheme and other application details, before scrapping their vehicles. These details are available at the EPD's website at www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/preEU4dcv. Vehicle owners may also call 2651 1100 or email preEU4dcv@epd.gov.hk for enquiries.
Ends/Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Issued at HKT 16:57
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