Two more trial projects on hydrogen fuel technology given agreement-in-principle by Inter-departmental Working Group on Using Hydrogen as Fuel
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The said projects concern two applications submitted by Global Money Limited and Guofu Hydrogen Energy (Hong Kong) Development Co, Limited, which involve trying out two hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) articulated vehicles and one HFC cold chain vehicle respectively for cross-boundary transport purposes.
The spokesperson for the EEB stated, "The Working Group has promptly initiated the examination process upon receipt of detailed information regarding the trial projects. Following the applicants' enhancement of the designs and technical details according to feedback from government departments to ensure that the trial projects can be carried out smoothly and safely, the Working Group has given an agreement-in-principle to these two applications yesterday (June 17)."
To date, the Working Group has given an agreement-in-principle in stages to a total of 40 applications of hydrogen energy trial projects. The Working Group will continue to make reference to the operational data and experience collected from the trials, in order to provide advice for the continuous enhancement of the safety and technical guidelines on the local application of hydrogen energy. Details are set out in the thematic webpage (cnsd.gov.hk/en/inter-departmental-working-group-on-using-hydrogen-as-fuel/).
The Working Group is formed by the EEB, the Transport and Logistics Bureau, the Development Bureau, the Security Bureau, the Environmental Protection Department, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, the Fire Services Department, the Transport Department, the Marine Department, the Planning Department, the Lands Department, the Buildings Department, the Architectural Services Department and the Labour Department.
Ends/Thursday, June 18, 2026
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