Government sells Kwun Tong site for purpose of electric vehicle fast charging cum liquefied petroleum gas filling station
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A spokesperson for the Environment and Ecology Bureau (EEB) said, "To promote the green transformation of vehicles and to achieve zero vehicular emissions before 2050, the Government released in February this year the Updated Version of the Hong Kong Roadmap on Popularisation of Electric Vehicles which outlines the updated strategies and measures adopted by the Government to promote the popularisation of EVs, including a multipronged approach and leveraging market forces through policy guidance to build the public charging network with fast chargers as the backbone, thereby fully supporting the adoption of EVs in Hong Kong. The Government has put forth through open tender six petrol filling station (PFS) sites for fast charging station (FCS) purposes. In addition to being used as an FCS for EVs, a requirement to install LPG dispensers is also included in the site of this sale, so as to replace the dedicated LPG filling station at Wai Lok Street, Kwun Tong (KTDFS) that has to be reprovisioned to facilitate the development of the new campus of the Vocational Training Council."
"Moreover, the area for retail use in the site of this sale is larger than that of a conventional PFS, providing operators with more flexibility to use such area to meet the needs of EV and LPG vehicle drivers. The Government will, subject to actual market needs, timely select suitable PFS sites for conversion into FCSs."
New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 6681 has a site area of 5 896 square metres and is designated for EV fast charging cum LPG filling station purposes. Land sale documents, including the forms of tender, tender notice, conditions of sale and sale plan of the lot, are now available on the Lands Department (LandsD) website (www.landsd.gov.hk) for downloading. The sale plan is available for inspection by the public from today until the close of the tender. The sale plan in hard copy form may also be purchased from today until the close of the tender at the Survey and Mapping Office of the LandsD, 6/F, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong. The particulars of the tender have also been gazetted today.
The spokesperson continued, "In order to encourage owners of taxis and public light buses to expedite the adoption of electric taxis (e-taxis) and electric public light buses (e-PLBs), a charging ceiling price for e-taxis and e-PLBs is imposed at designated FCSs. The operators of designated FCSs must not charge a price that is higher than the ceiling price to be announced by the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) on a monthly basis. The charging price for other EVs will be determined by the market. For details about the calculation of charging ceiling prices for e-taxis and e-PLBs, please refer to the EEB website (www.eeb.gov.hk/en/resources_publications/guidelines/index.html). Moreover, the auto-LPG at the reprovisioned KTDFS, as with dedicated LPG filling stations, has a ceiling price."
Details of the charging and LPG ceiling price will be posted at designated locations when the EV fast charging cum LPG filling station is in operation and announced regularly on the EPD (www.epd.gov.hk) and the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (www.emsd.gov.hk) websites to enable trade practitioners to monitor the changes in the prices.
Ends/Friday, July 31, 2026
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