Publications: A Review of the Hong Kong Inspection and Maintenance Programme for On-road Vehicles by Freda Fung and Bryan Suen (6 Aug 2013)

A Review of the Hong Kong Inspection and Maintenance Programme for On-road Vehicles

DATE: 6 Aug 2013  FILED UNDER: Environment, Highlights, Index_Publications, Issues, News, Publications, Research Reports 

By Freda Fung, Bryan Suen
This report provides an overview of the role of inspection and maintenance in a comprehensive vehicular pollution control strategy, compares Hong Kong’s current inspection and maintenance programme with international best practices, and suggests ways to improve the current programme.

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Media coverage:5 Aug 2013 – Apple Daily – 無法測量氮氧化物及懸浮粒子　 驗車落後 縱容高排放 (Chinese only)5 Aug 2013 – Sharp Daily – 研究指車輛年檢制度落後 難識別高排放車 (Chinese only)6 Aug 2013 – Sing Tao Daily – 團體倡加強車輛排污檢測 (Chinese only)6 Aug 2013 – Wen Wei Pao – 汽車減排見效 組織盼訂長策 (Chinese only)6 Aug 2013 – RTHK – ‘Ineffective’ tests on older vehicles (00:22)6 Aug 2013 – China Realtime Report – 香港出租車加重空氣汙染 (Chinese only)7 Aug 2013 – HKET – 改善汽車檢測 減排效益加倍 (Chinese only)

For more information: http://www.civic-exchange.org/wp/2013im-en/