Clear The Air presented its views to Legco on March 10, 2010. Below are some figures.
By end of 2009, there were a total of 3,880, 920, 700, 160 and 100 licensed buses for Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited(“KMB”), Citybus Limited(“CTB”),, New World First Bus Services Limited(“NWFB”),, Long Win Bus Company Limited(“LW”),and New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited(“NLB”),. The relevant breakdown by engine types is as follows :
|
Engine Type |
KMB |
CTB |
NWFB |
LW |
NLB |
|
Pre-Euro |
300 |
40 |
30 |
less than 5 |
0 |
|
Euro I |
940 |
310 |
80 |
0 |
0 |
|
Euro I above |
2640 |
570 |
590 |
160 |
100 |
The commercial vehicle industry has objected to government plans to increase licence fees for older commercial vehicles to reduce air pollution. The industry was hoping the government would extend or increase the current one-off subsidy to get these vehicles off the road. But the Undersecretary for the Environment, Kitty Poon, said that instead, the administration intended to raise the fee. She said the subsidy scheme had run its course.