Hong Kong Busses Pollution Improvement

The roads of Hong Kong are to be come a little bit less polluted with the introduction of more Euro V standard busses. There are currently around 90 Euro V busses travelling routes around the region.

Image from Kowloon Motor Bus

The Kowloon Motor Bus company is expecting the arrival of 300 new Euro V standard busses which reduce the emissions of Nitrogen Oxide by nearly 50% when compared with the Euro IV. In addition tests will be carried out in retrofitting existing Euro II and III grade busses with catalytic converters.

The European Emission Standards set the levels of exhaust emissions for road transport in the European Union. These include amounts permissible of Carbon Dioxide, Hydrocarbons and  Nitrogen Oxide.

Hong Kong has a pollution problem caused partly by traffic and on many days the levels of toxins in the air can rise to dangerous levels. This is an increasing problem for Hong Kong and of a major concern for its residents.