As the ratio of electric private cars to newly registered private cars in Hong Kong has risen significantly recently, the Chief Executive, John Lee, delivered his third Policy Address in his term of office at the Legislative Council this morning (Oct. 16).
Lee said that the government has stepped up efforts to promote green transport. Through the EV‑charging at Home Subsidy Scheme and the gross floor area concession arrangement, about 200,000 EV‑charging parking spaces are expected to be available by mid‑2027. The Government will earmark HK$300 million for a new scheme, providing subsidies to the private sector for installing quick‑charging facilities. The target is to have a total of 3000 quick chargers installed by 2030.
Lee declared earlier this year that the government granted two vacant petrol‑filling station sites for conversion into quick‑charging stations. It plans to invite expressions of interest from the industry next year to repurpose existing petrol‑filling station sites as charging stations, with topside development for other purposes under the "single site, multiple uses" model.
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