A remote sensing emissions monitoring programme reduces emissions of gasoline and LPG vehicles

Vehicle emissions are a major source of air pollution in Hong Kong affecting human health. A 'strengthened emissions control of gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vehicles' programme has been operating in Hong Kong since September 2014 utilising remote sensing (RS) technology. RS has provided measurement data to successfully identify high emitting gasoline and LPG vehicles which then need to be repaired or removed from the on-road...