HK to boost electric vehicle use: official   

香港“财爷”：电动车是潮流 将增建快速充电站

香港特区财政司司长曾俊华3日在其博客上撰文称，电动车是未来世界的交通运输潮流之一，到年底，香港可望实现约20公里范围内就有一个快速充电站。

Hong Kong (CNS) -- By the end of the year Hong Kong is expected to expand its electric vehicle (EV) charging station network, with any two neighboring stations no more than 20 km from each other, wrote Financial Secretary Tsang Chun-wah on his blog Sunday.

EVs will become a global trend, and Hong Kong will positively promote the use of the new vehicles and keep improving its security and technology standards, said Tsang.

At the end of 2009, Hong Kong only had 16 EVs, Tsang pointed out, while by the end of last April the number had grown to 313.

Tsang also announced that EVs will be prioritized in the fiscal budget plan when the government buys new cars.