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Charged.hk's Director of Education
With the help of the EPD, I've managed to clarify the mechanics behind the implementation of the extension for the FRT waiver.
Today (5th March) at 4:30pm a LegCo subcommittee will meet to approve going forward with this change:
Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Subcommittee on Proposed Resolution under Section 5(4) of the Motor Vehicles (First Registration Tax) Ordinance (Agenda) 5 March 2014
The proposed legislative change is here:
http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr13-14/english/hc/papers/hc0228cb3-440-e.pdf
with Legal Services Division "no objection" report here:
http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr13-14/english/hc/papers/hc0228ls-32-e.pdf
and LegCo briefing paper here:
http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr13-14/english/hc/sub_leg/sc10/papers/sc100305cb1-1027-1-e.pdf
Subject to the agreement of LegCo, the Secretary for the Environment will move the resolution for approval during March. There is a small confusion on the exact date - the resolution paper itself says 19th March 2014 and the LegCo briefing says 26th March 2014. Whichever - they're trying to get this done before the 31st March expiry date (presumably to avoid the grey area of vehicles registered after 31st March but before the resolution passes).
The resolution itself is very simple: "Repeal 2014, Substitute 2017". It is not tangled up with anything else, and I can't see anything stopping it.
What I find interesting is the justifications listen by Government in this:
Here is the quoted strategy document:
* Since April 2011, car parks have been required to be “EV charging-enabling” if the developer wishes to obtain concessions on gross floor area. All parking spaces are required to put in place at the building construction stage the infrastructure and conditions, including electrical wiring and provision of sufficient power supply, to facilitate future installation of chargers.
Mark, this only applies to new development, right? Because I have asked bunch of carparks around Quarry Bay, and none offers even a 13A socket, with the exception of that you pay for the charging.