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title: "Xie Zhanhuan: In the past four years, the annual economic added value of the local environmental protection industry exceeded 10 billion, accounting for approximately 0.4% of GDP"
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description: "The Secretary for the Environment and Ecology, Tse Chin-wan, stated that from 2021 to 2024, the annual economic added value of the local environmental protection industry exceeds HKD 10 billion, accounting for about 0.4% of GDP. The government will continue to promote the development of green and low-carbon industries, including the release of the \"Hong Kong Hydrogen Development Strategy\" in 2024 and investing HKD 400 million to support green technology. The goal is to stop the registration of new fuel vehicles by 2035, with the number of electric vehicles expected to exceed 290,000 by 2030 and approach 500,000 by 2035. At the same time, the government plans to install 10,000 high-speed charging stations before 2035 to support the popularization of electric vehicles"
datetime: "2026-04-01T08:18:20.000Z"
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# Xie Zhanhuan: In the past four years, the annual economic added value of the local environmental protection industry exceeded 10 billion, accounting for approximately 0.4% of GDP

The Director of the Environment and Ecology Bureau, Xie Zhanhuan, responded to questions from legislators regarding the green low-carbon industry, stating that the local environmental industry related to the green low-carbon sector is expected to generate an annual economic added value of over HKD 10 billion from 2021 to 2024, accounting for about 0.4% of the local GDP. He mentioned that the government continues to promote the development and enhancement of the green low-carbon industry, including the announcement of the "Hong Kong Hydrogen Development Strategy" in 2024 and injecting HKD 400 million into the Low-Carbon Green Research Fund to support local green technology development.

Regarding electric vehicles, the government has set a target to stop new registrations of fuel private cars by 2035 or earlier and is committed to achieving zero emissions from vehicles by 2050. Authorities estimate that by 2030, the number of electric private cars in Hong Kong is expected to exceed 290,000, with more than 45% of private cars being electric; by 2035, the number of electric private cars is expected to approach 500,000.

As for support for electric vehicles, the government announced the "Hong Kong Electric Vehicle Popularization Roadmap Update" in February this year, which will leverage market forces to build a public charging network centered around high-speed charging stations. By the end of 2035, 10,000 high-speed charging stations will be installed, resulting in approximately 270,000 to 300,000 charging parking spaces, which can support 800,000 electric vehicles. The first large-scale electric vehicle battery recycling facility in Hong Kong is currently under construction in the Environmental Park and is expected to be operational in the first half of 2026

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