The green policy to ban idling vehicle engines look set to be launched in Hong Kong within the next 12 months, the local government's Secretary for Environment Edward Yau Tang-wah said.
Yau said both the public and the district councils had come to a consensus that Hong Kong had to move ahead with the policy to protect the environment despite the concerns expressed by the transport sector.
A five-month public consultation on the proposal to ban idling vehicle engines ended in March.
The government document suggests if a driver does not switch off his vehicle's engine when it is idle, he will fined HK$320 (US$41).
