Hopewell Holdings Limited (“Hopewell”) announced that as part of its continuous efforts in fulfilling its corporate social responsibility (“CSR”) initiatives on clean air, it has further strengthened its green car fleet by acquiring a new Nissan LEAF 100% electric vehicle (“EV”). A car delivery ceremony was held at Hopewell Centre on 26 May 2011 for the delivery of the very first one among the first batch of newly-arrived LEAF EVs in Hong Kong.

As a pioneer in the use of electric vehicles, Hopewell introduced the first hybrid vehicle to the company car fleet in 2006, followed by the purchase of two EVs, MyCar & i-MiEV in 2009 and 2010 respectively.

Hopewell also took the initiative to encourage the use of EVs in the community by installing over 40 EV charging points in the car parks of commercial and residential properties it owns or manages. EV users can also enjoy 6 hours of free parking and charging privileges at the public car parks at Hopewell Centre, Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre (“KITEC”) and Panda Place. An EV exhibition was held in November 2010 at the Hopewell Centre Piazza to raise public awareness of EV.