Hainan to ban gasoline vehicle sales by 2030

Measure will help island province reach goal of creating world-class ecology

China's southern island province of Hainan will ban the sale of gasoline-fueled automobiles by 2030, in a bid to safeguard its environment and develop a modern economy, the provincial government said on Tuesday.

"The newly issued plan to promote new energy vehicles will be a key measure for Hainan to reach the goal of a first-class, quality ecology by 2035, as required by the central government," said Deng Xiaogang, head of the Ecological Environment Department of Hainan Province and a deputy to the National People's Congress.