Hong Kong's diesel sellers saidyesterday they will protest the government's plans to lower sulphur content in industrial and marine diesel from 2001. The government had announced in June that it was planning to reduce sulphur content of industrial and marine diesel from the current 0.5 percent to 0.05 percent level. A spokeswoman from The Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department (EPD) told Reuters on Wednesday that the policy was still under consideration and not finalised yet. But industry sources said that if these plans were carried out, it would spell an end to the booming marine diesel business for much of Hong Kong's oil terminal operators.