Issue 172 (Jul 2019)
Green Dragon Boat Race Competition 2019 at Tuen Mun
This year, CA was invited by the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) for the first time to assist in the waste reduction works and promote clean recycling messages for the organizer of the Tuen Mun Dragon Boat Race Competition at Dragon Boat Festival. In just a week’s preparation time, three recycling and 4 water stations were set up on the event day to promote clean recycling and “Bring Your Own Bottle” messages. Despite the very hot weather, our green ambassadors encouraged and assisted people in doing clean recycling. It was particularly impressive that they even searched and “rescued” recyclables from garbage bins! With the great effort by...
Green Events
CA and Coca-Cola China Foundation Limited have jointly launched the “Pilot Scheme for Green Events” in 2018. It aims to develop a tailor-made green strategy plan, implement waste reduction measures and strive to minimize environmental impacts for large-scale activities. The scheme successfully cooperated with 9 event organizers with more than 30,000 pieces of plastic and disposable products being reduced in the end. On 9th May, CA organized a sharing cum award presentation ceremony to show our gratitude and appreciation to the 9 partners. Guests from The Boys’ & Girls’ Clubs Association of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association (HKAAA), Run Our...
Summer Interns joining FRRC
Summer Interns joining FRRC Exciting news! Two energetic interns are joining FRRC this summer and our helpers and locals enjoy seeing young bloods in our centre. By participating in our food recovery work in wet-markets, we believe our interns would gain a first-hand experience and deeper understanding on the food waste issue in Hong Kong. Meanwhile, it is a great opportunity to equip themselves with some practical food handling skills and learn how to utilize surplus food. Also, a crucial part of our work is to communicate and facilitate ideas exchange with locals, which helps us deliver a service that also fulfills their needs. During the summer, our interns will prepare workshops on...
Expectations for Robin’s Nest Country Park
In 2017, former Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying announced in Policy Address that Robin’s Nest (Hung Fa Leng) would be officially designated as a Country Park. However, in 2008, the Planning Department has already proposed the designation in the feasibility study of the Land Use Planning for the Frontier Closed Area. The Conservancy Association (CA) urged the government to speed up designation process to protect the important natural resources of Robin’s Nest. In May 2019, CA together with 15 concern groups released a joint statement on the expectations for Robin’s Nest Country Park, proposing a 1,120-hectare Country Park to protect sites with high ecological, historic,...
