Issue 177 (Oct 2020)
【2020 Mooncake Recovery Program Recap】
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and related measurements, this years’ Mid-Autumn Festival felt different. Less over-the-head mooncake promotion campaign and advertisements; general public were also more aware of their consumption under the adverse economic condition in such pandemic. FRRC launched the annual mooncake recycling program through sharing a series of Green Mid-Autumn Festival tips. We hope to encourage everyone to purchase just the right amount of mooncakes, to potentially lighten the “surplus mooncake mountain” aftermath. Our collection points were set at FRRC in Lei Muk Shue and 4 organizations joined our program this year to collect surplus m...
The way out of used clothes collection under pandemic
Starting from 2000, The Conservancy Association (CA) provides Used Clothes Collection (UCC) service for the general public and housing estates. CA and our contractor strive to stick with the principle of waste avoidance in handling collected used clothes. Most of the used clothes collected by CA are exported to Southeast Asian countries (e.g. Cambodia) for reuse purposes, and some of them are donated to the people in need or charities. We hope it can contribute to waste reduction, and fulfill donors’ wish of helping others simultaneously. The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused severe effects on the economic activities and limited the border circulation, which has made certain...
Upcoming online and offline green workshops and events by Heng Seng-CA Eco-Rangers
Stay home, stay safe can also stay green! To encourage the public goes green in daily life, Heng Seng- CA Eco-Rangers will kick-off a series of challenges #ecorangersChallenge on SNS platform at late 2020. Further details will be announced soon! Stay tunes! Around Jan – Mar 2021, CA will organise two more green workshops: 1) Green X Arts: Coffee Grounds Art Workshop 2) “Talk with Trees” Eco Walk Events are subject to change because of the unstable epidemic situation. For the most updated information, please fill-in the Google Form here: https://bit.ly/3kW1c5m
Hang Seng – CA Eco-Rangers, finding out new ways to protect our environment under pandemic
The Conservancy Association (CA) and Youth College (Kwai Fong) co-organised the ‘Hillfire adventure tour & videography apps for smartphone workshop’ on 9-10 October. Thanks every eco-ranger joining our workshop! We would like to give special thanks to Mandy from SLCO Community Resources, who provided our deaf friends real-time sign language interpretation; and the teachers and students form Youth College (Kwai Fong), who set the venue and provided technical support. To know more about Hong Kong country parks from ‘Hillfire adventure tour’ Kami, CA Conservation Manager, was the speaker of ‘Hillfire adventure tour’. At the talk, she shared the...
The ‘Green Hiking Etiquettes’ promotion booths
Time flies! Organised by EPD and conducted by CA, the ‘Green Hiking Etiquettes’ promotion booths were there in service for 6 consecutive weekends already! Under the COVID-19 epidemic, people treasure the chance to enjoy fresh air in the nature so much. The countryside was therefore filled up with waves of visitors. Our Tsing Yi and Tuen Mun Team alone have recorded a visitor traffic of 25400 persons! In our observation, most hikers were great nature lovers who fully supported ‘Green Hiking Etiquettes’. They were pleased to put the following into practice: 1. Plan well and be disposable-free 2. Leave no trace 3. Conserve the rivers and streams 4. Embrace...
