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The 11th Power Smart Launching Ceremony
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The
11th Power Smart Kick Off Ceremony was held in HKFYG Building on 6 June
2016. Mr. Alfred Sit, Deputy Director of Electrical and Mechanical
Services Department, was invited as the officiating guest to celebrate
the Ceremony with the representatives from the sponsors and supporting
organization. In addition, speakers from EMSD, ATAL Group, Sino Estates
Management Ltd., DTZ, Kai Shing Management Services Ltd. and HK DCS Ltd.
shared their success cases and the latest building code with the
participating guests.
Power Smart Energy Saving Contest offers 5 categories for participation.
The categories are: (1) School; (2) Organization; (3) Property
Management; (4) Hotel and (5) Restaurant. Those who have achieved a 5%
reduction in electricity consumption are eligible to compete for the
prizes.
Click
here for the program details.
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Smart City Consortium
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On
30 May 2016, Ms. Suzanne Cheung, CEO of FoE (HK), was invited by the
Smart City Consortium (SCC) to have meeting with Mr. KS Wong, Secretary
for the Environment. The meeting brought together partners from
government, private and public sectors to share views on “Smart Energy”
and “Smart City”.
Click here for more information about Smart City Consortium.
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Producer Responsibility Scheme on Glass Beverage Bottles
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The
third reading of amendment bill on glass recycling levy was approved by
Legislative Council on 27 May 2016. Target to implement the “Producer
Responsibility Scheme on Glass Beverage Bottles” (PRS) in 2018. The
levied amount will be used to support glass collection and recycling
operation in Hong Kong.
Click here for more information about PRS.
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COOL Corporate Eco-Health Talk - Achieving Zero Waste through BYOB3
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“COOL
Corporate Eco-Health Talk - Achieving Zero Waste through BYOB3” was
successfully held on on 24 June 2016. Representatives from Plastic Free
Sea, Tsunami Sport, Urban Spring and Lush were invited to be the guest
speakers of the event. The problems of marine plastics, urban drinking
water innovation and corporate best practice in reducing plastics use
were being discussed.
The next Eco-Health Talk about urban farming will be held in August 2016. For enquiries, please contact us at
3184 1534 or email to
cc@foe.org.hk.
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COOL Outing - The Green Atrium
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Starting
from July 2016, COOL Outing will be arranged every 2 months. Eco-tours
to organic farms, butterfly gardens, aquaponic gardens and other green
facilities in Hong Kong will be arranged for our COOL Corporates’
members and COOL Ambassadors.
The coming COOL Outing – The Green Atrium will be held on 23 July 2016. Click
here to download the registration form. For enquiries, please contact us at 3184 1508 or email to
cc@foe.org.hk.
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Second-hand Goods Barter Market
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“Second-hand
Goods Barter Market” was successfully held in Kam Peng Estate, Chai Wan
Estate and Siu Sai Wan Estate in May 2016. The residents were
encouraged to donate and exchange their useful items. Many second-hand
goods have been collected and distributed to new owners. Thank you for
your support and participation. Let’s go green and reduce waste!
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Community Involvement Broadcasting Service
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Thank
you for your votes and support! We are delighted to announce that our
radio program “Earth COOL Living”, will be broadcasted on RTHK DAB 31
starting in July 2016. Let’s explore together how to be COOL through
these 13 episodes!
On our first episode “Paris Agreement & Zero Carbon City”, we will
investigate why “Paris Agreement” is important? How to become “Zero
Carbon City” and achieve net zero carbon emission? Our guest speakers
will share their views on these topics in the
program.
If you are interested to be the guests of Earth COOL Living, or play
live music jamming with singer-songwriters Mr. Jing Wong and Ms. Olga
Chung, click
here to join our Facebook game!
Premiere: 13 July 2016
Broadcast time: 9:00-10:00 pm (Every Tuesday)
Channel:
RTHK DAB 31
Click
here for the program details.
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Green Delight in Estates – “Rehome & Reuse Resources” Sharing Box Design Competition
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Organized
by Hong Kong Housing Authority, co-organized by FoE (HK), Conservancy
Association and Business Environment Council, the “Rehome” Box cover
Design Competition is now open for application. The winning design will
be used as our reference for the "Re-home" Resources Sharing Boxes cover
design later.
Click here for the program details.
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BYOB3
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Apart
from “Second-hand Goods Barter Market”, “BYOB3” is also a target
promotion in different public estates. The aim of this program is to
encourage the public to avoid using disposable plastic items by bringing
own bags, bottles and boxes.
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COOL Ambassador Recruitment
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What is COOL Ambassador?
The COOL Ambassador is an initiative of the “Trees ‧ COOLiving” Program,
a platform for leaders to explore, discuss and take action from the
environmental perspective, to create positive impacts on the society.
How COOL Ambassador works?
COOL Ambassador takes the effort to make the Earth a better place
through sustainable actions – LOHAS 10 Do’s. COOL Ambassador will carry
out 10 Do’s in their everyday life, spread
the message and encourage others to take action of 10 Do’s.
Rewards
We want to reward our COOL Ambassadors for their efforts! Once becoming a
COOL Ambassador, you will receive our COOL Ambassador Membership Card.
With this card, you are entitled to exclusive benefits, special
discounts and more.
Click
here for more information about COOL Ambassador.
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The 29th Annual General Meeting
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The
29th Annual General Meeting of FoE (HK) will be held on 23 July 2016.
All members are welcome to attend. Only Life Members have the right to
nominate a new board member and vote in the AGM. If you are a Life
Member and unable to attend the AGM, you are entitled to appoint a proxy
to attend and vote on your behalf.
For Life Members who want to nominate a new board member and/or appoint a proxy, please click
here to download the form.
The 29th AGM
Date: 23 July 2016 (Saturday)
Time: 5:00-6:00 pm
Venue: Unit 1301-1302, 13/F, Block A, Sea View Estate, 2 Watson Road, North Point.
To view the AGM Agenda, please click
here. For seat reservation, please email to
agm@foe.org.hk.
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Volunteer Recruitment
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FoE (HK) welcomes people from every background and sector to join us as volunteers.
We are now recruiting office volunteers to assist our clerical work
including data entry, letter mailing and information arrangement.
Interested parties, please email us at volunteer@foe.org.hk.
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If you have any question or comment, please write to join@foe.org.hk
Tel: (852)
2528-5588 Fax: (852)
2529-2777 Friends of the Earth (HK) www.foe.org.hk
Copyright Friends of the Earth (HK). All rights reserved.
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