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Voluntary
agencies, such as the World Wide Fund
for Nature, the Conservancy Association, Friends of the
Power, are all involved in raising
Earth
and
Green
environmental awareness amongst the community at large
sheets, competitions with an
through
seminars,
new s
environmental the me, news conferences and general public
comment on environmental issues.
ADEQUACY OF CURRENT PROGRAMMES
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In
in public
environmental
society and
a
noticeable
increase
very recent years there has been so me
awareness of environmental matters and in
The reasons for this
e du cation activities.
include world awareness; the growing affluence of ou r
increased expectations of the quality of life;
deterioration in environmental quality, for
bathing beaches; and the various pu blicity
media exposure. Nevertheless environmental
and the general appreciation of environmental
issues in Hong Kong are still well below that in most
developed countries.
exa mp le at
programmes and
awareness
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general
THE WAY FORWARD
The
Government
therefore
intends to expand
pu blicity
work
been
allocated for an
on environmental matters and a sum
Environmental
of $400,000 has
Protection Ca mpaign
in 1989/90. The campaign strategy is
aimed at showing how different sectors of the community can
participate in saving the environment.
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