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SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1990
YOUNG PEOPLE URGED TO BE RESPONSIBLE TOWARDS THE ENVIRONMENT
THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR GRAHAM BARNES, TODAY (SATURDAY) CALLED ON YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS THE ENVIRONMENT AS THE FATE OF THE WORLD WILL BE IN THEIR HANDS.
MR BARNES WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SCHOOLS ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS SCHEME EXHIBITION WHICH DISPLAYED THE WORK OF 20 SCHOOLS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.
MR BARNES SAID: "EVERY
INDIVIDUAL AFFECTS HIS OR
ENVIRONMENT FOR BETTER OR WORSE WHETHER HE LIKES IT OR NOT.
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"WHETHER WE ACT AS INDIVIDUALS, OR AS PART OF AN ORGANISATION OR INDUSTRY, EACH OF US CAN CONTRIBUTE TO A BETTER ENVIRONMENT AND THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE LEGACY WE LEAVE TO FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL MEAN THE WORLD WILL BE LESS POLLUTED THAN IT IS NOW."
THE AWARDS SCHEME, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS, IS AIMED AT CULTIVATING AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS THE ENVIRONMENT.
MR BARNES SAID THE SCHEME WAS ALSO A GOOD EXAMPLE SHOWING THE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
THE AWARDS SCHEME IS CO-SPONSORED BY SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST AND DUTY FREE SHOPPERS HONG KONG LTD.
THE EXHIBITION SHOWED A HIGH LEVEL OF INTEREST AND COMMITMENT OF THE STUDENTS.
THE EXHIBITS WERE MADE UP OF SURVEYS, GRAPHICS, MODELS,
GAMES, SLIDES AND VIDEO PRESENTATIONS AND DEMONSTRATED THE POSITIVE WAYS OF DEALING WITH EVERYDAY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SUCH AS HOUSEHOLD AND DOMESTIC WASTE, RECYCLING AND CONSERVATION.
ST STEPHEN'S GIRLS' COLLEGE WITH THE THEME OF PAPER RECYCLING WAS VOTED THE BEST AMONG ALL ENTRIES TO THE CONTEST.
ST FRANCIS' CANOSSIAN COLLEGE AND KING'S COLLEGE WERE THE FIRST AND SECOND RUNNERS-UP IN THE COMPETITION RESPECTIVELY.
THE TOP THREE SCHOOLS WERE EACH AWARDED A COMPUTER, DONATED BY GILMAN BUSINESS SYSTEMS, AND A TROPHY. THE STUDENTS OF THE WINNING SCHOOLS ALSO RECEIVED BOOK COUPONS TOTALLING $36,000 AND OTHER PRIZES.
THE COMPETITION JUDGES INCLUDED THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, MR ROBERT LAW; ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR S.M. TSUI; PROF BRIAN MORTON OF ZOOLOGY DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG; MR PHILLIP CRAWLEY OF SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST; AND MR ROGER THOMAS OF DUTY FREE SHOPPERS HONG KONG LTD.
THE EXHIBITION, ON UNTIL MONDAY (AUGUST 27), CITYPLAZA.
LEVEL 2, CITYPLAZA, TAIKOO SHING WILL LAST THE VENUE WAS PROVIDED FREE-OF-CHARGE BY THE
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