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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1993
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE CENTRE OPENS
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THE LONG-TERM SUCCESS OF EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE HINGES ON THE SUPPORT OF AN ENVIRONMENTALLY-INFORMED AND COMMUNITY WHICH IS PREPARED TO TAKE POSITIVE ACTION TO CLEAN UP THE ENVIRONMENT, MRS PATTEN SAID.
ENVIRONMENT
RESPONSIBLE PROTECT AND
SAID SHOW
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE CENTRE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT, SHE THE RESOURCE CENTRE, WITH VARIOUS FACILITIES AND DISPLAYS, WOULD THE COMMUNITY WHAT WAS ACTUALLY BRING DONE IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PLAY THEIR PART.
SHE SAID IGNORANCE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT WAS SOMETHING THAT A VIBRANT, SUCCESSFUL CITY SUCH AS HONG KONG SHOULD NOT ACCEPT.
WITH THE OPENING OF THE CENTRE, A WIDER SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY THAN EVER BEFORE WOULD HAVE READY ACCESS TO VITAL INFORMATION ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
"IT WILL BRING SUCH INFORMATION OUT FROM THE REMOTE RECESSES AND CORNERS OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS INTO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN AT STREET LEVEL," MRS PATTEN SAID.
THE PLAN FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE CENTRE WAS FIRST MENTIONED IN THE 1989 WHITE PAPER ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WITH THE PURPOSE TO ENHANCE AWARENESS OF THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND THE PROVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION.
THERE ARE PLANS FOR SETTING UP MORE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE CENTRES IN THE TERRITORY FOR SPREADING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND EXCHANGING IDEAS то SOLVE DIFFERENT PROBLEMS IN BACH AREA.
MRS PATTEN SAID SHE WOULD BR PLEASED ΤΟ SEE GREEN GROUPS PARTICIPATING IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THESE CENTRES.
SHE SAID THE GOVERNMENT, GREEN GROUPS, COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL BODIES SHOULD JOIN TOGETHER TO MAKE HONG KONG AND THE WORLD A CLEANER AND BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.
SITUATED AT THE OLD WAN CHAI POST OFFICE, THE RESOURCE CENTRE WILL SERVE COMMUNITY GROUPS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PROVIDING. INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION.
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THERE WILL BE A REFERENCE LIBRARY, A DISPLAY AREA, ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES CORNER, A READING ROOM WITH AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT AND A TOUCH-SCREEN INFORMATION SYSTEM,
THE CENTRE WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM FROM MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS EXCEPT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS. GUIDED VISITS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED FOR SCHOOLS, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY THROUGH APPOINTMENTS ON TEL 893 2856.
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