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In addition, a survey will be conducted to gauge the usage of school environmental education teaching kits produced by the Government and the Environmental Campaign Committee as well as by green groups.
"Comments from teachers would serve as useful reference for the enhancement of the anti-pollution pack and for the production of new teaching kits in future," Mr Lam said.
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Marine Department to compile directory on Internet
As part of its services to the shipping community and the public at large, the Marine Department is compiling a Hong Kong Shipping Directory on its departmental homepage on the Internet, the Deputy Director of Marine, Mr Tsui Shung-yiu said today (Friday).
The department launched its homepage on the Internet on January 15 to facilitate the flow of information to its clients both in Hong Kong and overseas.
Apart from information on the port of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Shipping Register, services and facilities provided by the Marine Department, port statistics and Marine Department notices can also be obtained through the Marine Department homepage, the address of which is http://www.info.gov.hk/mardep.
It also contains a pictorial guide on the port of Hong Kong.
"The MD homepage is recognised by the major shipping servers on the Internet as the official homepage for the Port of Hong Kong," Mr Tsui said.
"We are also the first in the world to put up a Shipping Register web site on the Internet," he added.
"In less than three weeks' time since its inception, we have recorded more than 900 visits to our site." Mr Tsui said.
"The success in the development of the port of Hong Kong depends on the joint effort of the Government and the maritime communities," Mr Tsui said, adding that the port's prosperity owed so much to the contribution from the private sector.