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Second year of Use Less Plastic Bags Campaign
The year-long Use Less Plastic Bags Campaign has attained a satisfactory result with majority of the participating retail outlets achieving a noticeable level of reduction in their use of plastic bags during 1994-95.
To commend the participants for their outstanding achievements in reducing plastic bag consumption and to launch the second year campaign, a prize-presentation cum launching ceremony will be held on Saturday (August 19) at the Dragon Centre.
Four awards will be presented to the participants at the ceremony, i.e. the 'best reduction' award, the 'distinctive retail outlet' award, the 'action plan' award as well as the 'best reduction idea' award.
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To launch the second year campaign, publicity tapes featuring local celebrities' appeal to use fewer plastic bags will be produced for broadcast in the participating retail outlets.
A double decker bus carrying a catchy campaign slogan will also be used to attract more attention on the roads.
Attending the ceremony will be the acting Director of Environmental Protection, Mr Rob Law; the Vice-Chairman of Retail Management Association, Mr Philip Ma; and the Chief Executive of Consumer Council, Mrs Pamela Chan.
Attention News Editors:
You are invited to cover the prize-presentation cum launching ceremony of the Use Less Plastic Bags Campaign 95-96 which will be held at 12.30 pm on Saturday (August 19) on Level One of Dragon Centre, 37K. Yen Chow Street, Sham Shui Po.
End/Thursday, August 17, 1995
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