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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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