Services for the Promotion of Environmental Protection
With the aim to promote environmental
awareness, in the year 2000 we launched the Green Partnership Programme, working
together with, inter alia the Environmental Protection Department of the HKSAR,
Environmental Campaign Committee and other Sister Clubs of Zonta. The program
included seminars and training scheme for Zontians as Environmental Protection
Ambassador. It lasted for 5 months and provided invaluable experiences for Zontians
as they attended workshops on various environmental issues, and visited nature
reserve, refuse transfer station and landfill sites.
To echo government's initiatives
on waste reduction, we sponsored the waste separation and recycling scheme in
pre-schools, and recycling bins project to advance the waste separation programme
for vocational institutes.
In March 2001, we participated in
the Hong Kong Tree Planting Day at Lantau Island with over 1,000 other participants
and the Chief Executive as the officiating guest.
Under the leadership of Zontian Mabel
mak who has been co-chair of the District 17 Environmental Committee, as well
as District 17 Conference speaker, we shall continue our endeavours to promote
green initiatives.