CUHK Jockey Club Initiative Gaia (Gaia) held the Environment Fair cum MoCC Roadshow 2015 on 11 and 12 April at Dragon Centre in Sham Shui Po.
Officiating at the opening ceremony were Prof. Anthony Cheung, Secretary for Transport and Housing; Mr. Leong Cheung, executive director, Charities and Community of The Hong Kong Jockey Club; Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung, CUHK Vice-Chancellor; Mr. Elvis Au, assistant director (Nature Conservation and Infrastructure Planning) of the Environmental Protection Department; Mr. Edwin Lau, head, Community Engagement and Partnership, the Friends of the Earth (HK); and Mr. Leung Yat-hang, principal, Concordia Lutheran School.
With the theme of 'Low Carbon‧Blue Sky', the fair aimed at bringing green messages to the public through interactive information and game booths. The Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change (MoCC) is also showing a number of selected exhibits to raise public awareness of climate change. Visitors participated in quiz games by scanning the QR codes on the display panels and had a chance to win a limited-edition the MoCC eco-bag.
A number of NGOs and schools have been invited to showcase their green initiatives and achievements at the fair. The Hong Kong Organic Resource Centre introduced organic farming, while NgYuk Secondary School, an active and enthusiastic member of Gaia's 'Go Green Community–Jockey Club Carbon Reduction Partnership Scheme', showed its students' award-winning model in the 'Energy Innovation Competition 2013–2014'. Students of STFA Lee Shau Kee College delivered green messages with a song composed by their teachers, and students of CUHK shared tips on reducing food waste on campus and demonstrated the making of eco-enzyme.
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