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The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) staged a prize presentation ceremony today (July 9) for the "Live it, Use it" Nutrition Labelling Fun Shopping Award Scheme and the "Live it, Use it" Nutrition Labelling Promotion Award Scheme at the Tsuen Wan Town Hall.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Mr Clement Leung, said the Nutrition Labelling (NL) Scheme, which came into effect two years ago, assisted consumers in making informed food choices that met their individual needs.
Noting that good eating habits and knowing how to choose the right food help prevent nutrition-related diseases and bad health, Mr Leung said the CFS had launched a series of public education and publicity events. The aim was to reach out to the public in promoting the use of nutrition information on prepackaged foods in daily life.
The CFS, with the support of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, launched the NL Fun Shopping Award Scheme in mid-December 2011.
A total of 18 community service organisations participated in the scheme and organised a variety of promotional and educational activities for their service users. Over 900 individuals joined the activities held by the community service organisations.
"We all agree that healthy eating habits should be developed at school age. We encourage young people to take part in promoting NL and healthy eating in their families and the community," Mr Leung said.
The CFS and the Education Bureau jointly organised the NL Promotion Award Scheme for the second consecutive academic year. The scheme, supported by the Committee on Home-school Co-operation, aimed at encouraging students to actively promote NL to develop healthy eating habits through the use of nutrition information.
Under the scheme, a total of 28 teams from 18 secondary schools participated in planning and implementing NL promotional activities.
Results of the two award schemes are as follows:
NL Fun Shopping Award Scheme - organisation participant:
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Gold prize: Caritas Community Centre - Caine Road
Silver prize: Hong Kong Juvenile Care Centre -
Bradbury Hostel
Bronze prize: Caritas Integrated Family Service
Centre - Aberdeen
Merit prize: Hong Kong Young Women's Christian
Association Jockey Club Tin Shui Wai
Family Wellness Centre
NL Fun Shopping Award Scheme - individual participant:
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Outstanding prizes: Ms Chau Yuk-ching and
Ms Kan Sau-king
Special recognitions: Ms Kong Wai-fun and
Ms Lau Mei-yi
NL Promotion Award Scheme - senior group:
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Gold prize: Christian Alliance SW Chan Memorial
College
Silver prize: Elegantia College (Sponsored by
Education Convergence)
Bronze prize: Kowloon True Light School
Merit prize: The YWCA Hioe Tjo Yoeng College
NL Promotion Award Scheme - junior group:
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Gold prize: The YWCA Hioe Tjo Yoeng College
Silver prize: Ning Po No 2 College
Bronze prize: TWGHs Sun Hoi Directors' College
Merit prize: Christian Alliance Cheng Wing Gee
College
Also officiating at today's ceremony were the Controller, CFS, Dr Gloria Tam; Chief Curriculum Development Officer (Technology Education), Education Bureau, Mr Sin Tak-wah; and Member of the Working Group on Information, Committee on Home-School Co-operation, Mr Christopher Yu.
Ends/Monday, July 9, 2012
Issued at HKT 19:23
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