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To mark the annual World Environment Day on June 5, the Environmental Campaign Committee and the Environmental Protection Department will hold a "World Environment Day 2013 – Love Food, Waste Not" publicity event at Plaza Hollywood in Diamond Hill. This is a highlight event supporting the "Hong Kong: Our Home" Campaign this week.
An exhibition and a game booth will open to the public at 2pm. The official opening ceremony at 4pm will feature representatives of three participating housing estates sharing their experiences in achieving food waste reduction.
During the ceremony, awards will be presented to winners of a video filming competition and a wallpaper design competition, which were organised to promote awareness of reducing food waste.
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To promote energy saving, the Environment Bureau and the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department will launch the Energy Saving Charter on Indoor Temperature and the Energy Saving Charter on No Incandescent Light Bulbs (ILBs) on June 5 at the Domain Mall in Yau Tong.
Representatives from shopping malls and office buildings will join the ceremony to pledge their commitment to maintaining average indoor temperatures at levels between 24 and 26 degrees Celsius during the period from June to September.
Suppliers and retailers will also make pledges to stop replenishing their stocks of ILBs and stop selling them by the end of this year. Enquiries can be sent to eepublic@emsd.gov.hk.
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Another environmental conservation event for the week is the Kwun Tong District Community Tree Planting Day at Sam Ka Tsuen Recreation Ground on June 8, from 10am to 1pm. This is a free walk-in event. Participants are reminded to wear sportswear.
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The Hong Kong Ani-Com Summer 2013 Mascot Design Competition is now calling for submissions of mascot designs for the four supporting themes of the "Hong Kong: Our Home" Campaign - "Vibrant Hong Kong", "Hip Hong Kong", "Caring Hong Kong" and "Fresh Hong Kong".
The competition aims to promote the creation and design of comic characters. The winning mascot designs will be adapted to produce promotion and publicity materials for the Campaign. The submission deadline is 6pm on June 26.
The entry form and the prospectus are available for download at www.createhk.gov.hk/mascot.
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All are welcome to visit the i-dArt gallery of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals in Kennedy Town from June 5 to August 4 to support and participate in the "Wrap Walker" project. Visitors can join wrapping activities to beautify rehab aids such as walking sticks, folding walkers and wheelchairs for people with disabilities.
The wrapping of rehab aids could help make users with disabilities look more approachable and bring out their "beauty of slowness". The project aims to change the public perception of rehab aid users. Contact information and gallery opening hours can be found at i-dart.tungwahcsd.org.
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From June 3 to August 1, Monday to Friday, Tung Sin Tan will offer 100 free Chinese medical consultations daily at its Hang Lung House office in Sheung Wan. Medical consultations can be on general medical problems, bone-setting and acupuncture. Please call 3105 3472 after 9am for a same-day appointment.
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Two notable carnivals will be held on June 9. The Farm 10th Anniversary B Day Party will be held at Victoria Park Soccer Pitch No. 4.
Young people will be able to enjoy a fun-filled afternoon with music, songs and hip-hop dance performances. A flea market will be set up at Victoria Park's South Pavilion Plaza for those who love to shop.
The Community Carnival at Kowloon City will be held at Carpenter Road Park from 2pm to 6pm with free admission. Souvenirs will be given to carnival-goers on a first-come, first-served basis.
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These events all support the "Hong Kong: Our Home" public participation campaign, which aims to inject positive energy into society, foster social cohesion and promote care, mutual help and solidarity in the community.
The Campaign provides a platform to enhance the publicity of events and activities that engage a wide cross-section of the community and showcase Hong Kong as a liveable and enjoyable city, giving residents a greater sense of pride in their home and a stronger sense of belonging.
More than 210 Partner Organisations have so far pledged their support for the "Hong Kong: Our Home" Campaign. Partner Organisations that have come on board since the Campaign launch on April 23 include the 18 District Councils, the Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Outstanding Youth Volunteers' Association and the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
Altogether, the Government and Partner Organisations are organising more than 570 events/activities under the four supporting themes of the Campaign from the end of April to the end of December this year.
Full details of the Campaign can be found on the website www.hkourhome.gov.hk.
Ends/Sunday, June 2, 2013
Issued at HKT 11:00
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