Environment and Conservation Fund approved 178 projects in 2019-20

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     The Secretariat of the Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF) Committee today (August 31) said that the ECF had approved 178 projects in relation to environmental and conservation matters, involving a total grant of about $196 million, in 2019-20.

     The ECF provides funding to local non-profit-making organisations, including universities, schools, community bodies and green groups, to support their green projects and initiatives, which are categorised by nature, namely the Environmental Education and Community Action Projects, Community Waste Reduction Projects, and Environmental Research, Technology Demonstration and Conference Projects. Eligible organisations may keep in view the announcements from the ECF on its website (www.ecf.gov.hk/en/application/index.html) in 2020-21 and submit funding applications under the corresponding funding schemes.

     Details of the approved projects in 2019-20 are available on the ECF website www.ecf.gov.hk/en/approved/index.html.

Ends/Monday, August 31, 2020
Issued at HKT 11:31

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