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SEE attends SGREEN x We-recycle@School Competitions Award Ceremony (with photos)
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     The SGREEN x We-recycle@School Competitions Award Ceremony, co-organised by the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) and Ocean Park Hong Kong (Ocean Park), was held today (July 5) at Ocean Park. The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, officiated at the event, commending schools, students and families for their outstanding performance in waste reduction and recycling during the 2024/25 school year.

     Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Tse highlighted that the current-term Government has successfully reversed the long-term trend of rising waste disposal quantities over the years through promoting waste reduction at source and expanding the recycling network. The disposal quantity of municipal solid waste decreased by a total of 7.5 per cent from 2021 to 2024, while the waste recovery rate increased from 28 per cent in 2020 to 33 per cent in 2023.

     Mr Tse congratulated all the awarded schools, students and families, expressing gratitude for their support of Hong Kong's waste reduction and recycling efforts. He said, "To achieve waste reduction at source, it is crucial to educate the next generation. In 2024, the EPD launched the We-recycle@School Activity, providing a variety of teaching materials and promotional support to primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong to assist schools and teachers in integrating waste reduction and recycling knowledge into daily teaching, encourage students to make good use of recycling facilities in schools and the community, and inspire their family members to practise resource separation and recycling together."

     Since its launch, the We-recycle@School Activity has received an overwhelming response. Currently, around 550 primary and secondary schools have participated in the scheme, encompassing about 350 000 students. Through the We-recycle@School Activity, the EPD has collaborated with the Ocean Park Conservation Alliance to jointly host the SGREEN Inter-school Recycling Competition this school year, which successfully encouraged more schools to engage in the activities of both sides. The Competition features seven awards to recognise participating schools, students, and families for their outstanding performances in waste reduction and recycling this school year. The list of award winners can be found in the annex. The awards are:
 
  • Supreme Recycling Award - School
  • Top Recycling Quantity Award - School
  • Best Participating School Award
  • Best Participating Family Award
  • Recycling Guru Award
  • Best Green and Low Carbon Action Award
  • Best School Recycling Corner Design Award

     The award ceremony today also featured 21 booths where awarded schools and other participating schools shared their knowledge on waste reduction and recycling, low-carbon living and ecological conservation through interactive exhibitions and booth games, demonstrating how to practise green living in daily life.

     The We-recycle@School Activity was launched on March 1 last year, inviting primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong to participate in the activity which includes various waste reduction and recycling competitions with awards to encourage students and their family members to actively participate in waste reduction and recycling. In the 2024/25 school year, the SGREEN Inter-school Recycling Competition and other We-recycle@School competitions together collected about 132 000 kilograms of recyclables in total.
 
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The SGREEN x We-recycle@School Competitions Award Ceremony, co-organised by the Environmental Protection Department and Ocean Park Hong Kong (Ocean Park), was held today (July 5) at Ocean Park to commend schools, students and families for their outstanding performance in waste reduction and recycling during the 2024/25 school year. Photo shows the Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, speaking at the ceremony.
The SGREEN x We-recycle@School Competitions Award Ceremony, co-organised by the Environmental Protection Department and Ocean Park Hong Kong (Ocean Park), was held today (July 5) at Ocean Park to commend schools, students and families for their outstanding performance in waste reduction and recycling during the 2024/25 school year. Photo shows the Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan (fourth right), the Chairman of Ocean Park Corporation, Mr Paulo Pong (fourth left), the Chief Executive of Ocean Park Corporation, Mr Ivan Wong (third right), the Deputy Director of Environmental Protection (Waste Reduction), Mr Kenneth Cheng (third left), the Assistant Director of Environmental Protection (Waste Reduction), Mr Stephen Siu (second right), the Executive Director of Education of Ocean Park Corporation, Ms Isabel Li (second left), the Executive Director of Zoological Operations and Conservation of Ocean Park Corporation, Mr Howard Chuk (first right), and the Director of Finance and Administration of the Ocean Park Corporation, Mr Jimmy Chow (first left), officiating the ceremony together.
The SGREEN x We-recycle@School Competitions Award Ceremony, co-organised by the Environmental Protection Department and Ocean Park Hong Kong (Ocean Park), was held today (July 5) at Ocean Park to commend schools, students and families for their outstanding performance in waste reduction and recycling during the 2024/25 school year. Photo shows the officiating guests taking a group photo with awarded schools, students and families.
The SGREEN x We-recycle@School Competitions Award Ceremony, co-organised by the Environmental Protection Department and Ocean Park Hong Kong (Ocean Park), was held today (July 5) at Ocean Park to commend schools, students and families for their outstanding performance in waste reduction and recycling during the 2024/25 school year. Photo shows the Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan (second right), presenting the Supreme Recycling Award - School (Primary School Sector) to the representatives of the awarded school.
The SGREEN x We-recycle@School Competitions Award Ceremony, co-organised by the Environmental Protection Department and Ocean Park Hong Kong (Ocean Park), was held today (July 5) at Ocean Park to commend schools, students and families for their outstanding performance in waste reduction and recycling during the 2024/25 school year. Photo shows the Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan (first left), touring the school booths.

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Annex