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Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao jointly organise National Event on Environment Day 2026 (with photos)
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     The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, attended the National Event on the Environment Day 2026 in Guangzhou today (June 5). Under the guidance of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), the event this year is jointly organised by Guangdong Province, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) and the Macao SAR under the theme "Comprehensive Green Transition and Jointly Build a Beautiful China" to actively integrate into the National 15th Five-Year Plan.

     At the event, Mr Tse, together with the Director-General of the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong Province, Ms Xu Xiaoxia, and the Director of the Environmental Protection Bureau of the Macao SAR Government, Mr Ip Kuong-lam, delivered an action declaration of Guangdong Province, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR on jointly building an international first-class beautiful bay area. They stated that the three places will follow guidance from President Xi Jinping's vision of ecological civilisation to develop a regional pattern for green synergistic development and speed up green and low-carbon transformation, and will work in unison to shoulder shared responsibilities, solve shared problems and move towards shared goals to strive to turn the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area into an international first-class beautiful bay area where humans and nature co-exist in harmony.

     In support of the National Event on the Environment Day 2026 and to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Environmental Protection Department (EPD), the Environment and Ecology Bureau (EEB) and the EPD launched the Beautiful Hong Kong Green Fest this month. Centred on four main themes, namely "Beautiful Hong Kong", "Public Participation", "Waste Reduction and Recycling", and "Green Technology", the campaign features a series of diverse experiential and hands-on activities, including school outreach activities, environmental workshops, free admission to green facilities and ecological guided tours, to deepen public understanding of environmental protection and to jointly build a beautiful Hong Kong.

     At the event today, Mr Tse also received a presentation on the release of the Report on the State of the Ecology and Environment in China 2025, as well as the experiences of Guangdong Province, Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR and various mainland provinces and municipalities in areas such as atmospheric pollution prevention and control, water pollution prevention and control, green industrial transition, ecological protection and restoration, environmental protection technology and international co-operation.

     The Director of Environmental Protection, Dr Samuel Chui, also attended the event.

     The United Nations has designated June 5 as World Environment Day. In recent years, authorities including the MEE and the Central Office of Spiritual Civilization Construction have joined local governments to organise regularly the National Event on the Environment Day, which showcases achievements in promoting the development of a Beautiful China across the country and mobilises people from all walks of life to participate in the promotion of ecological civilisation.

     Mr Tse returned to Hong Kong this afternoon.
 
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The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, attended the National Event on the Environment Day 2026 in Guangzhou today (June 5). Photo shows Mr Tse receiving a presentation on the release of the Report on the State of the Ecology and Environment in China 2025, as well as the experiences of Guangdong Province, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), Macao SAR and various mainland provinces and municipalities in areas such as atmospheric pollution prevention and control, water pollution prevention and control, green industrial transition, ecological protection and restoration, environmental protection technology and international co-operation.
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, attended the National Event on the Environment Day 2026 in Guangzhou today (June 5). Photo shows Mr Tse (right), together with the Director-General of the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong Province, Ms Xu Xiaoxia (centre), and the Director of the Environmental Protection Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government, Mr Ip Kuong-lam (left), delivering an action declaration of Guangdong Province, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR on jointly building an international first-class beautiful bay area.