In Lantau stray or feral dogs are producing too many litters and suffer from diseases. There is also mistreatment of animals by “owners” and “neighbours”. Building construction contractors use animals for security and then abandon them at the end of the project. Since 2000 PALS has rescued and re-homed animals while educating people about how […]
When Gaelle became pregnant, she decided she only wanted to feed her baby organic food and use organic skincare and cleaning products. She originally imported European products for personal use, but as she became more knowledgeable, she recognised the need within the local community for a range of European organic products. Since 2006 Gaelle has […]
The project is about Eddie’s journey of environmental protection/sustainable development, which comprised several different projects or checkpoints that Eddie has experienced, namely as: Green study in university (study); Reclamation works in North Tsing Yi (work); Support to a green fuel company (voluntary support to his friend); and ? Making a green documentary (voluntary education programme). […]
One Tonne Challenge, HK Dr Yau, trained as an engineer, identifies himself as a “native indigenous villager”. He oversees and runs the Tai Po Environmental Association, working to protect the environment. Dr Yau recognised the need for carbon reduction to combat climate change. A website is provided for One Tonne Challenge to the general public […]
Arthur Bowring is the Managing Director of the Secretariat of The Hong Kong Shipowners’ Association. The function of the secretariat is to perform three basic tasks, Membership Support, Membership Services and Office Administration. The Hong Kong Shipowners’ Association’s chief purpose is to continue to promote and protect the interests of the Hong Kong shipowners and […]
Our project focuses on two areas; ground and air. On the ground, we are working towards the use of less energy and waste management in our companies. In the air, we are focusing on the quality of the air, trying to find ways to decrease emissions as well as waste management in flights and using […]
The initiative is all about China Navigation Company Ltd, CNCo’s efforts to record vital information to help further understanding of the transfer of CO2 between the atmosphere and the oceans. This system, SNOMS (Southhampton, Ocean Monitoring System) uses an all-purpose cargo ship (40,000t) to collect scientific data as it circles the globe, i.e. a ship […]
Bill is a keen supporter of Cathay Pacific’s environmental “Clean and Green” project. He encourages his department’s staff to clear unnecessary items from desks, recycling paper, reducing the use of stationery, and adding green plants to office desks. He addresses the issues of increasing air quality with green plants and reducing and recycling stationery use. […]
At reSACKel bags, we take old used rice sacks and convert them into colourful new shopping bags. This is done by the reSACKeling process; a clean and environmentally friendly way to reuse the fabric in the sacks. As a result, we believe we make one of the most environmentally friendly reusable shopping bags on the market. […]
Friends of the Earth (HK) was established in 1983 as a charitable organisation; it is one of Hong Kong’s most prominent green groups. Friends of the Earth (HK) is dedicated to protecting the environment locally and regionally by engaging government, business and society in promoting solutions to create environmentally sustainable public policies, business practices and lifestyles. […]
