World Wetlands Day 2008 Hong Kong Celebration Ceremony
A grand opening of the World Wetlands Day 2008 Hong Kong Celebration Ceremony
was officiated by Miss Siu-hing Cheung, JP (Director of Agriculture, Fisheries
and Conservation), Prof. Yuk-shan Wong (Chairman of Nature Conservation
Subcommittee, Advisory Council on the Environment), Prof. Fung-yee Tam,
Nora (Chairman of Country and Marine Parks Board), Mr Che-cheung Leung,
MH (Chairman of Yuen Long District Council), and Mr Ling-hang Chan, Clement
(Assistant District Officer of Yuen Long District Office), together with
over 250 winners and guests, the ceremony had successfully conveyed the
message of "Healthy Wetlands, Healthy People".
In the ceremony, a total of 90 volunteers were awarded for their countless
contribution of a total of 6,000 servicing days at Hong Kong Wetland Park
in the year 2007. They have provided guided tour services for visitors to
arouse public awareness on wetland conservation and participated in various
wetland management activities.
Prizes were also presented to the winners who had joined various competitions
from October 2007 till January 2008 co-organised by Hong Kong Wetland Park
and a number of organisations including government departments, and NGOs.
A total of 1,217 participants and 78 winners were selected in all activities
held with the theme "Healthy Wetland, Healthy People", which is
also the theme for World Wetlands Day 2008. Activities included the "Drawing
for Wetland Conservation" Competition, "Wetlands in My Eyes"
Writing Competition, "Vibrant Wetlands" Papercutting Workshops,
"Wetland Model Creativity Day", the 8th "Inter-school Bird
Race", and the 2nd Storytelling Competition - "Healthy Wetlands,
Healthy People".
At the end of the Ceremony, the winners of the storytelling competitions
presented their stories and successfully delivered wetland conservation
messages to everyone joining this ceremony.
On the same day, a Wetland Fun Fair was held in Hong Kong Wetland Park.
The Fun Fair was warmly supported by the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society,
Hong Kong Council of Early Childhood & Education Services, The Conservancy
Association, Tai Po Environmental Association, World Wide Fund For Nature
Hong Kong, College of International Education of the Hong Kong Baptist University,
Department of Biology of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,
as well as The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. A number
of games and exhibits were organised for the public and encourage them to
aware of the importance of wetland conservation.
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Officiating guests of the
World Wetlands Day 2008 stuck the vibrant wetland animals
onto the backdrop, and wish that everyone could take part
in maintaining the health of wetlands
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Miss Siu-hing Cheung, JP,
Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation presented
souvenirs to the eight co-organisations for supporting
the competitions of WWD 2008
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Prof. Yuk-shan Wong, Chairman
of Nature Conservation Subcommittee of Advisory Council
on the Environment presented souvenirs to the six supporting
organisations for holding the WWD 2008 Fun Fair
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Mr Che-cheung Leung, MH,
Chairman of Yuen Long District Council and Mr Ling-hang
Chan, Clement, Assistant District Officer of Yuen Long
District Office presented the certificates to the three
organisations joining the "Community Volunteer Network"
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Prof. Fung-yee Tam, Nora,
Chairman of Country and Marine Parks Board presented the
certificates to the four organisations joining the "School
Partnership Scheme"
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The 90 awarded Hong Kong
Wetland Park Volunteers
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Winners of competitions in
WWD 2008 were awarded during ceremony
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TWGH Ko Teck Kin Memorial
Kindergarten performed their awarded story "Mangroves'
Judge"
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TWGH Leo Tung Hai Lee Primary
School performed their awarded story "World Contribution
Award"
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SKH Fung Kei Primary School
performed their awarded story "Wetland and Mud"
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Visitors took photos at the
Entry Plaza of Hong Kong Wetland Park on WWD2008
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Visitors enjoyed the games
and learnt about the inter-relationships between wetlands
and animals
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