World Wetlands Day 2010 Caring of Wetlands An Answer of Climate Change

Activities

Date

Target Audience

Public Participation

Public Lectures

10 October 2009 (Sat)
& 24 October 2009 (Sat)

Public

Kick Off Ceremony for World Wetlands Day 2010 - "Bird Watching Festival" cum "Birds and Wetlands"
Painting for the Guinness World Records™

17 October 2009 (Sat)

Invited
Participants

Bird Watching Guided Tour

November 2009 to February 2010
(Every Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday)

Public

"Birds and Wetlands Snap Shot" Photo Collection

17 October 2009 to February 2010
(Every Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday)

Public

Friends of Wetlands - Wetland Stamp for Memories

17 October 2009 to October 2010

Public

My Delightful Park Experience

17 October 2009 to February 2010

Public

Photography with the "Wetland Animal Star"

November 2009
(Mr. Black-faced Spoonbill)
February 2010
(Ms. Crocodile Pui Pui)

Public

MTR - Hong Kong Wetland Park Triple Offer

October 2009 to February 2010

Public

Black-faced Spoonbill Artwork Collection

17 October 2009 to
20 December 2009

Hong Kong
citizens

Birds and Wetlands Art Gallery

20 January to 1 March 2010

Public

World Wetlands Day 2010 Hong Kong Celebration Ceremony

6 February 2010

Public

Environmental Studies

"A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Hong Kong"

Book launch: 17 October 2009

Secondary Schools

"A Glimpse of the Breeding Black-faced Spoonbill" Film Show

Premiere: 17 October 2009

Public

The 10^th Inter-school Bird Race

Workshop and
Field Study Trip:
5 December 2009 (Sat)
6 December 2009 (Sun)
12 December 2009 (Sat)
13 December 2009 (Sun)
Bird Race:
19 December 2009 (Sat)

Secondary School Students

The 2^nd "Wetlands in My Eyes"
Inter-school News Reporting Contest

October 2009 to December 2009

Secondary School Students

Inter-school Bird Watching Network

Academic year 2009 / 2010

Secondary School Students and Teachers

Origami Egretry Installation Art

October 2009 to February 2010

Public

"Know More About BIRDS" Thematic Exhibition

October 2009 to February 2010

Public

"Wetlands, Biodiversity and Climate Change" Exhibition

Starts from now to 1 March 2010

Public

Interactive Wetlands

The 4^th Storytelling Competition
- "The Wonder of Bird Migration"

Briefing Section:
14 November 2009 (Sat)
Competition:
16 January 2010 (Sat)

Kindergarten and
Primary School Students

"Wetland and Climate Change" Drama

February 2010

Public

World Wetlands Day 2010 Hong Kong Celebration Ceremony

6 February 2010

Public

Collaborating Organisations

Ramsar Secretariat	Yuen Long District Office	Hong Kong Observatory
Division of Ecology and Biodiversity The University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union	Hong Kong Bird Watching Society
Hong Kong Council of Early Childhood Education & Service	Hong Kong Origami Society	BirdLife International Asia Division
YOUYUN: Education workshop for teachers on mangrove ecology	The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited	Ming Pao Daily News

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