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Hong Kong Clean Air Radio Drama 2007
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The first hit of the Black Nose Campaign is a radio drama competition, named "Hong Kong Clean Air Radio Drama Competition 2007", which will be held from September to October 2007. This prorgramme intends to raise the awareness among the general public about the impact of air pollution to our daily life and advocate the clean air message in Hong Kong. In this competition, entries will be invited from local secondary schools from September 2007. Winning dramas will be broadcasted in the programme "Fitness for All" ( 健康地球人 ) on Metro Finance Channel (FM104). The first fifty participants can also join a free one-day eco-tour to Long Valley.
The competition was succussfully completed and the results were announced.
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Public Forum on Better Air Quality
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The Council for Sustainable Development (CSD) is now collecting opinion on a number of issues related to HK's air pollution issues in the latest "Clean Air – Clear Choices" public engagement programme. Hong Kong People’s Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD), as a partner organization in the public engagement programme, will organize a discussion forum on 6 October 2007 (Saturday) to you to express your views on these issues. The outcomes from this forum will be submitted to CSD.
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From Tamar to Central: Community Planning in Action
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What do you want the Central Water-front to look like? What do you want Tamar to look like? With Tamar and the Central Reclamation as the last pieces of land available to create a world city harbour-front for Hong Kong Island, your input is of great value. PCSD together with the Central-Western District Council and all other Citizen Envisioning @ Harbour (CE@H) member organizations are pleased to invite you to participate in our two charrettes and express and visualize your ideas.
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Population Policy – Second Round Public Engagement Process
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This year, CSD has decided to conduct the next round of public engagement process for sustainable development strategy, with "Population Policy" as the main theme. PCSD, as a partner organization of the public engagement forum for sustainable development strategy, will organize a series of public engagement activities in this summer.
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Clean Air Project
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PCSD has committed itself to take a leading role in safeguarding the air quality in Hong Kong by involving the civic society that includes the general public, business community and the government. To put our initiative into action, Clean Air Charter Monitor and Black Noise Week are the two focal projects which will be commenced in the coming Autumn and Winter.
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Hong Kong Sustainability Assessment System Review Seminar
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The Sustainable Development Unit is inviting public comments on Hong Kong sustainability assessment system from now to March 11. This system has long been a disappointment to those concerned with the quality of public policies. To articulate civil society concerns and to formulate reform proposals for the system, HKCSS and PCSD are sincerely inviting you to join our seminar.
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WTO Sixth Ministerial Conference
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To rethink the issues associated with world trade, PCSD organized several public events during the WTO Sixth Ministerial Conference. These activities include Special Film Viewing - Rocking Consumption, Hong Kong Trade and Development Symposium, Fair Trade Symposium, Guided Tour on Illegal Wildlife Trade and Guided tour on Urban Poverty.
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“Enhancing Competitiveness through Responsible Business” - Luncheon Talk by Dr. Simon Zadek
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Date: 31 January 2007, Wednesday, 12.15 – 2.30 pm
Venue: Bauhinia Room, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Dr. Simon Zadek, a renowned global opinion shaper and the leading proponent of ‘responsible competitiveness’, will be in HK on January 31st, 2007 to present his ideas and first-hand research on this upcoming issue. The luncheon talk shall facilitate roundtable discussions among business leaders, public policy makers, corporate social responsibilities promoters and civil society organizations. The press will also be invited. more |
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Urban activism for effective governance: A new civil society campaign in the HKSAR
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Since the Handover, a new brand of civil society activism has begun to brew in the HKSAR. In addition to the long-time social and political issues championed by politicians and social workers such as inequality, discrimination and democratic development, the middle class and professionals have joined the fray and become a formidable force in civil society movement, taking the lead in issues such as urban renewal, harbour protection, air pollution, heritage preservation, cultural development and town planning. They participate not as activists per se but as an important stakeholder in society concerned with effective governance of the HKSAR. To them the government’s traditional way of handling civil society is no longer adequate and new rules of engagement have to be developed. This paper examines briefly the civil society movement under this new landscape and discusses the interaction between civil society and government and their options for continual engagement.
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