2017 "Friends of EcoPark" Award Presentation Ceremony was successfully held on 19 December 2017 (Tuesday) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre with a view to recognizing the public and private sectors for their contributions to waste recovery and recycling under the Scheme.
There were 218 public and private organizations being presented with the award certificates in order to recognize their supports to EcoPark tenants, and also encourage their further collaborations with the aims at continuous development of the local recycling industry. Mr. WONG Kam-sing, GBS, JP, Secretary for the Environment of the HKSAR Government, Mr. LAM Chiu-ying, SBS, Chairman of the Environmental Campaign Committee, Dr Hon Junius HO Kwan-yiu, JP, Vice-Chairman of the Panel on Environmental Affairs, Legislative Council of the HKSAR and Prof. Jonathan WONG Woon-chung, Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University were being the guests of this Ceremony.
Representatives from one of the awarded companies, Swire Properties Limited, and EcoPark tenants, Hong Kong Biomass (Wood) Collect and Recycle Limited, were invited to share how the Scheme has helped the continuous implementation of environmental measures during operation and the benefits to the recycling industry through this Scheme.
The Scheme will continue to advocate sustainable collaboration among private and public sectors and the EcoPark tenants, which jointly promotes recycling and reduction of waste resources, and makes a long-term commitment to environmental protection and conservation.