Special guests, Dr. Sarah
Liao, Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works, famous Hong Kong mountaineer, Chung Kin-man, and multi-media
artist Craig Au-yeung Ying-chai, attended the event launch to share their thoughts
on Greenpeace and its work while viewing the exhibition which also included a
display of action props used over the last 10 years.
During the
event, Dr. Liao expressed her opinion on Greenpeace, “ the presence of
environmental NGOs such as Greenpeace is indispensable to pushing the
environmental works forward,” she said. Dr. Liao also emphasized that the
emergency of the climate change problem, every citizen has the responsibility
to fight against it. She also showed her appreciation to Greenpeace and other
green NGOs for their hard works in raising the awareness of Hong
Kong people to combat climate change.
Greenpeace China Campaign and Communications
Director Lo Sze-ping believes that the photo exhibition can enhance public
awareness about climate change, its causes and the solutions. “Over the last
decade, Greenpeace has won important environmental victories in championing
food safety and promoting sustainable agriculture, eliminating toxic chemicals
as well as protecting ancient forests. However, stopping climate change is the
‘mother of all battles’ and everyone must join hands to take urgent action
now.”
Greenpeace led an expedition in April 2007 and
documented climate change impacts in the Himalayas
and Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, including the dramatic retreat of the region’s
glaciers. These glaciers are the source of great river systems, such as the
Yangtze, Yellow, Mekong, Ganges and Indus,
which one-sixth of humanity rely on for their water. One of the main causes of
climate change is our burning of fossil fuels, like coal, for electricity. If
we do not switch to clean, renewable energy and invest in energy efficiency
programmes, the region’s glaciers will disappear completely.
“Greenpeace China
10th Anniversary Photo Exhibition” is the opening event in a series of
activities being held from June to August to mark the organisation’s 10th Anniversary. Greenpeace China Fundraising and Marketing Director, Leung
Pui-fung, previewed the upcoming events before urging the public to take the
first small step towards stopping climate change by switching to energy saving
fluorescent light bulbs.
Exhibition
Details:
Date : 10th – 21st June
Venue : Commercial Press Exhibition Centre, Shop
AR313,
2/F Hotel Miramar Shopping Arcade,
118-130 Nathan Road,
Tsim Sha Tsui.
Time : 11:00 – 21:00
