Water Supplies Department (WSD) held the Certificate Presentation Ceremony for Water Conservation Ambassador 2011/12 on 6 July 2012 at the Y-Square in Chai Wan. The Director of Water Supplies, Mr Ma Lee-tak and other officiating guests presented certificates to the new Water Conservation Ambassadors for their achievements in reducing water usage in daily life.
The "Water Conservation Starts from Home" promotional campaign was rolled out among all primary schools by the WSD in 2009, of which the "Water Conservation Ambassadors Selection Scheme" is one of the major activities. Participating students were required to submit the number of their household members and their fresh water consumption amount. Students who showed good performances in saving water would be appointed as Water Conservation Ambassadors. The scheme aims at promoting water saving among the young generation.
More than 4,000 students took part in the scheme this year. 587 of them were selected as Water Conservation Ambassadors and some students have even been awarded for the second time, reflecting water saving has become a habit of these awardees and their family members. This year, the scheme also introduced inter-school awards, including "School Commendation" and "Top 10 Active Participation Schools", to acknowledge schools' effort and support on promoting water conservation on campus. Lists of awardees are as follows:
List of "Water Conservation Ambassadors" (Chinese version only)
List of School Commendation and Top 10 Active Participation Schools (Chinese version only)
Also officiating at the ceremony were the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Water Resources and Quality of Water Supplies (ACRQWS), Dr Chan Hon-fai; Chairperson of the Working Group on Public Education of ACRQWS, Ms Nicole Wong; Chairperson of the Working Group on Publications of Water Quality Data of ACRQWS, Dr Richard Cheung; and Chairperson of the Working Group on Quality of Water in Buildings of ACRQWS, Mr Ivan Lau. Led by Dr Chan, the new ambassadors pledged to better protect our planet's precious water resources.
