Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
“Cherish Water Campus” Award Ceremony concludes
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Wong said that extreme weather events have increasingly become frequent in recent years, and changes in rainfall patterns have led to an unstable amount of gathered water, affecting the reliability of water supply. Faced with global climate change, the threat of water scarcity is imminent. Therefore, he encouraged students to develop water-saving habits from childhood and cherish every drop.
In addition to public education, the WSD has been promoting water conservation through various programmes. The “Water-smart Taskforce” Programme, launched earlier this year, installs smart devices on the water meters of selected high-water-consuming customers to identify the causes of high water usage and provide suggestions, thereby assisting them in saving water. The WSD previously held a parent-child four-panel comic strip creation competition themed “Water-smart Taskforce”, and the awards were also presented at today’s ceremony.
The WSD will continue to promote water conservation to the public through various channels, with a focus on the younger generation. The “Cherish Water Campus” Integrated Education Programme uses a series of interactive teaching resources to enable students to understand the preciousness of water resources, inspire their thinking on water conservation and cherishing, and develop good water-using habits.
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