Your City Your Politics
Environmental advocates will discuss controversial conservation topics affecting society at a series of three public seminars under the theme “Your City Your Politics” organised by the Department of Public Policy at City University of Hong Kong on 18-20 November.
The seminars aim to give staff, students and the community a platform where they can exchange views about society’s hottest environmental topics.
We would like to invite you to cover the following events:
Topic: Reflection of the conservation and development of the northeast New
Territories development plan
Date: 18 November 2013 (Monday)
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Venue: Podium, 4/F, Academic 1, CityU
Speaker: Mr Chu Hoi-dick, Spokesman for Local Action and a social activist
Topic: From not-in-my-backyard to waste reduction by all citizens: dialogue
with citizens from Taipei, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong on city waste
Date: 19 November 2013 (Tuesday)
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Venue: Podium, 4/F, Academic 1, CityU
Speaker: Mr Lai Wei-jie, Chairman of Green Citizens’ Action Alliance, Taiwan
Mr Basuo fengyun, Director of Centre of Eco-Environmental Conservation for Liveable Guangzhou
Mr Chu Hon-keung, Environment Affairs Manager, Friends of the Earth
Topic: Landfill, incineration and waste reduction: the rationale and reality of
the policy on waste management
Date: 20 November 2013 (Wednesday)
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Venue: Podium, 4/F, Academic 1, CityU
Speaker: Ms Michelle Au Wing-tsz, Political Assistant to Secretary for the Environment, HKSAR government
The host of the three seminars will be Mr Lo Sze-ping, CityU Visiting Fellow of the Department of Public Policy, CEO of WWF (China), and Deputy Director of the Institute of Environment and Public Welfare at Sun Yat-sen University.
Media enquiries: Christina Wu, Communications and Public Relations Office (Tel: 3442 6819 or 9841 2774)