Sustainable Development Ambassador Programme
Objectives
To groom a group of ambassadors to:
- enhance their understanding of the concept of sustainable development (SD)
- serve as models for their peers in promoting SD messages, help raise the SD awareness in their community, and be capable of assisting schools in organising activities to promote SD
Major Role
To participate and assist schools in the planning and implementation of activities related to the promotion of SD.
Activities for Ambassadors
The Environment and Ecology Bureau (EEB) will regularly invite SD Ambassadors to participate in activities through schools. In the past year, EEB organised a number of field trips, including visit to Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station to learn about the clean energy development strategy, visit to Plover Cove Reservoir to learn about renewable energy development projects in Hong Kong, and visit to Hoi Ha Wan Marine Life Center to discover the beauty of biodiversity at close range.
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Students visit Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station, Plover Cove Reservoir and Hoi Ha Wan Marine Life Center
Nomination Guidelines
Upon completion of the activity, participating schools of the “SD Community Project Award” are eligible to nominate ten students who fulfil the following requirements to become “SD Ambassadors”:
- attended at least two SD-related education / training activities; and
- assisted schools in organising SD-related activities.
Schools can further nominate the best three outstanding ambassadors as “SD Ambassador Leaders” based on schools’ assessments of their capacity and contribution in promoting SD concepts and practices.
For enquiries, please contact Ms Yukie MOK (Tel: 3150 8172; Email: yukie_mok@eeb.gov.hk) or Ms Celia FU (Tel: 3150 8180; Email: celia_fu@eeb.gov.hk).
