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At a 1972 workshop, members of the association reached a consensus that Hong Kong's countryside was threatened and would "cease to exist in an acceptable form" unless concrete action was taken to protect it. The association also considered pollution in urban areas an imminent threat to public health.
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Since then, the association positioned itself as a pressure group on environmental issues and launched a series of campaigns. In the early 1970s the association opposed the construction of a petrochemical complex on Lamma Island, proposed by Shell. This proposal was withdrawn in January 1975. Later
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CA has actively initiated a variety of tree conservation and education works over the past years. Different tree activities included "Arbor Day", tree appreciation tours, tree risk assessment training workshops, tree-scapes and wall trees photo competitions etc. were organized to raise the public
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Community education work is one of the tasks that CA pays attention to. Other than Talks and Guided Tours in traditional formats, education activities provided by CA tend to be diversified , such as green mass games, drama-in-education activities, children's stories, carnivals, Liberal Studies
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Having enlightened by the discussion of Earth Summit in Stockholm, Father Naylor launched various environmental educational activities to teach local students about environmental protection, including the establishment of "Youth Environmental Action Group" and "School Conservancy Clubs Liaison
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and a Scottish lady Agnes Black formed a rambling group called "Bauhina's Circle". Their regard for the Hong Kong countryside came at the right time as the Hong Kong government made plans in 1968 for a "Provisional Council for the Use and Conservation of the Countryside", an idea from a
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discussion and facilities visits etc., covering a variety of audience from kindergarten kids, primary, secondary & tertiary students and families. Through different experiences, participants could learn to know the natural environment and be more willing to protect environment.
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It pressed the government to take action to turn Hong Kong from "one of the dirtiest, and potentially unhealthiest, cities in Asia to one of the cleanest, with clean air, clean water, clean streets, and community-conscious people."
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schemes, organized tree planting activities in different hillsides, not only to provide chances for public to participate into tree works, but also to improve ecological values of local woodland habitats.
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Various campaigns were launched during the 1980s. The Association was a member of the Joint Organisation of the Concerned for Nuclear Energy (JOCNE) and opposed the establishment of the
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The organisation focuses on the protection of the environment and the conservation of natural and cultural heritage. It also seeks to enhance the quality of life of both current and
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following completion. Following a massive backlash and facing a public relations disaster, the developers rescinded the plans and decided to renovate the estate instead.
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From 1977 to 1980, the association worked with "Hong Kong Heritage Society" and launched a series of heritage conservation campaigns, including the conservation of
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in organizing educational and recycling programmes for different audiences, aiming to encourage the general public to achieve waste reduction in daily lives.
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In 1988, the association established the Hong Kong Environmental Centre within its office as the first environmental resource centre open to the public.
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A membership drive and fund raising campaign was then launched. On 11 May 1972, the Conservancy Association published a full-page advertisement on
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In 2006, the Conservancy Association's Hong Kong Environment Centre was transformed into the Conservancy Association Centre for Heritage (CACHe).
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for good fortune (不吃髮菜齊發財)" movement was launched against the environmental vandalism of the destroy of grassland in mainland China in 2001.
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Since 1990s, the association worked with other green groups in Hong Kong to campaign against the development of countryside, such as
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and declared themselves "the Conservancy Association" - thus was born the first ever green group of Hong Kong.
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will not only enhance our quality of life, but also contribute substantially to Hong Kong's competitiveness.
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In 1967, John H. Pain (1930–2018) of Hong Kong Tourist Association, Prof. Brian Loft (1929 - 2015) of the
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Fr. Harold Naylor, "Blessings from the heart", "Conservancy Association, Silver Jubilee", page 32
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is an invaluable public asset, belonging to the society and posterity. It is part of the "
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It may require cleanup to comply with Knowledge (XXG)'s content policies, particularly
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Bernald Fong (1994), Chapter 17, "Out of the shadow: life and times of Ding Lik-Kiu"
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Growing with Hong Kong: The University and Its Graduates : the First 90 Years
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In 2004 the association helped organise a campaign against the plan to tear down
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government-commissioned report "Conservation of the Hong Kong Countryside" by
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Lai, Chloe (26 April 2004). "Signature drive to save waterfront estate".
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Dr. WK Chan (2008), Chapter 2, Forty Years Champion for the Environment
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Connolly, Norma (7 July 2005). "Hunghom Peninsula to be renovated".
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Father Naylor's Official Website, Chapter 9, Environmental Concerns
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the same decade, the association opposed the construction of the
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awareness on tree appreciation as well as the importance of
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A major contributor to this article appears to have a
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was invited by John H. Pain to join the association.
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