The Action Blue Sky Campaign is an environmental campaign in

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, organised by the

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, to clean up the city's

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. It was officially launched by

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on July 25, 2006. According to a press release of the

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, its campaign slogan in Chinese is "全城投入　為藍天打氣" (''All of the city participate to fight for a blue sky''), while its campaign slogan in

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is "Clean Air for a Cool Hong Kong!" The campaign hopes to win support from the public as well as the business community, including those businesses investing in the Pearl River Delta Region.

Public service announcements

The Action Blue Sky Campaign features two 30-second

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s on television and radio. Dr. Sarah Liao,

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, appears in the public service announcements, speaking about regional co-operation to fight air pollution, and how each individual can help improve air quality. These public service announcements were first previewed at the launch ceremony of the campaign.

Planned activities

Many activities are planned to push the environmental goals of the Action Blue Sky Campaign, including: *Beginning in August 2006, exhibitions with quiz booths are set up in 18

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, educating the public about air pollution. *The Advisory Committee on the Environment will be holding a workshop in September, inviting green groups and academics to discuss and review objectives to improve air quality. *The Environmental Campaign Committee will be working with District Councils and green groups to reinforce green messages to the public, encouraging people to take various measures to save energy and improve air quality. *The Environmental Campaign Committee will also be giving out the Hong Kong Eco-business Award in September. It is hoped that the Eco-business Award will compel the business community to take an active role in improving air quality. A seminar will also be held in November 2006 to showcase best environmental practices for the business community. *A number of initiatives involving schools will be held to educate students on air pollution issues and encourage them to improve air quality. The Hong Kong Green School Awards and the Hong Kong Green Pre-School Awards will be given in September. The Student Environmental Protection Ambassadors Scheme will be launched in October 2006 to promote green messages at schools. School-based competitions are to be organised to educate students about air pollution.

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External links

Action Blue Sky Campaign information from the Environmental Protection DepartmentAction Blue Sky Campaign blog
Air pollution organizations Environmental organisations based in Hong Kong 2006 in Hong Kong

Public service announcements

Planned activities

See also

References

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