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Share with members coming event of Hong Kong Wetland Park
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We shall have a presentation ceremony on 27 January 2007 for winners of competition and outstanding volunteers.  The event will be officiated by AFCD and Ramsar's Secretary General.

The 6 schools which participated in the 7th Inter-school Bird Race will also join and receive souvenir by Chairman of HKBWS.

We are having a small fun-fair near the entrance, and in the afternoon (14:00-16:00) of the same day, there will be a public lecture on CEPA at Wetland Centres (Communication, Educaiton, Public Awareness).  Speakers of the lectures include wetland centres' representative from Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan.

Below is a flyer for members' information.  Please also visit the World Wetlands Daywebsite (click here) for further details.

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The concept of "Community Education Public Awareness（CEPA）" was adopted in the Ramsar Conference of Parties (COP). It is now regarded as an important element for sustainable development, to effectively address the ecological, social, cultural and economic values of wetlands. It also requires the involvement of local communities for wetland conservation and sustainable use of wetlands. In this public lecture, our speakers from Singpore, Japan and Hong Kong will share with you examples of CEPA programme in wetland education centres in different regions.


「傳播、教育及公眾意識（CEPA）」的概念來自1996年的濕地公約締約方會議（COP）。現時已被確定為作為可持續發展的重要元素，有效反映生態、社會、文化和經值價值，以至當地社區與濕地聯繫，從而達至保護和善用濕地。這個講座，來自星加坡、日本和香港的講者會會與你分享在進行濕地教育中心CEPA活動。

Download here for application form: CEPA Wetland Education Centre - Application Form

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Result of the World Wetlands Day 2007 has been reported at the Ramsar Convention Secretariat:

http://ramsar.org/wwd/7/wwd2007_rpts_china_hongkong.htm

It includes a picture of one of the 6 winning teams in the "7th Inter-school Bird Race". The 'top' team spotted 66 species in 4 hours on the race day.

Some members has joined the photography competition, here are the winning photos:
AFCD - Hong Kong Wetland Park - World Wetlands Day 2007 website