Subject: Cheerful soldier of a green war - Lam Chiu-ying [Print This Page] Author: HKBWS WY Time: 24/06/2015 09:19 Subject: Cheerful soldier of a green war - Lam Chiu-ying
Monday, June 22, 2015, 09:02
Cheerful soldier of a green war
By Sylvia Chang, China Daily
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Within the first three years of his retirement, Lam gave approximately 280 lectures and speeches, had 60 interviews, and attended 330 meetings, volunteer projects, and 30 academic conferences. He also published a book. The topics on which he has taken public positions range from climate change and education to sustainable development and conservation. He promised in his blog, “Never take up a cause to earn money but do things for the good of society as much as possible”.
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Long Valley is a wetland conservation area organized by Hong Kong’s Bird Watching Society and the Conservancy Association, a green group. With government support, the two organizations hire local farmers to sow different kinds of plants, turning the land into a model of natural conservation, rich in biodiversity.
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