The Construction Industry Council and the Hong Kong Green Building Council will hold programmes from September 7 to 14 to promote green buildings and encourage people to develop an environmentally friendly lifestyle, as part of the "Hong Kong: Our Home" Campaign.
On September 7, 58 students will join a Green Building Tour to visit the first zero-carbon building in Hong Kong. Another group of 40 students will visit Hysan Place in Causeway Bay and Holiday Inn Express Hong Kong SoHo in Sheung Wan.
On Biz-Green Dress Day on September 10, working people, especially white-collar staff, are encouraged to wear lightweight business clothing to the office. Click
here for programmes of Hong Kong Green Building Week 2013.
From September 7 to October 5, the Hong Kong Design Centre will host activities for the Hong Kong Design Book Mart event, to promote Hong Kong designers' books on design.
Another key part of the programme is a competition. From now until September 22, the public will have the opportunity to win prizes when they share views on the theme "read design, be inspired" on a Facebook page.
On September 21, local designers will speak at two seminars. Architectural designer Barrie Ho and interior and branding designer Clifton Leung will speak at the first seminar, while former principal of the Hong Kong Design Institute Alex Fung and a writer of several publications on sustainable living Leila Chan will speak on the application of design as part of a sustainable lifestyle. Click
here to reserve seats at the seminars.
The Pok Oi Hospital Chan Ping Memorial Neighbourhood Elderly Centre will hold the Mid-Autumn Carnival with Elders on September 6 at Tin Fai Road Community Hall in Tin Shui Wai.
On September 7, volunteers from the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Wong Tai Sin District Elderly Community Centre will celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with elderly people living alone in the district in Caring for the Elderly, the volunteers will also visit seniors living in the Lok Fu area on September 14.
On September 8, the Sheng Kung Hui Holy Carpenter Church District Elderly Community Centre will host Meet at Hung Hom for Mid-Autumn Festival, a celebration event for 80 seniors living in the surrounding area.
The events support the "Hong Kong: Our Home" Campaign. Details can be found on the campaign
website.
