Food Wise Hong Kong Steering Committee set up
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To take forward the Chief Executive's pledge to promote food waste reduction, the Environment Bureau announced today (December 3) the setting up of the Food Wise Hong Kong Steering Committee.
Hong Kong faces an imminent waste problem. In 2011, over 3,500 tonnes of food waste, accounting for about 40 per cent of municipal solid waste, were disposed of at landfills every day. While the Government has been adopting a multi-pronged approach to tackle the problem, more action is required and active participation from the community is also needed to alleviate the waste problem.
The Steering Committee is tasked with formulating and overseeing the implementation strategies of the Food Wise Hong Kong Campaign, which aims to promote public awareness of food waste problems in Hong Kong and co-ordinate efforts within the Government and public institutions to lead by example in food waste reduction.
The objectives of the Steering Committee also include instilling behavioural change at the individual and household levels to help reduce food waste generation, drawing up and promoting good practices of food waste reduction at commercial and industrial establishments, and facilitating food donation to charitable organisations from establishments with surplus food.
Chaired by the Secretary for the Environment, the Steering Committee is set up with members drawn from the relevant sectors, including catering and hotels, retail, property management, education, academia, green groups and food recipient organisations, as well as relevant government departments. The Steering Committee and the Food Wise Hong Kong Campaign will initially last for three years.
The membership list of the Steering Committee is as follows:
Chairman
Secretary for the Environment
Members
Mr Carmond Chan
Ms Leila Chan
Ms Ada Cheung Wai-ching
Dr Chung Shan-shan
Ms Catherine Lee
Professor Fung Tung
Mr Angus Ho Hon-wai
Mrs Vanessa Hwang
Mr Kuok Meng Xiong
Mr Kwok But
Mr Alkin Kwong
Mr Edwin Lau Che-feng
Ms Betty Leong Sin-ling
Mr Lim Boon Cheong
Ms Jennifer Liu Wai-fun
Mr Anthony Lock
Mr Daryl Ng Win-kong
Mr Poon Kai-tik
Miss Bonnie Tang Man-lam
Mr Victor Tsang
Ms Gigi Tung
Mr Marco Wu Moon-hoi
Representative of the Education Bureau
Representative of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
Representative of the Home Affairs Department
Representative of the Housing Department
Representative of the Information Services Department
Representative of the Social Welfare Department
Secretary
Deputy Director of Environmental Protection
The Steering Committee will convene its first meeting on December 6.
Hong Kong faces an imminent waste problem. In 2011, over 3,500 tonnes of food waste, accounting for about 40 per cent of municipal solid waste, were disposed of at landfills every day. While the Government has been adopting a multi-pronged approach to tackle the problem, more action is required and active participation from the community is also needed to alleviate the waste problem.
The Steering Committee is tasked with formulating and overseeing the implementation strategies of the Food Wise Hong Kong Campaign, which aims to promote public awareness of food waste problems in Hong Kong and co-ordinate efforts within the Government and public institutions to lead by example in food waste reduction.
The objectives of the Steering Committee also include instilling behavioural change at the individual and household levels to help reduce food waste generation, drawing up and promoting good practices of food waste reduction at commercial and industrial establishments, and facilitating food donation to charitable organisations from establishments with surplus food.
Chaired by the Secretary for the Environment, the Steering Committee is set up with members drawn from the relevant sectors, including catering and hotels, retail, property management, education, academia, green groups and food recipient organisations, as well as relevant government departments. The Steering Committee and the Food Wise Hong Kong Campaign will initially last for three years.
The membership list of the Steering Committee is as follows:
Chairman
Secretary for the Environment
Members
Mr Carmond Chan
Ms Leila Chan
Ms Ada Cheung Wai-ching
Dr Chung Shan-shan
Ms Catherine Lee
Professor Fung Tung
Mr Angus Ho Hon-wai
Mrs Vanessa Hwang
Mr Kuok Meng Xiong
Mr Kwok But
Mr Alkin Kwong
Mr Edwin Lau Che-feng
Ms Betty Leong Sin-ling
Mr Lim Boon Cheong
Ms Jennifer Liu Wai-fun
Mr Anthony Lock
Mr Daryl Ng Win-kong
Mr Poon Kai-tik
Miss Bonnie Tang Man-lam
Mr Victor Tsang
Ms Gigi Tung
Mr Marco Wu Moon-hoi
Representative of the Education Bureau
Representative of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
Representative of the Home Affairs Department
Representative of the Housing Department
Representative of the Information Services Department
Representative of the Social Welfare Department
Secretary
Deputy Director of Environmental Protection
The Steering Committee will convene its first meeting on December 6.
Ends/Monday, December 3, 2012
Issued at HKT 18:38
Issued at HKT 18:38
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