37 Schools Honored for Excellence in Greening Projects at LCSD Award Ceremony

2025-06-28 13:15 Last Updated At：13:28

37 schools win Greening School Project Award

The Greening School Project Award prize presentation ceremony, organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), was held today (June 28) at the Kowloon Park Sports Centre. Thirty-seven schools were commended for their meritorious green school projects and contributions to environmental greening.

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37 schools win Greening School Project Award Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

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37 schools win Greening School Project Award Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

To enhance students' awareness of greening and interest in horticulture, as well as to beautify school environments, the LCSD provides annual cash subsidies under its Greening School Subsidy Scheme to encourage more greening and planting activities on campuses. The targets of the subsidy scheme are local kindergartens and primary, secondary and special schools. The Greening School Project Award will also be presented to schools to acknowledge their outstanding achievements in campus greening.

Addressing the prize presentation ceremony, the Chief Leisure Manager (Green Campaign) of the LCSD, Ms Tina Tai, said that the Greening School Subsidy Scheme is one of the LCSD's major educational and community involvement activities. The scheme has been well received, with nearly 900 participating schools every year. The standards of the green projects have continued to rise as well. Both teachers and students have worked together to create an ideal green campus with encouraging results.

Ms Tai commended this year's award-winning schools for their outstanding performances and the high standard of greening works. She thanked participating schools for their support of the activity, and also the professional efforts and dedication of the adjudicators, which made the activity a success. Other officiating guests attending today's ceremony included the President of the Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects, Mr Paul Chan, and the Chief School Development Officer (Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing) of the Education Bureau, Miss Chan Pui-ying.

The Greening School Project Award was presented in eight categories. The champions are as follows:

(1) Large Garden Plot Project (Secondary School Section):

Immaculate Heart of Mary College

(2) Large Garden Plot Project (Primary School Section):

Kwong Ming School

(3) Small Garden Plot Project (Secondary School Section):

Tang Shiu Kin Victoria Government Secondary School

(4) Small Garden Plot Project (Primary School Section):

Bonham Road Government Primary School

(5) Garden Plot Project (Kindergarten Section):

TWGHs Liu Yan Tak Memorial Kindergarten

(6) Tree Planting Project:

Sai Kung Central Lee Siu Yam Memorial School

(7) Horticultural Maintenance:

Hong Kong Red Swastika Society Tai Po Secondary School

(8) Best Green Concept:

Lok Sin Tong Stephen Leung Kindergarten

The list of other winners of the Greening School Project Award is available on the LCSD webpage www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/green/education/greeningschool/2024schoolawardlist.html.

The LCSD is committed to promoting greening and has implemented a number of large-scale planting and landscape beautification projects to further enhance the cityscape. These include the Shining City Project, which involves extensive planting of flowering plants in LCSD venues and roadside areas across the 18 districts, in addition to the setup of the "Flower Appreciation" website, which provides details of the blooming status of a wide range of popular flowering plants.

Labour Department Investigates Fatal Construction Accident in Kai Tak, Urges Enhanced Safety Measures

Labour Department highly concerned about fatal work accident that happened in Kai Tak today

The Labour Department (LD) is highly concerned about a fatal work accident that happened at a construction site in Kai Tak this afternoon (January 12). While a male worker was detaching the lifting gear connected to the top of a water tank, the water tank displaced suddenly, trapping the worker between the water tank and a bored pile casing nearby. He was certified dead later in hospital. The LD is saddened by the death of the worker and expresses its deepest sympathy to his family.

The LD's spokesman said, "We commenced an immediate on-site investigation as soon as we were notified of the accident and have issued suspension notices to the contractors concerned, suspending the use of mobile cranes for lifting operation at site concerned. The contractors cannot resume the work process until the LD is satisfied that suitable measures to abate the relevant risks have been taken."

The spokesman added, "We will complete the investigation as soon as possible to identify the cause of the accident, ascertain the liability of the duty holders and recommend improvement measures. We will take actions pursuant to the law if there is any violation of the work safety legislation."

To prevent workers from being struck or trapped by loads when engaged in unrigging process, the LD reminds employers to (i) ensure that the place supporting the loads is secure; and (ii) formulate proper unrigging methods for detaching lifting gear so as to prevent displacement of the objects in the course of unrigging operations.

The general duty provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance require employers to provide safe working environments, plant and systems of work for their employees. Those who contravene the relevant provisions are liable to a maximum fine of $10 million and imprisonment for two years.

In regard to today's accident, the LD will issue a Work Safety Alert through its mobile application "OSH 2.0", website and email, giving a brief account of the accident concerned to duty holders, workers' unions, professional bodies of safety practitioners and others, and reminding the industry of the importance of following safety precautionary measures to prevent a recurrence of similar accidents.

The LD will also remind the employer concerned of the liability for employees' compensation under the Employees' Compensation Ordinance, assist family members of the deceased to claim employees' compensation and closely follow up on the case. For those with financial difficulties, the LD will assist them to apply for appropriate emergency funds. Subject to the needs and wishes of family members of the deceased, the LD will also liaise with the Social Welfare Department for financial or other assistance.

For the sake of securing the safety and health of employees at work, the LD appeals to employers to provide plant and systems of work that are safe and without risks to health. Employees should co-operate with their employers, adopt all safety measures and use personal protective equipment provided properly to avoid endangering their own work safety and that of other workers.

37 Schools Honored for Excellence in Greening Projects at LCSD Award Ceremony

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