Eco Expo Asia Highlights Low-Carbon Initiatives and Environmental Education for Students

2026-10-29 19:50 Last Updated At：19:58

Eco Expo Asia public day holds premiere of season three of "Enchanting China" and environmental protection quiz competition

Deputy Director of Environmental Protection Dr Vanessa Au; the Chairman of the Environment and Conservation Fund Committee, Dr Eric Cheng; and Assistant Director of Environmental Protection Ms Joanne Yung attended the public day of the 21st Eco Expo Asia and the premiere of season three of "Enchanting China" today (October 29).

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Eco Expo Asia public day holds premiere of season three of "Enchanting China" and environmental protection quiz competition Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

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Eco Expo Asia public day holds premiere of season three of "Enchanting China" and environmental protection quiz competition Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

In her speech, Dr Au said that this year marks the beginning of the National 15th Five-Year Plan. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has also formulated the First Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2026-2030) (Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan) to fully align with the nation's efforts in promoting low-carbon green transformation and energy revolution, with a view to developing Hong Kong into a more liveable city with blue skies and green seas. She added that season three of the documentary series "Enchanting China", released this year, consists of five episodes, covering themes including "Wondrous Wetlands", "Vista of Xinjiang" and "The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau". Through various real-life examples, the series showcases the nation's efforts and achievements in fostering harmony between humanity and nature, and helps the audience understand the country's ecological civilisation development practices and progress toward building a beautiful China.

Afterwards, Dr Au and Ms Yung hosted the environmental protection quiz competition "Go Green Challenge", which covered environmental protection initiatives under Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan, as well as environmental protection knowledge presented in thematic videos and guided tours. They commended the students for their enthusiastic participation and extensive knowledge, and encouraged them to integrate their passion for environmental protection into their daily lives and cultivate a green lifestyle together with their families.

Dr Au and other guests also presented awards to the winners of the "Recycling Day" creative short film competition at the event. The competition invited Hong Kong residents to promote messages of source separation and clean recycling through their cameras, with entries jointly assessed by a panel of professional judges and public voting. Dr Au thanked the participants for using their creativity to promote waste reduction and recycling. She congratulated all the winners and encouraged them to continue spreading green living messages to more people through various means. The list of winners has been uploaded onto the "Recycling Day" dedicated website (www.wastereduction.gov.hk/en-hk/RecyclingDay2026/shortfilm).

The 21st Eco Expo Asia was held from October 26 to 29, with the last day as a public day which was open to all free of charge. For this year's public day, the Environmental Protection Department invited Dr Yu Changda of the Institute of Space and Earth Information Science of the Chinese University of Hong Kong to host an aerospace tutorial, sharing why geospatial technology matters to our environment and health and demonstrating how satellites, maps, and data help scientists "see" the hidden connections between the environment and one's health. Afterwards, Dr Yu also conducted an aerospace workshop and an exchange activity for students from Hong Kong and the Mainland. Other public day programmes includeded guided tours, green seminars, a recycled plastics 3D printing workshop, and interactive games, attracting more than 1 000 students to attend.

ExCo Non-official Members Support HKSAR Government's Reforms Following Wang Fuk Court Fire Incident

Statement by ExCo Non-official Members

The following is issued on behalf of the Executive Council Secretariat:

Non-official Members of the Executive Council (ExCo Non-official Members) today (October 29) issued the following statement on the Government's follow-up work in relation to the fire at Wang Fuk Court:

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government today released the report of the Independent Committee in relation to the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. The Chief Executive and Principal Officials also held a press conference to give an account of relevant matters to the public. ExCo Non-official Members expressed full support for the Government in facing up to the problems, shouldering responsibility, and pursuing comprehensive reforms.

The Convenor of ExCo Non-official Members, Mrs Regina Ip, said, "The Chief Executive and Principal Officials have clearly explained to the public the Government's follow-up work, and, on behalf of the HKSAR Government, apologised to the residents of Wang Fuk Court and the community, demonstrating sincerity and political commitment. The Chief Executive also called on his team to continue to give their utmost in their respective positions in pressing ahead with various reforms and the extensive work ahead, while drawing lessons from the incident and better exercising leadership to step up the implementation of the result-oriented governing approach. I support this position."

"The Government's plans to implement comprehensive reform on the basis of the Independent Committee's report are comprehensive and pragmatic, addressing the crux of the issues. I concur with the seven major directions of systemic reform put forward by the Government. These include combatting bid-rigging in building maintenance and renovation projects, establishing a cross-departmental task force to combat crimes related to bid-rigging in such projects, establishing a Building Maintenance Support and Services Council, reforming the operation and regulatory system for building maintenance and renovation, reforming the structure of the Buildings Department, establishing a centralised data system and reforming the complaint mechanism, and establishing a steering committee chaired by the Chief Secretary for Administration to follow up on the Independent Committee's recommendations."

As regards accountability, the Government has demonstrated its determination to pursue responsibility comprehensively and enforce accountability at various levels. On criminal liability, law enforcement authorities have successively instituted prosecutions against the companies and individuals involved in the incident. The Government has also initiated the Administrative Responsibility Two-tier Investigation Mechanism under the Heads of Department Accountability System, and is strictly following up on the administrative responsibility of the civil servants concerned. As for political accountability, the Chief Executive, having considered a wide range of factors, decided that the Secretary for Housing should take political accountability, and has accepted the Secretary's resignation.

The fire at Wang Fuk Court has exposed a number of long-standing inadequacies at different systemic levels, and the issues involved are complex and intertwined. Properly addressing these issues requires firm resolve as well as precise and decisive decision-making. ExCo Non-official Members will give their full support to the Government in taking forward comprehensive reforms and will continue to fully support its governance. ExCo Non-official Members firmly believe that, as long as society works together with dedication to turn grief into the strength to move forward, learns from the experience, and thoroughly implements systemic reforms, similar incidents can certainly be prevented, making Hong Kong a safer and better home.

Eco Expo Asia Highlights Low-Carbon Initiatives and Environmental Education for Students

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