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WWF HONG KONG ORGANIZES EPSON 'SAVE OUR DOLPHINS'
EDUCATION SEMINAR AND WORKSHOP
WWF Hong Kong launched the EPSON 'Save Our
Dolphins' Education Programme and organized a seminar on 7 February
2004 to broaden the knowledge of the primary school teachers
on Chinese White Dolphins.
Dr. Lindsay Porter, WWF Hong Kong
Dolphin Conservation Officer, introduced the Chinese White
Dolphins in the Hong Kong waters. |
Dr. Lindsay
Porter, WWF Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Officer, and Dr.
Paul Shin, Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University
of Hong Kong, gave presentations on the conservation of local
marine environment and Chinese White Dolphins. Suggestions
on the ways to carry out the environmental education programme
in the schools were also made by Mr. To Sai Wah from Tack Ching
Primary School, together with the introduction of The EPSON "Save
Our Dolphins" education CD ROM. |
With
the generous support of EPSON Foundation, WWF Hong Kong
has developed the EPSON
"Save Our Dolphins" Programme to continue our dolphin research
projects and education programmes.
"EPSON Foundation is happy to continue
our support to the EPSON 'Save Our Dolphins' Programme
which we consider is a highly effective tool to help
raise public awareness about the plight of this valuable
yet vulnerable species. We hope, with the introduction
of the CD-ROMs, to raise the awareness of the teachers
and students on Hong Kong's marine resources as well
as to enrich student's learning experience through active
participation,
" said Mr. Willie Wong, Deputy General Secretary, EPSON
Foundation. |
Souvenir presentation by Ms. Cindy
Cheng, WWF Hong Kong Director - Marketing and Fundraising
to Mr. Willie Wong, Deputy General Secretary, EPSON Foundation. |
WWF Hong Kong EPSON "Save Our Dolphins" is
an Environmental Education Programme for primary school teachers.
The programme includes a seminar and three teacher training workshops
with dolphin boat trips to allow teachers to observe the behaviour
of the Chinese White Dolphins in the wild. The education CD ROM
will be distributed to all primary schools in Hong Kong. For
enquiries, please contact us at 2526 1011.
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Dr. Paul Shin, Department
of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong gave
a presentation about local marine conservation.
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Mr. To Sai Wah from Tack
Ching Primary School shared the experience of carrying out
environmental education programme in primary school. |
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