An exclusive Tree Planting Day for members of CUHK will be organized under “CU5.Care” on May 11 (Sat) at Luk Chau Shan, Ma On Shan Country Park. Students, staff and alumni of CUHK are welcome to come with family and friends. Details & Registration

CUHK Jockey Club Initiative Gaia will hold its 4th forum ‘Community-based Environmental Education’ on 24 May 2013 (Friday). The keynote speaker, Mr. Lam Chiu-ying, and other panelists Dr. Yau Wing-kwong, Mr. Yu Tai-wai and Dr. Elizabeth Quat will share views on creation of an environmentally-conscious community. The event is free and all are welcome. Details & Registration

A ‘Usable Items Recycling Programme’ will be held at New Asia College from 2 May-31 May 2013. Items to be collected (must be clean and functional) include clothing, shoes, bags, cooking utensils, tableware, stationery and more. Items will be sent to the Community Recycling Coop in Sham Shui Po. Poster & Details

CUHK Green World will organize a boat tour on 18 May 2013 to study the impacts of reclamation on Chinese white dolphins. Details

The video recording of the ‘Green Office Programme (GO!) Phase 2 Launch cum BYOC Tea Party is now available online. View the video

Two new videos to promote green practices for offices and individuals were premiered at the Green Office Programme (GO!) Phase 2 Launch Ceremony on 9 April 2013. They can be viewed via the following links:
• ‘ We are making a difference 環保，由心出發！’
• ‘ Bring Your Own 環保，由心出發！’
Thank you to all offices that took part in these videos for spreading the green message and sharing successful green practices!

Photos from the Green Office Programme (GO!) Phase 2 Launch Ceremony cum BYOC Tea Party held on 9 April 2013 can now be viewed here .

Phase 2 of the Green Office Programme (GO!) was successfully launched on 9 April 2012 and was followed by a ‘BYOC tea party’. Professor Joseph Sung, Vice-Chancellor, welcomed 40 academic and research units and 1 service unit that newly joined ‘GO!’. 63 offices that joined ‘GO!’ in Phase 1 and successfully fulfilled its requirements were acknowledged as ‘Competent Green Offices’ by the Vice-Chancellor at the Ceremony. All ‘Competent Green Offices’ may download a specially designed e-seal for use in its website, publications and correspondences. Please check the ‘Competent Green Offices’ page for more details.

‘Waking the Green Tiger－the Rise of a Green Movement in China’ will be premiered on 22 April 2013 (5:30-7:30pm) at LT6 of Lee Shau Kee Building. The event is free and open to the public. Registration and details

The sixth issue of the Green Matters e-news flash has been released. Please click here to view it.

Phase 2 of the CUHK Green Office Programme (GO!) will be launched on 9 April and we are now extending ‘GO!’ to academic and research units. To acknowledge the contributions of ‘GO!’ Phase 1 offices and welcome new ‘GO!’ members, a Green Office Programme (GO!) Phase 2 Launch Ceremony cum ‘Bring Your Own Cup’ (BYOC) tea party to be officiated by Vice Chancellor will be held on 9 April at Lee Shau Kee Building, 1/F, LT7 from 9:00am-10:30am. Please check out more details on our online registration page. If your office has not registered as a member of ‘GO!’ yet, please become a member and register to attend the Ceremony!

Based on the feedback and suggestions collected from Phase 1 members of ‘GO!’, we would also like to unveil a simpler and more user-friendly ‘GO! Checklist’ for ‘GO!’ participants to use in Phase 2 of the ‘GO!’ programme. Please check out the new checklist on our website, or view an updated information sheet on ‘GO!’.

A harvest festival was held at the roof garden of An Integrated Teaching Building on March 25 to celebrate the first harvest of a permaculture workshop course held collaboratively by the School of Architecture and the Permaculture Institute. Aiming to promote green life style and to demonstrate how human can live in harmony with nature through practicing permaculture, the bi-weekly workshops commenced in mid-January and provided guidance on organic farming to participating students and staff. Vice-Chancellor Professor Joseph Sung, guests, students and staff harvested organic vegetables and sampled freshly made salad at the festival.

In recognition of the significant impact that the built environment has on GHG emissions and global climate change, CUHK signed the ‘HK3030 Energy Saving Charter (Education Sector)’ organized by the Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) at a HK3030 Activation Ceremony held on 3 March 2013. As a signee, CUHK pledges to integrate environmental considerations into the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of facilities and services as well as take various measures to raise awareness among staff and students and reduce energy use in buildings.

The spring issue of Sustainable Campus has just been released. View it here.

The University appointed 192 staff members from 8 faculties and some 80 departments/offices as Energy Wardens in February. The Energy Wardens will support the University’s 2013 Energy Conservation Plan over the next 3 years by working with Estate Management Office to identify energy-saving opportunities within their own buildings.

CUHK signed Greeners Action’s Charter on 'Eco-Friendly Lai See Packets' in December and pledged to reduce the number of lai see packets used, adopt more eco-friendly designs for any custom-printed lai see packets, and encourage reuse. A list of locations where used lai sees are collected in Hong Kong has been provided by Greeners Action recently. We encourage all students and colleagues to support reuse by bringing used lai see packets to one of the collection points.

The CUHK Jockey Club Initiative Gaia will hold an ‘Environment and Climate Change Forum Series: Carbon Audit and Reduction’ forum on 25 January 2013 in Wanchai. Experts from green building, the academia, the engineering field and NGOs will share their views and vision on carbon audit and carbon reduction. All are welcome. Please click here for more details and registration.

As the festive season and the University’s Golden Jubilee are just around the corner, a list of ‘Tips for Sustainable Event Planning and Management’ has been prepared to facilitate event organizers to plan and manage events in a sustainable way. We encourage CUHK staff and students who are event organizers to refer to the tips for action ideas and implementation details.

CUHK's Sustainability Report 2011 can be viewed here.

The winter issue of Sustainable Campus has just been released. View it here.

The fifth issue of the Green Matters e-news flash has been released. Please click here to view it.

The Green Office Programme (GO!) e-Checklist of green action items can now be accessed online. All offices participating in ‘GO!’ are required to complete the checklist latest by 31 December 2012. Please click here to access the checklist (login with student/staff ID and CWEM password).

The fourth issue of the Green Matters e-news flash has been released. Please click here to view it.

Environmental Sustainability Ambassador (ESA) Opening Ceremony and Training Seminar for ESAs and Energy Wardens will be held on 21 November (Wed) and 24 November (Sat). ESAs and Energy Wardens can attend the one-day intensive training seminar on Wed or a half-day supplementary training seminar on Sat. The main theme of the Program this year is 'Let's Go, Energy Conservation' and it will cover energy saving, prevention of wastage and green building design.

The 2012 Climate Change Symposium will be held at CUHK on 27-28 November. (Organizers: The National Natural Science Foundation of China and The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

All CUHK students (undergraduate and postgraduate) are now cordially invited to participate in the first Green Competition of the Cross-strait Green University Consortium. Deadline for registration is 30 November.

To follow the University's 'No Shark's Fin' Policy, all official meal expenses shall be claimed together with a declaration (pre-printed on the entertainment expenditure claim form for checking by the claimer) that no shark's fins were served/ consumed in the meal concerned. The revised "Reimbursement / Payment for Entertainment Expenditure Form" is available for download from Bursary website.

A ‘Green Sharing and Networking Session’ was held on 9 November 2012 for ‘GO!’ members to share green experiences. A total of 24 colleagues from 16 offices participated in the sharing session. Thank you all for your support!

The School of Life Sciences has invited Dr. Karen Liu of Xero Flor Green Solutions to give a talk 'Green Roof Technology- Materials, Performance and Design' as an event of its Life Sciences Seminar Series. Time: 12:30pm- 1:15pm; Venue: LT2, Mong Man Wai Building. All are welcome.

Andy Lipkis, founder of Tree People and a pioneer in the US's citizen forestry movement, will give a talk at CUHK on 26 November 2012. After the talk, there will be a guided tour to the Exhibition on the Science and Art of Trees of CUHK and a campus tree walk offered by the CU Tree Project Team. All are welcome and no registration is required. Event details

Lee Woo Sing College will hold a 'GreenWS Day' on 12 October 2012 from 12.30 pm- 4.30pm at the Science Centre podium. The event marks the finale of the college's 5th anniversary celebration activities. There will be a recycling-themed exhibition, workshops on paper and soap making, an organic farm, green market and display of eco-artwork from the CU Tree Project. All are welcome. For enquiries, please contact Cheri (39431452).

The MTR University station opened its new northern exit on 28 September 2012. Complementing the green campus and the new teaching buildings of CUHK, the new entrance has been awarded LEED Silver rating for its environmentally-friendly features including a creative pitched roof design for rainwater collection, finger-like skylights and vertical strip windows to maximize natural lighting. Students and staff can walk from the new Exit to Central Campus in around 13 minutes along a new walking route and using the escalators in Yasumoto International Academic Park and Wu Ho Man Yuen Building. Details about walking routes

On 14 November, 'InnoAsia 2012 Tech Forum: City Planning & Buildings'will be held on Day Two of InnoAsia 2012. The Tech Forum is organized by CUHK and limited complementary tickets will be available for CUHK staff and students (Registration deadline: 2 November 2012). Further details and registration

Environmental Protection Week, organized by SUCUHK, is currently being held at Cultural Square and will run from 8/10-11/10. Details

A two-day I • CARE Community Market Fair will be held at Cultural Square on Central Campus. About 12 community businesses and social enterprises will showcase and demonstrate their latest products and services. There will be booths run by operators of different nature, including environmental and agricultural, cooperatives and fair trade, and social inclusion. Prof. Joseph Sung, Vice-Chancellor, will officiate at the opening ceremony to be held at 1.30 pm on 4 October. This will be followed by a seminar (2.30-4.30pm) on the responsible procurement of public organizations.
For more on the I • CARE Programme, see www.cuhk.edu.hk/icare.

The new Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building has been awarded the Provisional Platinum rating under the Building Environmental Assessment Method (BEAM) for its outstanding and innovative green building features. For details, please click here for the press release on the grand opening of LKS Building.

Hong Kong No Air-Con Night organized by Green Sense will be held from 7 p.m. on 27/9 (Thursday) to 7a.m. the next day. CUHK has pledged to participate in this event and encourages the CUHK community to support this event by switching off air conditioners in the offices, student hostels, staff quarters and at home whenever feasible during the aforesaid period.
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Live a Vibrant Green Life: the third issue of the Green Matters e-news flash has been released. Please click here to view it.

The 2012 Summer/Autumn issue of Sustainable Campus newsletter has been released and please click here for viewing.

Project Green Challenge 2012, organized by the student-led movement Teens Turning Green, invites university students around the world to join a 30-day challenge in October. Participants will be able to access a new 'challenge' activity every day and explore simple, fun, and high impact ways to live more environmentally-conscious and socially responsible lives. Winners will be chosen for each day's challenge. Sign up for the challenge before October 1 (the challenge period is from 1/10 to 30/10).
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On 31 August (Friday), CUHK Jockey Club Initiative Gaia organized an opening workshop for "Go Green Community –Jockey Club Carbon Reduction Partnership Scheme" at LT2, Sino Building, Chung Chi College, from 10 am-12 noon. CUHK 'GO!' members, Environmental Sustainability Ambassadors (ESAs) as well as local schools and NGOs were invited to learn about carbon reduction and best practices at this free event.

On 25 August 2012, a 'Public Forum on Environment and Climate: Way Forward of Environmental Protection in Hong Kong' will be held at the lecture theatre on G/F of the Hong Kong Central Library, from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm. The event is jointly organized by the University's Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability and CUHK Jockey Club Initiative Gaia. Speakers include Mr Wong Kam-sing, Secretary for the Environment, a business leader and an environmental NGO representative. The event is open to the public. Details and registration

On 6 August 2012, CUSU organized a trip to Cheung Chau to help clean up beaches contaminated by plastic pellets that had been washed into the sea during Typhoon Vicente. They also encouraged the O' Camp Organizers to add this beach cleaning activities to the City Hunt Programme. For details, please visit the following link: https://www.facebook.com/events/216813275112227/
On 11 August 2012, CUHK Green World organized another trip to Discovery Bay Around 20 volunteers helped at the clean-up event. For details, please visit Green World's webpage.

The second issue of the Green Matters e-news flash has been released. Please click here to view it.

AAPC formalized the 'No Shark's Fin' practice as part of CUHK's green purchasing endeavours on 17 July 2012. According to the 'No Shark's Fin Policy', shark's fin consumption will be formally banned from all official functions that are either arranged or paid by CUHK. No shark's fin dishes shall be served in clubhouse, canteens and restaurants operated by the University and Colleges. The Green Purchasing Guidelines have also been updated accordingly.

The Tree Pests and Treatment Workshop III, co-organized by School of Life Sciences, CUHK & Sustainable Green Ltd., was held today at LT1 of Mong Man Wai Building. The workshop consisted of a seminar series and a practical session, and covered pest control and treatment practices in Hong Kong. Speakers included two tree experts of the Development Bureau and the director of AEC Ltd..

The first issue of the Green Matters e-news flash has been released. Please click here to view it.

'The Kai Tak River Green Art Festival 2012', an environmental education project organized by the Urban Place Research Unit of the CUHK School of Architecture, will showcase the works of environmental artists, teachers and students. Click here to find out about the festival's events--- environmental artwork exhibitions, performances, workshops, cultural tours, and more.
The 'Art and Science of Trees, Birds, and Butterflies Exhibition', organized by the CU Tree Project, will also be an event of the Kai Tak River Green Art Festival 2012.
Festival launch ceremony: 23 June
Festival duration: 22 June-7 July

On 30 June 2012, the CU Tree Project and the Grateful Green Group (3G) will launch trial versions of a 'CU Tree App' and a 'CU Bird App' for iPhone and iPad users. The two smartphone applications can be downloaded for free and will allow easy identification of the campus's trees and birds. Details can be found here or by contacting george@alumni.cuhk.net.

On 29 June 2012, 1-2pm, a 'Green CUHK: From knowing to treasure our trees, birds and butterflies' Seminar will be held at Mong Man Wai Building. Mr George Jor, project-holder and co-ordinator of The CU Tree Project, will introduce CUHK's natural treasures- its trees, butterflies and birds. All students and staff are welcome. Sandwiches and drinks will be provided. Please click here for more details and register on or before 18 June if interested.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong records with deep sadness the passing of Professor Hu Shiu-ying, renowned botanist and Honorary Professor of Chinese Medicine, on 22 May 2012 at the age of 102. Professor Hu is recognized all over the world as a leading authority on hollies, daylilies, paulownias, daisies and orchids.

The Environmental Sustainability Ambassador (ESA) Programme will organize an 'ISO 14064 Greenhouse Gas Verifier Training Workshop' for its ambassadors. This training workshop will run from 18 June to 7 July. Participants will receive professional training on carbon auditing according to the ISO 14064 international standard.

On 2 June 2012 afternoon, a Joint University Environmental Innovation Forum, organized by students of HKU and co-organized by CUHK and three other universities, will be held at HKU with Dr Sarah Liao Sau-tung, former Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works, as the keynote speaker. Workshops in (a) Energy, (b) Architectural Designs, and (c) Environmental Policy, are also included.

Photos from the Green Office Programme (GO!) Launch Ceremony held on 11 May 2012 can now be viewed here.

Phase 1 of the Green Office Programme (GO!) was successfully launched on 11 May 2012. Professor Joseph Sung, Vice-Chancellor, commended at the launch ceremony 51 offices of university management, colleges, academic and service units, 5 student bodies, and 4 academic units (pre-registered before Phase 2 of the Programme) for their support for green office practices.

A new video to promote CUHK's commitment to green office practices was premiered at the Green Office Programme (GO!) launch ceremony on 11 May 2012.

A video recording of the launch ceremony (which includes the speech by Professor Joseph Sung, Vice-Chancellor) and the powerpoint presented at the Green Office Programme (GO!) Launch Ceremony on 11 May 2012 can now be viewed via the following links:
• 'GO!' Launch Ceremony video recording
• Powerpoint presentation by Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Fung Tung

On 30 May 2012, 9:15am-5:45pm, at Fok Ying Tung Remote Sensing Science Building, an Advanced Workshop on Building Energy Efficiency will be jointly organized by the Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, the Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, the Sino-German College of Applied Sciences (Tongji University) and the Department of Building Services Engineering (PolyU).

On 26 May 2012, 10:30am-6:00pm, a workshop on the creative reuse of glass bottles and glass-painting techniques will be jointly organized by the students of CUHK (Green World), HKU (Greenwoods) and CityU (Environmental Protection Society). Students are welcome to register on or before 25 April 2012. For details, please contact student representatives Ken (6272 8070) or Dorothy (9378 8428).

On 11 May 2012, the University will hold a launch ceremony for the Green Office Programme (GO!) at 3:00 pm, in Lecture Theatre 2 of Lee Shau Kee Building.

The deadline (30 April 2012) for all offices invited to join the Green Office Programme in phase 1 of the launch has passed. If your office has missed the deadline but would still like to register as a member of the Green Office Programme, please contact floralee@cuhk.edu.hk, or call 3943 3925.

Four Year 1 students (Yip Chun-wa, Lam Ho-yi, Mok Tsz-tung and Sa Yat-sing) from the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering won the championship in the First Greater China Design Competition with a specially designed refuse sorting device that uses a sound detection system.

A Briefing Session about the Green Office Programme (GO!) will be hosted by Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Fung Tung TODAY, from 4:45 pm to 5:30 pm in LT3, Lee Shau Kee Building. Interested offices are welcome to attend. Please visit the 'GO!' website for details about 'GO!'.

The University has adopted a Sustainability Policy to underpin sustainable development, by balancing environmental, social and economic considerations while fulfilling its mission in education, research and knowledge transfer.

The University is launching a Green Office Programme (GO!) that aims to promote and credit green practices in the workplace. Please visit the 'GO!' website for details and registration (deadline 30 April 2012).

On 4 May 2012, I.CARE Programme will organise a 'Responsible Procurement on Campus' Briefing Session at T.Y. Wong Hall, 5/F, Ho Sin Hang Engineering Building, from 3:30-5:30pm.

The Environmental Sustainability Ambassador (ESA) Programme will hold a Carbon Audit Exercise Training Workshop for its ESAs on 20 April 2012. Speakers from SGS and CLP will talk about green living and carbon auditing at the event.

CUHK will join groups and individuals in Hong Kong and across the world to support the WWF global campaign 'Earth Hour 2012', to turn off their lights on 31 March 2012 for one hour as an alert to people to take action on climate change.

The 'Green Photography Exhibition', jointly organized by Shaw College Environmental Enhancement Committee and Eco-Education and Resources Centre, is held at Yueh Chiao Art Gallery, Lecture Theatre, Shaw College, from 26 March to 12 April 2012. Admission is free.

A 'Green Campus' section with some campus trees and birds has been added to the gallery of the 'CUHK Mobile' app for iPhone and Android users.

The 'Science and Art of Trees and Birds of CUHK Exhibition' is held on 1/F, Lee Shau Kee Building of CUHK till 20 June 2012.

On 2 March 2012, close to 1,000 staff and students participated in 'Walking Campaign and Car-free Day 2012'. Led by the Vice-Chancellor, they walked from the MTR University Station to S.H. Ho College; some also chose not to drive or take school bus that day, to show support to environmental sustainability and promote walking on campus.

The 'Science and Art of Trees, Birds and Butterflies Photo Exhibition', jointly organized by the Green Education Group CUHK and the White Box Studio, was successfully held at the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre in Shek Kip Mei from 4 to 11 March 2012.

In accordance with the Green Purchasing Policy, a 'Green Purchasing Guidelines' document, which contains a list of environmentally-responsible products for mandatory purchase by CUHK departments as well as hired consultants and contractors, is made available for the University community's reference. The guidelines also contain a list of recommended items for voluntary adoption.

On 4 October 2011, the University passed a Green Purchasing Policy, which requires all CUHK units as well as consultants and contractors to choose environmentally-responsible options when purchasing specific products. A 'Green Purchasing Guidelines' document will be provided to the University community in due course for further guidance and to facilitate the policy's implementation.