Thursday, July 19, 2007

We ask The Secretary for the Environment for immediate and decisive actions to tackle the climate crisis.

Dear Mr. YAU,

We are Christians for Eco-concern of Hong Kong, an environmental network supported by the Hong Kong Christian Council. We have already obtained 140 local signatures in response and support to Mr. Al Gore, the former vice-president of the US, and Avaaz.org’s call for a joint effort by governments of the world to tackle the imminent global warming crisis.

The concerned signatures include 122 paper and about 18
web signatures. The English version of our petition is as follows:


    As informed by many scientists and leaders worldwide, climate change is an imminent threat facing our world today. We urge you to tackle the said problem now, decisively and together with other leaders of the world, especially those of the Pearl River Delta and the central leaders of Peoples’ Republic of China. We promise to join our efforts as citizens of HKSAR with yours.

Please note that all phone numbers and email addresses in the enclosed petition forms are meant for your official verification ONLY. They should be treated strictly as PRIVATE and CONFIDENTIAL.

As a local eco-concern group, we hope to meet you in person in order to exchange our views on how we may cooperate with the government towards the goals of resolving the climate crisis and that of protecting the environment in general.

We look forward to meeting you at your earliest convenience. Regards.


(Howard Lai)
Moderator, Christians for Eco-concern.

Monday, July 16, 2007

香港"冬季"可能在50年內消失

綜合新聞報導,香港天文臺預測,如果全球暖化及都市化持續,香港的冬天將在五十年內消失。

香港通常將氣溫低於攝氏12度的日子視作冬季。香港天文臺長林超英說,根據該預測,未來溫度低於12度的日子將每年減少一天,也就是冬季每年減少一天。

林超英表示,從一九六一年到一九九〇年,香港平均每個冬季有二十一天,但在2000年已減少一半。在過去的一個世紀裏,香港氣溫上升攝氏一點二度,較全球平均高一倍。如果考慮城市化的速度,香港的冬季將提前半個世紀消失。

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中國環保總局:7月1日起禁止全氯氟烴物質生產

人民網報導,中國環保局宣報了根據《中華人民共和國大氣污染防治法》和《中國消耗臭氧層物質逐步淘汰國家方案(修訂稿)》的有關規定,按照中國政府與聯合國多邊基金執委會簽署的《中國化工行業全氯氟烴生產整體淘汰計劃》和《中國全氯氟烴和哈龍加速淘汰計劃》的有關要求,自2007年7月1日起,任何企業不得生產除藥用吸入式氣霧劑用途、原料和豁免用途以外的全氯氟烴(CFCs)物質,各相關企業應於2007年8月15日前拆除附件所列全氯氟烴物質的生產裝置。

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