We promote green living with Green Team via rooftop farming and environmental conservation actions.
Background
In 2023 the University introduced the Energy Conservation Incentive Scheme for Student Hostels (ECIS-SH) with the participation of all CUHK hostel buildings of the Colleges, Postgraduate Halls and I-House. The aim of ECIS-SH is to encourage positive behavioural change among student hostel residents and raise awareness throughout the University of the importance of energy consumption and conservation.
Roles of Student Energy Ambassadors
Student Energy Ambassadors will be nominated by College to initiate publicity, education and/or engagement projects on responsible and smart energy consumption in our student hostels. They will compete for the annual Innovation and Engagement awards (e-certificate with cash prize of $4,000 for each award). Training on smart energy consumption will be provided.
Registration: Please complete online application by 12:00pm, 5 October 2023 (Thursday). Shortlisted students will be contacted later.
Enquiries: Ms Sonia Yu (3943 3937 / soniayu@cuhk.edu.hk)
Experience a transformative journey of using wood debris to craft unique wood product with us. You will visit the wood workshop, learn about different wood recycling methods and get hands-on experience using hand tools to craft raw wood chunks into DESKTOP VASE DECORATION. To complete your journey, the instructor will lead a relaxing tree walk in the Lower Farm area to let you open your hearts, listen and be alive to nature.
Date: 07/10/2023 (Saturday)
Gathering Time and Location (Shuttle Bus)
9:00 am @ University MTR Station
9:15 am @ College Gallery, Wu Yee Sun College
* Participants should wear suitable outfit, shoes, socks and bring along their own packed lunch, adequate water, personal hiking equipment, sun block, mosquito repellant and rain gear. Love the nature, take your own litter home.
Dismissal Time and Location (Shuttle Bus)
~4:30pm @ College Gallery, Wu Yee Sun College
~4:45pm @ University MTR Station
Destination: Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden
Registration: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13672981
Deposit: Please submit HK$350 refundable deposit to College Office (G03) on or before 26 September 2023. Deposit will be refunded in full upon completion of the whole activity.
Enquiries: Ms. Sonia Yu (3943 3937 / soniayu@cuhk.edu.hk)
Sunny Living Week, echoing with the College's initiative ‘House of Sunny Living’, is a full-week event targeting on the well-being of the body, mind and spirit of our students and their contributions to the environment and society.
Feeling annoyed by the buzzing mosquitoes and itching bites? Learn from experts of Greeners Action to make use of natural ingredients mugworts and coffee grounds can repel these tiny buzzing insects from your peaceful sleep and outdoor activities.
Date: 12 October 2023 (Thursday)
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: W112-W114
Quota: 20 (first-come-first-served)
Registration: Submit an online application at https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13670736 AND refundable deposit of HK$100 at College Office (G03) by 3 October 2023. Place is limited. First-come, first-served. Time of deposit payment will be the determinant.
Led by Professor Kwai-cheong CHAU (鄒桂昌教授), Member of College Campus Environment Committee, participants gained a better understanding on the indigenous knowledge of Hakka people and how their wise use of natural and cultural resources shed light on sustainable development.
You may take a glimpse through the Virtual Eco-cultural Tour to follow the steps of Professor Kwai-cheong CHAU and our alumnus Chi-yip KUNG in exploration of natural beauty and Hakka culture in Northeast New Territories.
Click the photo to begin our exploration!
Successful applicants of Self-motivation Fund for Green Activities will share their experiences and insights of their participation in green activities with support of the fund. Demo session of dried floral arrangement and making yarns with plant fibres were held. Each participant has taken their art of nature home.
Participants gained valuable knowledge about the significance of planting trees as an effective strategy to restore the damage to ecosystems under SDG #15 (“protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss”) and UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030.
Self-Motivation Fund for Sustainability Activities encourages students to participate in various kinds of sustainability activities that promote sustainable development and reduce inequality.
Take a look on the GUIDELINES and REFLECTION TEMPLATE.
“As a person who has never practised farming, these activities have inspired me in terms of the difficulties in growing crops and maintaining financial sustainability of a farm in Hong Kong. Apart from the land use conflict between urban development and rural preservation, farmers also face shortages of resources and insufficiency in marketing knowledge. Such insight has enabled me to realise the importance of collective power in order to support the local agriculture system.”
Wing-nam Yuen (Journalism and Communications/ 2021)
Certificate in Sustainable Communities, 有機耕種基礎班
Rooftop Farming is one of our signature initiatives, working closely with Green Team, to engage students in green living. After planting in around October, the harvest in January – April is apparently the most expected and fruitful outcome for all farmers. We take a step beyond that.
To protect and nourish the soil during summer, cover crops like green beans, sunn hemp and sunflowers will be planted on rotational basis. The practice helps maintain the soil structure, improves soil fertility and lower farmers’ reliance on chemical fertilizers. “Put carbon back into soil” is also seen as one of the possible ways in fighting climate change.
Green Team is formed by a group of passionate students to promote green living and sustainability. They have closely collaborated with College to implement a variety of activities, programmes and actions ranging from rooftop farming, eco-tours, green workshops and educational campaigns.
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Guidelines for Sustainable Event Planning and Management
The following points deserve special attention and can also serve as an action checklist to
facilitate advance planning and duty assignment. Please always refer to the full guidelines
for implementation details and other environmentally-friendly suggestions.
CUHK Waste Management Policy and Guidelines
CUHK's Waste Management Policy, based on a 'waste management hierarchy', emphasizes the '6Rs' principle: Rethink, Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair and Recycle (or Recover). We accord top priority to waste reduction at source and encourage cyclical use of resources. Disposal is the last resort.
Read more about CUHK's Waste Management Policy and Guidelines