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Catering
business in Hong Kong faces more environmental challenges than
anywhere else. Restaurant operators and staff are all looking
for efficient and cost-effective means to tackle pollution problems
such as oily fume, sewage, noise, waste and oil refuse, in order
to provide a more comfortable environment for customers, to
promote their image and to increase their competitiveness. |
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Headed
by the Environmental Protection Department with the joint
efforts of more than 10 organisations, a two-day event "Environmental
Exhibition and Conference for the Food and Restaurant Trade"
will be held on 3-4 July 2002 at the Hong Kong Convention
and Exhibition Centre. The aims of this event are to:
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- Strengthen
among the trade the recognition of the importance of environmental
issues in food supplies;
- Let
the restaurant owners understand environmental technologies
and equipment which are both efficient and cost-effective;
- Provide
technical support and solutions to environmental problem
faced by the restaurant trade;
- Promote
the environmental image of the restaurant trade.
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Contents
of the Exhibition
This
event will be divided into two parts, the exhibition
and the seminar. There will be about 100 exhibition
booths showing introducing environmental equipment,
products and services according to the following five
topics:
1.
Pollution Control Technologies and Equipment
2. Saving Energy and Water
3. Waste Reduction and Resource Recycling
4. Food Waste Composting and Organic Farming
5. Others (Indoor Air Quality, Environmental Building
Design and Green Products)
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[exhibition contents]
[exhibition contents]
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Exhibition Contents (Chinese Only)
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| Topics
of the Seminars |
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Eight topics
catering for the need of different food and restaurant trade,
relevant professional bodies and schools will be arranged: |
1. Local Innovations on Water Purification and Grease Removal
2. Food Waste Composting - Changing Waste to Resource
3. Tips for Restaurants- By Saving Energy and Water, We Save
Money
4. Organic Food - The Healthy Trend
5. Workshop on Food Waste Composting
6. Environmental Regulations and Hints for Starting a Restaurant
Business in the Mainland China
7. Local Innovations on Combating Cooking Odour and Improving
Indoor Air Quality
8. Building Design and Management for Restaurants |
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| Design
Competition on Green Restaurant Model |
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A "Design
Competition on Green Restaurant Model" for students will be
jointly organised by the organiser and the MissMEBA with the
theme "An Ideal Green Restaurant", it aims at initiating students'
creative thinking and strengthening their knowledge on environmental
issues in the food and restaurant trade.
(The exhibition
and the seminar will be conducted in Cantonese and Putonghua
only)
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