To raise the awareness of keeping the shorelines clean among the students in Hong Kong, the Student Environmental Protection Ambassador (SEPA) Scheme jointly organised by the Environmental Campaign Committee, Environmental Protection Department (EPD) and Education Bureau introduced a new programme called "Marine Conservation, Cleaner and Greener Shorelines" in 2013. Through activities such as collection of refuse at beaches, compiling records, analysing data and group discussion, the participating SEPAs could understand more about the status and causes of shoreline pollution, and how to take practical action to protect the shorelines. They would also have a chance to learn about marine ecology. This new programme would be beneficial to participating SEPAs, in particular, those studying the Senior Secondary Curriculum Liberal Studies.
The "Marine Conservation, Cleaner and Greener Shorelines" programme was conducted between 16 November 2013 and 21 December 2013 and the response was overwhelming. A total of 309 SEPAs from 38 schools participated in the programme. A total of 18 cleanup sessions were carried out and the cleanup up locations include Wu Kai Sha, Stanley Beach and Rocky Bay Beach. About 124 kg of marine refuse were collected. In view of the overwhelming response, ECC launched another 7 cleanup sessions at Lei Yue Mun and Wu Kai Sha between 22 March 2014 and 12 April 2014. 85 SEPAs from 16 schools collected about 263 kg of marine refuse. The marine refuse data collected during the programme would serve as a reference for the study titled “Investigation on the Sources and Fates of Marine Refuse in Hong Kong” currently conducted by the EPD.
List of schools participating in 2013 events (in alphabetical order)
- BELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL
- BISHOP HALL JUBILEE SCHOOL
- CARITAS YUEN LONG CHAN CHUN HA SECONDARY SCHOOL
- CARMEL DIVINE GRACE FOUNDATION SECONDARY SCHOOL
- CARMEL PAK U SECONDARY SCHOOL
- CHIU LUT SAU MEMORIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL
- CHRISTIAN & MISSIONARY ALLIANCE SUN KEI SECONDARY SCHOOL
- CONCORDIA LUTHERAN SCHOOL
- HOLY TRINITY COLLEGE
- HOMANTIN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL
- HONG KONG AND KOWLOON KAIFONG WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION SUN FONG CHUNG COLLEGE
- HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED SCHOOL WONG KAM FAI SECONDARY & PRIMARY SCHOOL
- KAU YAN COLLEGE
- KOWLOON TRUE LIGHT MIDDLE SCHOOL
- KWAI CHUNG METHODIST COLLEGE
- KWUN TONG MARYKNOLL COLLEGE
- LOK SIN TONG YOUNG KO HSIAO LIN SECONDARY SCHOOL
- LOK SIN TONG YU KAN HING SECONDARY SCHOOL
- MAN KIU COLLEGE
- MARYMOUNT SECONDARY SCHOOL
- PO CHIU CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL
- PO LEUNG KUK YAO LING SUN COLLEGE
- SHA TIN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL
- SHAU KEI WAN EAST GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL
- SHAU KEI WAN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL
- SHENG KUNG HUI TSOI KUNG PO SECONDARY SCHOOL
- SHUNG TAK CATHOLIC ENGLISH COLLEGE
- ST STEPHEN'S COLLEGE
- TACK CHING GIRLS' SECONDARY SCHOOL
- TANG SHIU KIN VICTORIA GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL
- THE ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS & FORMER DIRECTORS OF POK OI HOSPITAL LTD. LEUNG SING TAK COLLEGE
- TSEUNG KWAN O GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL
- TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS KWOK YAT WAI COLLEGE
- TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS LEE CHING DEA MEMORIAL COLLEGE
- TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS SUN HOI DIRECTORS' COLLEGE
- TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS YOW KAM YUEN COLLEGE
- VALTORTA COLLEGE
- YAN CHAI HOSPITAL NO. 2 SECONDARY SCHOOL
List of schools participating in 2014 events (in alphabetical order)
- CARITAS MA ON SHAN SECONDARY SCHOOL
- CHIU LUT SAU MEMORIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL
- FORTRESS HILL METHODIST SECONDARY SCHOOL
- HO LAP COLLEGE (SPONSORED BY SIK SIK YUEN)
- HO YU COLLEGE AND PRIMARY SCHOOL (SPONSORED BY SIK SIK YUEN)
- KAU YAN COLLEGE
- LIU PO SHAN MEMORIAL COLLEGE
- NEW ASIA MIDDLE SCHOOL
- QUEEN’S COLLEGE
- SHUNG TAK CATHOLIC ENGLISH COLLEGE
- SOUTH TUEN MUN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL
- ST. PAUL’S CO-EDCATIONAL COLLEGE
- ST. STEPHEN’S GIRLS’ COLLEGE
- THE HONG KONG TAOIST ASSOCIATION CHING CHUNG SECONDARY SCHOOL
- TIN SHUI WAI GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL
- TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS YAU TZE TIN MEMORIAL COLLEGE
