Eco Tour 2012

29 March 2012, 30 student from From 3 joined the tour.

Destination: Eco Park and New Life Farm

Yan On Tong EcoPark Plastic Resources Recycling Centre

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Activity 1:

Yan Oi Tong Eco Park Plastic Resources Recycling Centre

In the early morning, we gathered at St. Paul's College and set off at 8:30 a.m. After an hour journey on the coach, we had arrived at Yan Oi Tong Eco Park Plastic Resources Recycling Centre. There we began our day's journey.

Mr. Ng was our guide there, he introduced us different kind of plastic and how it can be dissolved and transform into other uses. After a brief introduction about the kind of plastic, he then guide us around the factory where they transform plastic bottles that had been collected from public housing estate. Unfortunately, workers are not back to position yet. Some machines are not yet operating.

We conclude our journey with a group photo in front of the office.

Eco Park Visitor Center

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Activity 2:

Eco Park Visitor Centre

It was just next to the recycling centre of Yan oi Tong. We paid a visit there. The staff there guide us around the building. There we watched a documentary prepared by HK government. As we all know, the three landfill in Hong Kong are going to be used up very soon. The centre showcased how landfills in Hong Kong works and emphasize the importance of recycling. Moreover, there were a 1:1 landfill model which amazed most of our students. Before leaving, students took photo at the interactive booth for souvenir.

Organic Farming Experience

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Activity 3:

New Life Farm

Organic Farming Experience

After an exhausting morning in the Eco Park, we traveled to Tsuen Mun downtown with our coach. We soon arrived at New Life Farm a social enterprise, which located next to the well-known Castle Peak Hospital. There we had our lunch. It was a low-carbon and organic one. The juice was made up of herbs and lemon grass. It was a new experience for most of our students. Then we met our guide, Qiu Ping, a patient that had been recovered from mental illness. He was responsible for the activity that we are going to join that afternoon.

It was such a once in a life time experience for our students. There we started organic farming and renewable paper making .