Knowledge Pond

Gopi Gopalan, Hong Kong Business

20 August 2009/by Earth Champions® Foundation

Since 1982 Gopi Gopalan has run Hong Kong Business, a magazine that promotes business and shares stories of people behind business, covering finance, banking etc. He recognised the business opportunity of providing information in English on the businesses in the region. Twenty years ago the issue of the environment was not of any consequence to […]

Prof. Anthony Johnson Hedley, The University of Hong Kong School of Public Health, Department of Community Medicine

20 August 2009/by Earth Champions® Foundation

Prof. Anthony Hedley’s main research and public health advocacy interests in recent years have been in the field of environmental health, including outdoor and indoor air pollution, the prevention of diseases caused by tobacco and assessment of environmental risks from measurement of persistent organic pollutants including dioxins and polychlorobiphenyl compounds in breast milk. Professor Hedley and his […]

Sam Inglis, Photographer

20 August 2009/by Earth Champions® Foundation

Sam hosted a Photographic Exhibition with the aim of getting greater general public awareness of the Air Pollution issues in Hong Kong. The exhibition was held during September/October 2008 at the Fringe Club, Central, Hong Kong. Sam had asthma as a child, which had a massive effect on his health. By the age of 3 […]

Prof. Anthony Johnson Hedley, The University of Hong Kong  School of Public Health, Department of Community Medicine

20 August 2009/by Earth Champions® Foundation

Prof. Anthony Hedley’s main research and public health advocacy interests in recent years have been in the field of environmental health, including outdoor and indoor air pollution, the prevention of diseases caused by tobacco and assessment of environmental risks from measurement of persistent organic pollutants including dioxins and polychlorobiphenyl compounds in breast milk. Professor Hedley and his […]

Mei Ng, Dongjiang River Partners, Upstream Downstream Partnership Program

20 August 2009/by Earth Champions® Foundation

Dongjiang’s East River supplies the drinking water to Guangdong and Hong Kong. This program aims to safeguard Dongjiang’s water supply by rallying upstream and downstream partnerships with a goal to enhance upstream water catchments and promote downstream water conservation. This 10-year (2008-2018) Dongjiang River Partners Program was initiated by Friends of the Earth (HK) China […]

Christopher Fung, Environmental Protection Department

20 August 2009/by Earth Champions® Foundation

Tackling air pollution overhanging an area must be based on detailed knowledge of the sources and formation of the air pollutants. Only an air quality modelling system (i.e. a set of inter-linked mathematical equations solved on a high-speed computer) is up to the task of putting together all the information relevant to air pollution in […]

Dr. Rebecca Lee, Polar Museum Foundation Ltd

20 August 2009/by Earth Champions® Foundation

Rebecca has spent the last 22 years communicating the signs of global warming and widespread pollution in remote Polar regions (north and south) and Mount Everest to local Hong Kong people. This has been done both to inspire future generations to look after the environment and provide a positive outlook for young people. Through her […]

Bobsy, ABLE Charity HK (Lamma Forest)

20 August 2009/by Earth Champions® Foundation

Once upon a time, the hills of Northern Lamma Island were barren and devoid of much life. Then the first seeds of change were planted. In April 1997, 2,000 tree seedlings were planted by ABLE. Since then and for every consecutive year thousands of both exotic and indigenous trees have been planted transforming the hills […]

Alexandra Yung, Creasians Ltd

20 August 2009/by Earth Champions® Foundation

Through her Design Company Creasians Ltd, Alexandra influences her clients to be more environmentally aware and conscious of taking action to care for the environment. Creasians specializes in Eco-branding, inspiring companies with CSR efforts to help the world. Creasians also encourages Eco-packaging and printing. Alexandra is committed to promoting recycled paper and soy inks to […]

Animals Asia Foundation

11 May 2009/by Earth Champions® Foundation

Animals Asia focuses on ending bear bile farming and cat and dog eating in Asia. The Hong Kong-headquartered charity has two Moon Bear Rescue Centres, one in China, the other in Vietnam. Working with the governments of these two countries, we are rescuing 500 endangered moon bears in China and 200 in Vietnam while promoting […]