2004 July—CA Activities
 
Heritage Conservation—We All Gain
 

Buildings are the best witness to the vagary of Hong Kong’s history, whether it was the best of time or worst. However, given the scarcity of land and the tremendous number of people, heritage conservation in this tiny metropolitan is anything but easy. The richness of our past cannot be fully represented by the meagre number of 79 declared monuments in Hong Kong.

Different views prevail in the society over how to preserve our collective memories in terms of financial arrangements and government policies. With the sponsorship of Lord Wilson Trust, The Conservancy Association organized a series of events including a focus group meeting, a citizen forum and workshops to tap the unheard opinions. CA has collected the opinions of over 3 000 people, the data are being processed and will be submitted to the Government for their consideration in the second stage of Built Heritage Conservation Review.
 
Caring for Our Water Resources
 
The target groups of this project are primary and secondary school students, with the hope to enhance their knowledge and awareness on the protection of our water resources so that they can understand the issue better and will observe the relevant regulations, ensuring that untreated or inadequately treated waste water will not be discharged into streams, rivers, beaches and marine water and at the same time act to conserve our water resources. Activities include workshops on water supply, pollution, ecology, conservation, management and monitoring and site visits to the local rivers and water treatment plants.