To combat climate change, more than 1,800 buildings in Hong Kong joined the Earth Hour 2009 on Saturday night by switching off the lights for one hour. Some 4,000 cities and towns in 88 countries and regions participated in the event organized by... ...full story at People's Daily
from People's Daily on Sun, Mar 29 2009
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David Whitehill supports Earth Hour »
YouTube video David Whitehill is a keen supporter of WWF-Australia and is committed
to supporting Earth Hour this year. Despite being sent on assignment to
China, he still found the time to record a quick message pledging his
commitment. |
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"Earth Hour 2010" targets over 3 million HK people » People's Daily WWF-Hong Kong announced Sunday that Hong Kong will join more than 600 cities in this year's Earth Hour "lights out" campaign, planning to rally over 3 million Hong Kong citizens' support. Last year, over 2 million Hong Kong people participated in Earth... |
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"Going dark" activities light up environmental awareness among Chinese » People's Daily About 20 Chinese cities joined a worldwide relay on Saturday night to switch off lights of major buildings for one hour to highlight concerns about climate change while calling for actions. Tens of thousands of Chinese either turned off lights and... |
| 22 Jun 08 |
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Hong Kong skyscrapers join Asia's major lights-out campaign » People's Daily Over a hundred buildings in Hong Kong, including some landmark skyscrapers, joined at least 70 other cities across Asia to turn their lights off for an hour on Saturday evening in a major lights-out campaign. Wim Chang and Kimmie Yi ... |
| 07 Apr 09 |
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HK people show enthusiasm on combating climate change » People's Daily About 2.9 million people of Hong Kong participated in Earth Hour 2009, a World Wide Fund for Nature's (WWF) environmental protection event, announced WWF Hong Kong on Tuesday. According to a survey commissioned by WWF, 58 percent of 984 people... |
| 22 Feb 10 |
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"Earth Hour 2010" targets over 3 mln HK people » People's Daily WWF-Hong Kong announced Sunday that Hong Kong will join more than 600 cities in this year's Earth Hour "lights out" campaign, planning to rally more than 3 million Hong Kong citizens' support. Last year, more than 2 million Hong Kong people... |
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