NWS Green Kindergarten Network website and TV commercial

NWS Green Kindergarten Network launches its website on 1 September 2006 as a platform of environmental education resources for kindergartens in Hong Kong. Besides, a TV commercial is broadcast on bus TVs when the new school term starts to publicize the importance of pre-school environmental education.

Waste management workshop (June 2006)

Green Kindergarten Network organized a series of workshops for kindergarten teachers to visit landfills in June in order to equip them with knowledge on waste problems and waste management methods in Hong Kong. Members of NWS Volunteer Alliance also took part in introducing waste management information of Hong Kong.

Green Power Hike (25 February 2006)

NWS Holdings and its SBUs attained outstanding results in the 13th Green Power Hike for a Green Future. UPML won the first runner up for 50km race and the second runner-up in the 25 km race in Property Management Cup; NWSE Group also won the second runner-up in the 25 km race in Corporation/ Organization Cup.

Survey on environmental education (9 January 2006)

As part of the Green Kindergarten Network jointly launched by NWS Holdings and Green Power, a survey was conducted on environmental education in which about 300 children and 300 teachers were interviewed on how much they know about the environment and their views towards current environmental education in kindergartens respectively. Announced in a press conference, the survey results revealed that some of the young children had little understanding about natural resources and environmental problems caused in daily lives. Nearly 50% of the kindergarten teachers pointed out their lack of training in environmental education. These reflected the importance of implementing environmental education in pre-school stage and providing kindergartens with suitable teaching materials.