Beach Cleaning

Beach Cleaning Event

The 8th of October will be dedicated to a collaboration with dedicated to a collaboration with Plastic Free Seas, an 11-year-old registered Hong Kong charity with a mission to change the way single-use plastic is viewed and used in Hong Kong, through education and action campaigns. They focus on educating young people, and have reached over 135,000 students in 400+ schools across Hong Kong in both Cantonese and English.

Dana Winograd, the Co-founder & Executive Director of PFS, will kick off the event with a sharing on the issue of plastic pollution, both globally and locally, and the solutions we can all take on to help solve this problem. This educational and informative presentation is a key element of the beach cleanup programme, and will provide context and inspiration for the cleanup which will be held after lunch. The beach is an easy 20 min walk from Discovery Bay, Lantau Island.

Participants will be invited to a vegan brunch buffet, provided by the French Chef, Tina Barrat. This event is limited to 20 people. Both the Plastic Free Seas presentation and the vegan brunch buffet will take place in the Ségalen room of the Consulate General of France in Admiralty. After lunch, the participants can make their way to Central Ferry Pier #3 for the ferry to Discovery Bay.

Meeting Point: Consulate general of France in Hong Kong and Macao – Salle Ségalen
Itinerary:
10.45 - 11.45 Presentation by PFS at Ségalen room
11.45 - 12.45 Lunch by vegan chef Tina Barrat
12.45 - 1.00: Get ready
1.00 - 1.30 Walk to Central Ferry Pier #3 (According to google map, it’s a 7 mins ride / 22 mins walk)
1.40 - 2.10 Ferry to Discovery Bay
2.10 - 2.15 Use the bathroom
2.15 - 2.35 Walk to the beach
2.35 - 2.50 Safety and instruction brief
2.50 - 3.50 Beach cleanup (suggested length, can be a bit longer or shorter)
3.50 - 4.05 Debrief and group photos
4.05 - 4.20 Walk to the plaza
4.40 - 5.10 Ferry to Central

Host or Publisher Consulate General of France