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About Clear The Air - Chronological History
1997
Dec
Clear The Air was established 10 Dec, 1997 as a Society under the Societies Ordinance Press Launch of CLEAR THE AIR on 17 December, 1997;
1998
Apr
Primary Schools Poster Competition with 4800 entrants in April 1998 sponsored by the Private Sector Committee on the Environment (PSCE). Winning posters were displayed in MTR stations;
Nov
Clean Air March, November 1, 1998, with 500 people - received international coverage.
Nov
A Signature Petition of 30,000 signatures made the front page of the SCMP when it was presented to Mr Tung Chee Hwa on 25 November 1998;
Nov
Letters sent to all 60 LegCo members. Meetings then held with James Tien (Liberal Party), Law Chi Kwong (Democratic Party) and The Frontier. Spoke at LegCo Panel on Environmental Affairs.
1999
Mar
A Forum on Clean Bus Technology, 13 March, 1999, to share ideas and technology among bus companies, government and members of the public;
May
Wear A Mask Day promotional event where masks were placed on the lions at the HongKong Bank in Central. The photos got international news coverage.
May
Wear A Mask day, 27 May 1999, in which thousands of masks were distributed to the public, a public rally held in Chater Garden and a petition given to Mr Tung Chee-hwa.
Jun
Large-scale letter-writing campaign mainly by school children in support of raising the fines for smoky vehicles, June, 1999.
Jun
Submission and presentation to the LegCo Revenue Committee in support of raising the fines for smoky vehicles, June 15, 1999.
Oct
Clear The Air, air pollution and health research was covered in an issue of HK Magazine, October, 1999
Oct
Membership drive at City Plaza shopping mall, October 2 and 3, 1999.
Oct
Clear The Air ran a games booth and distributed information at the MTR Environment Fair, October 9, 1999.
Nov
Clear The Air members sent letters to all 60 LegCo members, held meetings with Parties and presented views at the meeting of the LegCo Panel on Environmental Affairs on 6 November 1999;
Nov
Demonstration in front of the LegCo building to promote the importance of air quality for LegCo Joint Environment and Transport Committee e Meeting on November 5, 1999.
Nov
Information booth at the Chinese International School Annual Fair, November 27, 1999.
2000
Mar
Information booth at the spring Extravaganzafair, March 31, 2000 at the JW Marriott Hotel.
Jun
KCRC/CLEAR THE AIR Clean Transport Poster Contest for Primary and Secondary Schools, contest closing February 29, 2000, awards ceremony in June 2000.
Jun
Membership reaches 100 in June, 2000
Jun
Quarterly newsletter to keep members up-to-date on Clear The Air activities and clean air research;
Jun
Website Development: CLEAR THE AIR informative website is at www.cleartheair.org.hk.
Jun
Citizen Action Guide: a guide for what people can do to support clean air in Hong Kong from joining Clear The Air to making complaints to government. See our website for details.
Jun
Tip a Taxi Campaign, an initiative to encourage diesel taxis to convert to cleaner LPG more quickly, in progress.
Jun
Clear The Air video filming is complete, final editing is underway for a 30 second TV ad and a 4 minute educ
2004
Aug
Sucessful nine month campaign to move polluting #8 diesel green minibus terminus away from heavily used Star Ferry pedestrian underpass
Nov
Worked with Greenpeace to establish new Air Pollution Index based on the European Union standard and post it on the internet
Dec
Presentation to General Chamber of Commerce - Power Plants in the Pearl River Delta and Hong Kong
Dec
Presentation to support Environmental Protection Department at LegCo on mandatory labeling of Volitile Organic Compounds - VOC - a significant pollutant
2005
Jan
Report of pollution levels in bars in Lan Kwai Fong - ATV Inside Story (English and Chinese)
Mar
Presentation to International Business Committee meeting with Government, including Donald Tsang
Apr
Organized Earth Day at Kowloon Park
May
Began Objections to Liquor Licences based on air pollution from tobacco smoke
May
Household air pollution from VOC - ATV Inside Story (Chinese)
Jun
Detailed graphs of individual stations based on new Air Pollution Index went live on our website homepage
Aug
Presentation to Town Planning Board on Electronic Road Pricing
Sep
Presentation to Harbourfront Enhancement Committee Expert Forum on Electronic Road Pricing
Sep
Presentation to European Chambers of Commerce - Pollution in the Pearl River Delta and Hong Kong