Where: 9/F, Breakthrough Centre, 191-197 Woosung Street, Kowloon
What: Founded in 1968, the association is the oldest green group in Hong Kong. It promotes sustainable development, environmental protection and education, as well as the conservation of historical and cultural heritage sites, which are a significant part of the environment.
Volunteer: Dorcas Yeung Hiu-yan, 20, is a sociology student at the University of Hong Kong. She did volunteer work for the Conservancy Association over the summer.
'I helped conduct research for a campaign on a law to protect trees and plants from poor care. There is currently no law in Hong Kong that is directly aimed at protecting trees. I interviewed people on the streets in July; the experience was very interesting. I was both surprised and delighted to learn that many citizens have strong opinions on this issue. They felt that the government could do more to protect trees, and believed there was a need to protect those with historical value, such as the Wishing Tree [in Tai Po].
I also helped run educational activities. For example, I visited a primary school to promote sustainable development. Through playing simple games with the children, we taught them the basic concepts of environmental protection.