Ateam from St Catharine's School for Girls, Kwun Tong, won this year's CLP Young Power Award with their creative proposals for a low-carbon lifestyle. They suggested using lightning to generate electricity for the city's residents and equipping shopping malls with water and rubbish recycling systems.
'We think lightning can generate a lot of power. In our proposal, we suggested using it to generate electricity for Hong Kong. It's a new idea that hasn't been used anywhere else,' said Form Five student Lam Wing-to.
Wing-to's team, named 'Lightning Bolt, Strike', also believes shopping malls can be made greener by setting up water and rubbish recycling systems and planting a lot of trees outside.
'Hong Kong is full of shopping malls. If we implement these measures, it would help make Hong Kong a low-carbon city,' she said.
The award is part of the Young Power Programme organised by CLP Power and Junior Achievement Hong Kong. Its aim is to offer students a chance to contribute to a sustainable future and have a better understanding of the city's power industry.
A total of 25 teams from Hong Kong, the mainland and India submitted proposals for a low-carbon lifestyle. Four teams - one each from Hong Kong and the mainland, and two from India - were named champions.
The mainlanders came up with a unique solution for their hometown, Nanning , in Guangxi province .
