Next year’s HK Sevens must recycle waste
I cannot have been the only Rugby Sevens fan to have noticed the bizarre contradiction on display at Hong Kong Stadium during the Sevens weekend.
There were no end of massive bins labelled trash in the concourse and being trundled round the infield. And of course there is no end of the rubbish we throw away, in view of the absence of any alternative approach on offer. And yet, on the wall close to the concession booth in the northwest area of the concourse, there were Environmental Protection Department banners encouraging recycling.
Can Sevens organisers explain how we could have recycled anything? Or did they put up those posters to keep the department quiet? All in all, another clearly demonstrated example, but this time when more of the world was in town, of Hong Kong’s lack of consistency when it comes to waste reduction and recycling.
I call upon the Hong Kong Sevens to get its “green” act together, importantly, with its concessionaires in the future. This would enable us to do the right thing – reduce, reuse, recycle. This way, the Hong Kong Sevens could be the world’s best – at hosting a rugby sevens event, at community rugby promotion, but also at being socially responsible.
Jeremy Newton, Happy Valley
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