Environmental Exhibition & Conference for the Food & Restaurant Trade
Catering business in Hong Kong faces more environmental challenges than anywhere else. Restaurant operators and staff are all looking for efficient and cost-effective means to tackle pollution problems such as oily fume, sewage, noise, waste and oil refuse, in order to provide a more comfortable environment for customers, to promote their image and to increase their competitiveness.
Headed by the Environmental Protection Department with the joint efforts of more than 10 organisations, a two-day event "Environmental Exhibition and Conference for the Food and Restaurant Trade" will be held on 3-4 July 2002 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The aims of this event are to:
- Strengthen among the trade the recognition of the importance of environmental issues in food supplies;
- Let the restaurant owners understand environmental technologies and equipment which are both efficient and cost-effective;
- Provide technical support and solutions to environmental problem faced by the restaurant trade;
- Promote the environmental image of the restaurant trade.
Contents of the Exhibition
This event will be divided into two parts, the exhibition and the seminar. There will be about 100 exhibition booths showing introducing environmental equipment, products and services according to the following five topics:
1. Pollution Control Technologies and Equipment
2. Saving Energy and Water
3. Waste Reduction and Resource Recycling
4. Food Waste Composting and Organic Farming
5. Others (Indoor Air Quality, Environmental Building Design and Green Products)
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Exhibition Contents (Chinese Only)
Topics of the Seminars Eight topics catering for the need of different food and restaurant trade, relevant professional bodies and schools will be arranged:
1. Local Innovations on Water Purification and Grease Removal
2. Food Waste Composting - Changing Waste to Resource
3. Tips for Restaurants- By Saving Energy and Water, We Save Money
4. Organic Food - The Healthy Trend
5. Workshop on Food Waste Composting
6. Environmental Regulations and Hints for Starting a Restaurant Business in the Mainland China
7. Local Innovations on Combating Cooking Odour and Improving Indoor Air Quality
8. Building Design and Management for Restaurants
Design Competition on Green Restaurant Model
A "Design Competition on Green Restaurant Model" for students will be jointly organised by the organiser and the MissMEBA with the theme "An Ideal Green Restaurant", it aims at initiating students' creative thinking and strengthening their knowledge on environmental issues in the food and restaurant trade.
(The exhibition and the seminar will be conducted in Cantonese and Putonghua only)
Leaflet: (Chinese Only)
Poster: (Chinese Only)
Launching Ceremony of the Environmental Help Desk Services for the Restaurant Trade
For more details, please visit : http://www.greenrestaurant-hk.org/index.php
