「護鯊校園」 參加名單 (2010年5月7日更新)

崇基幼稚園
樂景幼稚園
杯澳公立學校
佛教金麗幼稚園
順德聯誼總會梁潔華幼稚園
金巴崙長老會青草地幼稚園
大埔浸信會公立學校
長洲官立中學
聖公會基恩小學
保良局田家炳兆康幼稚園
筲箕灣聖光學校暨中英文幼稚園（分校）
聖樂兒教育機構天后中英文幼稚園（二校）
中華基督教會基新中學
新一代英文幼稚園（屯門）
青松湖景幼稚園
基督教宣道會錦綉幼稚園
海怡寶血小學
路德會聖雅各幼稚園
聖文嘉中英文幼稚園（興東）
聖保羅男女中學
福來村錦全幼稚園
浸信會培理學校
大埔商會張學明幼稚園（將軍澳）
潔心林炳炎中學
香港紅卍字會大埔區卍慈中學
香港教育工作者聯會黃楚標學校
路德會愛心幼稚園
佛教榮茵學校
香港漢文師範同學會學校(幼稚園部)
聖文德天主教小學
中華基督教會扶輪中學
新界婦孺福利會上水兒童樂園 

聖公會何澤芸小學 

東華三院盧幹庭紀念中學 

路德會呂祥光中學 

坪石天主教小學 

基督教樂道幼稚園 

八鄉中心小學 

柴灣信愛學校 

聖安當小學 

天主教培聖中學 

聖公會呂明才紀念小學 

中華傳道會劉永生中學 

樂善堂鄧德濂幼稚園 

大埔商會幼稚園 

天主教聖多默幼稚園 

華德學校（下午校）

學界「護鯊校園」計劃。承諾學校各類宴會不吃魚翅

因食用魚翅、濫捕鯊魚使各品種的鯊魚數量銳減，因而衍生各種生態問題。美國夏威夷州議會剛於上週二(4 月27 日)通過法令禁止出售和藏有魚翅。然而主要的魚翅貿易國和香港特區政府卻視若無睹，一再迴避問題。

環保觸覺認為在確定各鯊魚品種數目穩定回升至安全水平、以及捕獵方法符合可持續發展和人道的原則之前，政府應立即採取措施限制及減少魚翅的入口、銷售及收藏，例如向魚翅入口商徵收懲罰性關稅、加強對市民的公眾教育等，而作為長遠的保育方向更應立法禁止魚翅及鯊魚製品入口。

由於現時政府還沒有相關的措施，作為負責任的公民應該由自己做起，停止食用魚翅，以消費者的力量抗衡傳統風俗對環境的傷害。因此，環保觸覺首先向全港中小學及幼稚園發出邀請，參與「護鯊校園」計劃，承諾學校舉行的所有活動及宴會內選擇沒有魚翅的菜單。環保觸覺稍後會公佈參與的學校名單，有關學校會得到本會發出的證書，亦可於學校網站、學校宴會邀請信及校內刊物使用「護鯊校園」的標誌。

現時每間學校每年都會舉行多場宴會，包括校友會、家長教師會、謝師宴及五年一度的週年宴會等，學界參與「護鯊校園」計劃將對減少食用魚翅起顯著作用。環保觸覺呼籲教育界同工能以身作則，以學校自身的實際行動作為身教，向學生宣揚愛護自然的訊息。我們更希望能集結教育界的力量，作為帶領社會的新風尚，鼓勵社會上更多的其他各界人士響應，達致更大規模的停吃魚翅之護鯊行動。本會期望這項計劃有超過200間學校參加。

Press Release - Invite Schools to Join “Sharks We Care” - No Shark Fin for School Events

The amount of sharks is greatly reduced because of dining and over catching. Various kinds of ecological problems are as a result generated. Last Tuesday (27 Apr), the state of Hawaii in the United States passed an Act to stop the sale and storage of shark fin. However, countries and cities having a key share of the trade of shark fin, including Hong Kong, still turn a blind eye on the need of the conservation of sharks and neglect the problem of over catching.

We, Green Sense, urge the government immediately restrict and reduce the import, sale and storage of shark fin as the amount of sharks are not yet proven to be stable, and principles of humanity and sustainability are not yet included in the means of catching. Actions including imposing penalty tax on importers of sharks’ fin and promoting public education should be taken. For the long run, having a legislative ban on the sale of sharks’ fin or any other products made of sharks would better preserve the ecology.

It is because the government takes no action that citizens, as consumers, have to take actions ourselves – stop eating shark fin and safeguard our environment! We, Green Sense, invite all kindergartens, primary schools and secondary schools in Hong Kong to join “Sharks We Care” campaign, promising no shark fin for all school events and parties. We would later announce the list of schools joining “Sharks We Care” campaign. Those “caring” schools would receive certificates and they could publish the logo signifying “caring school” on their websites, invitation letter for parties and their journals.

Nowadays, many parties are organized by schools every year, for example, parties for alumni, parents-teachers association, 5-year anniversaries and thankyou parties for teachers. Therefore, schools joining “Sharks We Care” would significantly help reduce the consumption of shark fin. We urge schools teach students preserving the nature by their own conduct – stop killing sharks themselves. More importantly, we hope that the education sector would as a result lead a new trend in the society. More and more people would be encouraged and we would together arouse a massive scale campaign for protecting sharks. The target of the “Sharks We Care” campaign is to have more than 200 school participants.

Mr. Wong Ka-wo, Chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Restaurants & Related Trades (HKFORT), (also Chairman of Kampery Development Limited) is willing to answer questions of reporters through phone after the press conference.