Green Olympic in Hong Kong

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Green Olympic in Hong Kong
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What is green?

• Green means looking
• after the natural world.

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Green Olympics

• Green Olympics is one of the three main concepts
  of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
• The goal of Green Olympics is to organize the
  Olympic Games with the concept of sustainable
  development of protecting the environment,
  resources and ecological balance.

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Green Olympic Venue in Hong Kong

• The Equestrain Events
• Date9th -21st August,2008
• In Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Venue (Sha Tin)
• In Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Venue (Beas
  River)

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Location Map
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Olympic Equestrian Events Event Calendar

• http//www.equestrian2008.org/eng/olympic_equ_even
  t_calendar.aspx

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Disciplines

• Dressage
• Dressage is often called
• "equestrian ballet".
• Jumping
• Jumping requires the horse to
• jump and clear a series of obstacles,
• aiming for minimum penalties incurred
• and completion within a set time.

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• Eventing
• Eventing comprises Dressage,
• Cross-Country and Jumping,
• with the winners decided on
• minimum total penalties.

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Recycling and Reuse of Environmentally-friendly
Materials

• During construction of the Equestrian venues,
  environmentally-friendly and recycled materials
  have been used wherever possible. Engineered wood
  made from bamboo has been used in the internal
  horse stalls. Recycled tyres have been used for
  internal walkways in the stable complex. At the
  Beas River venue, recycled
• telegraph poles have been used for some of the
  jumps on the Cross-Country course.

    
                                               
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Green Suggestions (Green Awareness)
 

• People are encouraged to put plastic bottles into
  the Reverse Vending Machines (They can get a pen
  as reward).
• People can use washable utensils such as spoons,
  chopsticks and forks in the canteen.

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Green Suggestions (Green Awareness)

• People are encouraged to bring their own bags, no
  plastic bags would be provided in the equestrian
  venues.
• People who co-operate can get a souvenir!

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Conclusion

• Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are coming! We all are
  ready! Our suggestions are excellent and we want
  them to become true. We think everyone in Hong
  Kong will be cheerful in August.

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Names of the group members

• Heung Ho Ting 6B (17)
• Cheuk Wing Mei 6B (12)
• Cheng Ngo Yu 6B (11)
• Chiu Wan Ka 6B (14)