Hengqin promotes its greening at Macao Green Week

The administration of the cooperation zone on Hengqin set up booths to promote its natural environment and greening at the Macao Green Week carnival held over the weekend.

At one booth, briefings were held to familiarize local residents and visitors with the outreach programs in the upcoming Hengqin Nature Festival 2024 .

The programs include a tree-planting event, during which 10,000 saplings will be planted. Macau residents are encouraged to sign up for the event using their One Account channels.

According to the zone’s Urban Planning and Construction Bureau, a goal of planting 100,000 saplings has been set for this year.

At other booths, information on rare wild plants and common insects in Hengqin was available. At the same time, games, handicraft workshops and education placards were used to educate the public about protecting nature and caring for the environment.

A documentary on the natural habitats of Hengqin was also played on a loop, and copies of two pictorials on Hengqin’s rare plants and common insects were distributed to spectators.

Vice Director of the bureau Tam Wai Fong said some sessions during the nature festival were fully booked. The bureau is considering additional sessions to cater to the demand, especially from Macau residents.

The nature festival will include photography competitions, nature classes, ancient tree park tours, carnivals and other activities for interested members of the public. The Science Promotion and Education Center of Hengqin Erjingwan Wetland Park will be officially opened March 20 and will provide a wider choice of education channels in the future, Tam added.

In consumer rights protection, the Macao Consumer Council and the Consumer Association of the zone have signed an agreement to establish a cooperative framework on consumer rights protection in Macau and Hengqin.

Upholding the International Day for Protecting Consumers’ Rights, which falls on March 15 every year, the agreement was signed as part of a series of events to celebrate the occasion.

The agreement establishes a normalized joint meeting mechanism for the zone.

Other major cooperation includes the establishment of a green channel for credible store brand-building cooperation and approval between the two places, as well as comprehensive and in-depth cooperation in cross-boundary mediation and arbitration.

It will also facilitate consumption dispute management between Macau, the zone and Lusophone countries, utilizing Macau’s positioning. AL