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The Green Student Council () is an non-profit organisation concerning local environmental problems that was founded in August 1993, in Hong Kong, China. Members include accountants, teachers and lawyers, as well as university students. They are expected to bring the idea of environmental protection to the fields they are in. The organisation organises gatherings for members to promote public awareness of environmental issues through publications and the Internet, as well as to meet and share with like-minded people. For 'the promotion of public awareness', various campaigns are held, such as demonstrations and relay runs, so as to raise public awareness and to convey green messages to the government departments. For 'informing the public', the council frequently updates the information concerning environmental protection in their webpage. It also publicises its bulletin regularly. For 'the maintenance of friendship', the group organises activities like field trips, hiking, camping, and meeting. Through these activities, the members can gather regularly. They can also understand existing environmental problems more thoroughly, learn how to protect and appreciate the environment, and share views on how to protect nature. Anyone who would like to join the organisation or be a volunteer in any activities can freely register on its website. There is also a forum where everyone can share their opinions. ==Early history== The Green Student Council was founded in 1993 by a group of secondary school students who cared about nature. They met in the "Green Hope Scheme" (綠色希望計劃) organised by Friends of the Earth. Encouraged by Friends of the Earth, the students established the Green Secondary School Students Union, later renamed the Green Student Council. The current president, Ho Hon Wan (何翰威), a graduate of the University of Hong Kong, is also one of the founders of the council who devoted himself to discouraging the consumption of plastic bags. In 1999, he initiated the "newspaper doesn't need plastic bag" day. It attracted a lot of attention from the media, but the government did not take up the call for a plastic bag tax. In 2003, he sent letters to PARKnSHOP and Wellcome asking them reducing the number of plastic bags being distributed but no reply was received. In 2005, the "no-plastic-bag day" that he had prepared for over 8 months was finally supported by the government. The Environment and Conservation Fund even approved about HK$100,000 to promote the council. The two supermarkets also agreed to meet the council and have a discussion about the reduction in plastic bag usage. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Green Student Council」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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