ANNUAL REVIEW - HONG KONG - Panda

Page created by Angel Cortez
 
CONTINUE READING
ANNUAL REVIEW - HONG KONG - Panda
HONG KONG

            ANNUAL REVIEW
            2019
ANNUAL REVIEW - HONG KONG - Panda
Chairman & CEO Message
                  Contents                                                                                           Our work this year did much to further our          conservation priority. Our first project involves

© Martin Harvey
                  02 GREEN CITIES                                                                                    goal of bringing business, government and           a vision for protecting Chinese white dolphins in
                  06 OCEANS                                                                                          community leaders together to achieve the goal      the region. With only 32 left in Hong Kong, this
                  10 MAI PO & WETLANDS                                                                               of transforming Hong Kong into Asia’s most          may be our last year to save the few remaining
                  14 LOCAL BIODIVERSITY                                                                              sustainable city.                                   in our waters.
                  16 WILDLIFE
                  18 ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE                                                                           We believe education on conservation and            Highlights of the year included the launch
                  20 NEW DEAL FOR NATURE AND PEOPLE                                                                  sustainable living should start at a young age.     of Our Planet, a Netflix series created in
                  22 EDUCATION                                                                                       As you read about our work in the areas of          collaboration with WWF; and continued work
                  23 SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES                                                                           green cities, oceans, Mai Po and wetlands,          on the refurbishment of the Mai Po Education
                  24 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE                                                                            local biodiversity, wildlife, and environmental     Centre, with an enhanced exhibition area and
                  25 FINANCIALS                                                                                      finance, you’ll see that each has a range of        interactive learning. This is set to open in the
                  26 OUR THANKS                                                                                      associated supporter activities for children,       first half of 2020.
                                                                                                                     families and adults.
                  28 CORPORATE MEMBERS LIST
                                                                                                                                                                         A new shuttle bus service to Mai Po began
                                                                                                                     These activities highlight the beauty and           operating in May between the reserve and
                                                                                                                     uniqueness of the places and species for which      our new visitor centre in Long Ping. We
                                                                                                                     WWF-Hong Kong stands. This includes our             look forward to welcoming all of you at our
                                                                                                                     work to return the oceans to good health; our       community facilities at Mai Po, Hoi Ha Wan
                                                                                                                     work to minimize the space we use; our goal         and Island House in Tai Po as we work together
                                                                                                                     of zero carbon living; our work to eliminate        to build a new deal for people and nature.
                                                                                                                     waste; and our work to reimagine success by
                                                                                                                     rethinking the use of natural capital.

                                                                                                                     The latest Hong Kong Ecological Footprint
                                                                                                                     shows that if everyone led the lifestyle of Hong
                                                                                                                                                                                  Edward M. Ho               Peter Cornthwaite
                                                                                                                     Kongers, 4.2 Earths would be required to sustain         Chairman, Executive Council     Chief Executive Officer
                                                                                                                     our consumption habits. This is not acceptable               of WWF-Hong Kong               WWF-Hong Kong

                                                                                                                     for Asia’s world city. We need to shift our daily
                  ANNUAL REVIEW FY19 / ABOUT LIFE
                                                                                                                     habits in the areas of food, clothing, personal
                  © WWF-Hong Kong. All rights reserved
                                                                                                                     transportation and electricity consumption.
                  Publisher: WWF-Hong Kong
                                                                                                                     This is why we chose “Reduce, Rethink, Change
                  Editor: Saul Symonds, Winnie Ng
                                                                                                                     the Way We Live” for the Earth Hour 2019
                  Translation: Winnie Ng, Jon Wong
                                                                                                                     theme, with a focus on single-use plastics.
                  Design: Chiho To

                                                                                                                     We also looked across the border this year with
                  Any reproduction in full or in part must mention the title and credit
                                                                                                                     growing partnerships in the Greater Bay Area,
                  the above publisher as the copyright owner. This publication is printed
                                                                                                                     identifying marine areas and coastal wetlands of
                  on FSC-certified paper, containing recycled materials and using
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Annual Review / 1
                  vegetable oil-based inks.
ANNUAL REVIEW - HONG KONG - Panda
Results of a field survey conducted
                                                                                          as part of Making Zero Impact
                                                                                          Fashionable – an initiative by WWF,

Green Cities
                                                                                          supported by HSBC – showed that
                                                                                          68% of respondents are willing to pay
                                                                                          a higher price for sustainably-produced
                                                                                          clothes, yet nearly 50% feel there’s an
                                                                                          inadequate supply of them in local retail
                                                                                          outlets. The initiative aims to reduce the
                                                                                          industry’s stress on natural resources.

   “The struggle for a sustainable future will be won or                                  An education outreach programme
                                                                                          hit the road with a new electric vehicle
   lost in our cities. It’s essential that we tackle these                                ahead of Earth Hour 2019, the
                                                                                          world’s largest collective environmental
   large-scale environmental challenges head-on. To
                                                                                          movement. WWF’s One Planet Youth
                                                                                          ambassadors took part in our annual
   reach our decarbonisation targets to limit global
                                                                                          tram parade, raising public awareness of
                                                                                          the urgent need to preserve the earth’s
   warming to 1.5°C, we need solutions that include the
                                                                                          biodiversity and safeguard Hong Kong’s
                                                                                          remaining      ecologically    important
   use of solar PV technology, a ban on unnecessary
                                                                                          areas and species from development
   single-use plastics, and a change in our resource                                      pressures.

   consumption patterns.”                                                                 Following the announcement of the
                                                                                          feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme effective
                                         Karen Ho                                         from October 2018, WWF urged the
                                         Head of Corporate and Community Sustainability   government to boost solar PV use,
                                                                                          extend the FiT to 20 years, amend
                                                                                          buildings regulations, and make use of
                                                                                          public open space so that Hong Kongers
                                                                                          can start generating their own energy
                                                                                          from the sun. Government’s continued
                                                                                          support is important to the city’s
                                                                                          decarbonization.

 Annual Review / 2                                                                                                                     Annual Review / 3
ANNUAL REVIEW - HONG KONG - Panda
A survey conducted by WWF revealed            We host a variety of festivals at our
                    that nearly 80% of respondents support        sustainability hub, Island House
                    regulation of single-use plastic              in Tai Po. Here you can discover
                    tableware in the F&B industry.                sustainable solutions to Change the
                    Results showed that 76% of respondents        Way We Live, with talks from our
                    have refused single-use plastics when         conservation experts, eco-guided visits,
                    purchasing take-away and over 60% of          workshops, film screenings and green
                    respondents have avoided restaurants          markets. Discover the history of Tai
                    that serve disposable plastic tableware.      Po, eco gardening tips, or check out our
                    This shows growing support in Hong            roving exhibitions. Open Wednesday-
                    Kong for addressing the disposable            Sundays! Book online.
                    plastics crisis.

                    As part of the Drink Without Waste
                    initiative, WWF joined beverage
                    companies, retailers, the waste industry
                    and NGOs to urge government to
                    regulate single-use packaging and                       Book now!
                    provide incentives for recovery,
                    recycling, and infrastructure. Hong
                    Kong’s recycling system is dysfunctional
                    and WWF will continue to push the F&B
                    industry to address its use of plastics and
                    support efforts for efficient recycling.

                    The annual City Nature Challenge,
                    held 26-29 April 2019, saw more than
                    1,100 Hong Kongers sign-up to discover
                    the city’s amazing biodiversity. Over
                    four days, Hong Kong nature enthusiasts
                    recorded 31,114 observations of
                    3,596 species, out of over 950,000
                    observations of over 31,000 species
                    recorded worldwide, putting us in 10th
                    place for observations and second place
                    for the number of species.

Annual Review / 4                                                                                            Annual Review / 5
ANNUAL REVIEW - HONG KONG - Panda
To raise awareness of best sustainable

                                                                                                                                   © Cetacean Ecology Lab, SWIMS, HKU
                                                                    practices for recreational clam digging
                                                                    at areas like Shui Hau, and to preserve

Oceans
                                                                    the area’s high ecological value, WWF’s
                                                                    ocean conservation team developed a
                                                                    series of clam gauges as part of the ECF
                                                                    Sustainable Shui Hau project, which
                                                                    aims to preserve the area’s biodiversity
                                                                    and ensure the long-term sustainability
                                                                    of Hong Kong’s coastal resources.

  “Oceans play a critical role as a life-support system for         A noise propagation modelling study
                                                                    revealed    that   underwater      noise
  Earth. And they are under enormous pressure. Habitat              generated from the piling works for the
                                                                    construction of CLP’s LNG platform
  destruction, biodiversity loss, overfishing, pollution, and
                                                                    would directly impact Chinese white
                                                                    dolphins and finless porpoises
  plastics are increasing. There can no longer be talk of
                                                                    in the proposed south Lantau Marine
                                                                    Park, hindering their communication,
  sustainable development without the scaling-up of the
                                                                    social interaction, foraging activities
                                                                    and navigation. Immediate actions
  restoration of the ocean’s natural defenses. We must
                                                                    should be taken to protect the shrinking
  build healthier oceans and turn to nature-based solutions         local cetacean population.

  with unprecedented resolve.                                       In support of our advocacy work, urging
                                                                    government to designate and expand
                                      Dr. Laurence McCook           marine protected areas in Hong Kong,
                                      Head of Oceans Conservation   WWF took part in Flag Day 2018, with
                                                                    2,500 volunteers turning up for the
                                                                    event. The money raised went towards
                                                                    oceans conservation and education
                                                                    programmes, to promote awareness of
                                                                    the city’s unique biodiversity and the
                                                                    urgent need to protect marine life.

Annual Review / 6                                                                                              Annual Review / 7
ANNUAL REVIEW - HONG KONG - Panda
Our work to tackle marine litter in Hong     Tours of sustainable fish farms and a
                    Kong is looking at abandoned, lost or        market featuring local-style sustainable
                    discarded fishing equipment, aka ghost       seafood were some of the highlights
                    gear, with a citizen science programme       of    WWF’s      third    Sustainable
                    to conduct a baseline survey. By             Seafood Week. Some 339 dining
                    assessing the distribution and quantity      and supermarket outlets offered an
                    of ghost gear, we can formulate a plan to    Ocean-Friendly Menu, 14 corporations
                    reduce ghost gear abundance, including       with thousands of staff pledged to eat
                    developing recovery logistics and            sustainable seafood, and two school
                    strengthening reporting mechanisms.          caterers offered sustainable seafood
                                                                 choices to more than half of the primary
                    We launched a marine litter community        schools in Hong Kong.
                    engagement initiative asking everyone
                    with an interest in the future health of
                    our oceans to come up with innovative
                    solutions to tackle the crisis. Six teams
                    have been selected in the first round
                    of the ECF Blue Ocean Incubator,
                    including one that enlists local fishers
                    to retrieve ocean debris to scientifically
                    map marine litter.

                    Potential carcinogenic chemicals more
                    than 2.5 times over international food
                    safety limits were among the banned
                    substances found in supermarket
                    seafood samples in tests conducted
                    by WWF. Research also found
                    mislabelling of seafood products sold
                    by several supermarket chains. WWF
                    urges supermarket groups to take the
                    lead in bringing sustainable seafood
                    to local consumers and urgently adopt
                    environmentally responsible selling
                    practices.

Annual Review / 8                                                                                           Annual Review / 9
ANNUAL REVIEW - HONG KONG - Panda
The Mai Po upgrade project, funded
                                                                                              by a HK$347.86 million grant from the
                                                                                              Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust,

Mai Po & Wetlands
                                                                                              kicked-off construction in September
                                                                                              2018 with internal renovations at the
                                                                                              reserve’s education centre. Ahead
                                                                                              of the demolition and rebuild of the
                                                                                              Peter Scott Field Studies Centre, we’ve
                                                                                              conducted     monthly     precautionary
                                                                                              ecological checks at the site, and noise
                                                                                              mitigation tests.
   “Tens of thousands of birds make their annual winter
                                                                                              The Asian Waterbird Conservation
   migration to stopover or roost in Mai Po Inner Deep Bay                                    Fund undertook three projects this
                                                                                              year. A waterbird survey was conducted
   area, which is a vital point for waterbirds migrating along
                                                                                              in Qingdao to help plan conservation
                                                                                              work at the marine park; the second
   the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF). Visitors can
                                                                                              edition of DPR Korea’s National
                                                                                              Wetland Inventory was published, using
   experience nature and environmental protection first
                                                                                              information from new field surveys;
                                                                                              and great knot surveys were continued
   hand, and the reserve is managed as a centre of excellence
                                                                                              in    Mundok,     providing    valuable
   for wetlands along the EAAF, delivering training and                                       information on conservation measures
                                                                                              for this endangered bird.
   community education.”
                                                                                              For nearly four decades, the biodiversity
                                                                                              of 2,050+ species at Mai Po Nature
                                       Dr. Xianji Wen                                         Reserve has served to educate and
                                                                                              enlighten people from all walks of
                                       Director, Mai Po Nature Reserve and Flyway Programme   life. We launched the Urban Oasis
                                                                                              exhibition, a record of memories of our
                                                                                              Mai Po community, showing people and
                                                                                              nature, birds and other animals, either
                                                                                              at the village, commercial fish ponds, or
                                                                                              the reserve itself.

Annual Review / 10                                                                                                                        Annual Review / 11
ANNUAL REVIEW - HONG KONG - Panda
Night safaris providing a glimpse of Mai   birds joined us on a visit to discover the
                     Po’s nocturnal inhabitants, including      canopy walkways and forests at Habitat
                     bats, moths, fireflies, Eurasian otters    Penang Hill, Malaysia.
                     and the small leopard cat; and gei wai
                     harvesting offering an insight into        Celebrating the best of Hong Kong
                     the traditional management practices       biodiversity, Walk for Nature marks
                     of shrimp ponds, are some of the           the start of the public visit season at
                     adventures offered at Mai Po’s eco         Mai Po. More than 2,000 participants
                     visits. Book one of our year-round         took part in 2018, learning about the
                     activities now and experience this         important role of Ramsar sites and the
                     Ramsar site yourself!                      challenges faced by migratory birds.
                                                                Hong Kong singer and songwriter Eman
                                                                Lam was event ambassador, inspiring
                                                                Hong Kongers to discover the serene
                                                                beauty of Mai Po.

                               Book now!
                     Mai Po’s universal accessibility
                     has been under constant improvement
                     since the first visits took place in
                     the 1980s, with a project sponsored
                     by HSBC allowing upgrades to core
                     infrastructure, such as bird hides and
                     visitor paths. Included is the addition
                     of 3D bird models, braille panels, and
                     a mobile app. The sponsorship covers
                     visits for underprivileged communities,
                     with trained educators.

                     In 2019, Big Bird Race added a
                     brand-new category for secondary
                     schools students, inviting them to see
                     how many species they can spot in a 4.5
                     hour period. Training was provided to
                     familiarize them with the distribution
                     of birds in Mai Po and provide tips.
                     The students that recorded the most
Annual Review / 12                                                                                           Annual Review / 13
ANNUAL REVIEW - HONG KONG - Panda
Following the release of the Land Supply    such as our Connect2Nature school.
                                                                     Task Force’s final public engagement        Kids can watch thousands of migratory

Local Biodiversity
                                                                     report in 2018, WWF expressed               birds at Mai Po, discover urban wildlife
                                                                     its disappointment at government            at Island House, or glimpse the city’s
                                                                     recommendation         to     incorporate   rich underwater life at Hoi Ha Wan. We
                                                                     reclamation into its land supply options.   run a variety of student programmes
                                                                     We urge the government to avoid             year round. Find out more.
                                                                     reclamation, to prevent irreversible
                                                                     damage to marine ecology and fisheries.
                                                                     Putting rocks in the ocean is not a good
   “Hong Kong’s fast and steady rate of development
                                                                     way to treat our planet.

   necessitates protection of ecologically important areas
                                                                     WWF is gravely concerned about the
                                                                     mega-scale reclamation proposal in
   and vigilance against further damage of its natural                                                                     Book now!
                                                                     East Lantau waters and urges the
   resources. WWF acts as a watchdog for the city’s natural          government to adopt a “brownfields
                                                                     first” policy with reclamation as a last
   spaces, providing science-based solutions, examining              resort. This would be the largest single
                                                                     reclamation project ever in Hong Kong
   development and town planning issues, advocating on               and the cumulative environmental
                                                                     impacts at Lantau should not be
   environmental issues, and working closely with local              underestimated. Coastal and marine
                                                                     spatial planning is urgently required.
   government departments to provide recommendations on
                                                                     In 2018, a photo sent to WWF by a
   various policy issues.”                                           member of the public showed large-
                                      Tobi Lau                       scale vegetation clearance and
                                                                     site formation at the green belt zone
                                      Manager, Conservation Policy
                                                                     of Cheung Sha, South Lantau. This
                                                                     case of “destroy first, apply later” was
                                                                     possible due to statutory loopholes.
                                                                     With protected areas in Pui O and Shui
                                                                     Hau also damaged, the time for action
                                                                     is now.

                                                                     Our work to protect local biodiversity
                                                                     in ecologically important areas is
                                                                     supported by education programmes,

Annual Review / 14                                                                                                                        Annual Review / 15
ANNUAL REVIEW - HONG KONG - Panda
Our work in Hong Kong to protect             The unprecedented rate of decline of

                                                                                                                                                                   © Richard Barrett / WWF-UK
                                                                        sharks includes engaging restaurants         wildlife populations around the world
                                                                        to ban shark fin. In 2018, Maxim’s           is the focus of our annual Run for

Wildlife
                                                                        announced that it would not serve            Wild. The six focus species are panda,
                                                                        shark fin from 2020 onwards, in a move       tiger, green turtle, gibbon, Chinese
                                                                        we hope other Chinese restaurants            white dolphin and shark. Hong Kong
                                                                        will follow. The consumption of shark        triathlete Leanne Szeto was event
                                                                        fin is now unsustainable, and many           ambassador in 2019, running to support
                                                                        shark species are threatened with            the Chinese white dolphin. During the
                                                                        extinction, which can destabilise marine     event, participants were able to run in
                                                                        ecosystems.                                  the “wild” with obstacles that mimicked
   “In Hong Kong, our long-term initiatives to halt the                                                              the environment of the focus species.
                                                                        Our contributions to double the
   international trade in threatened and endangered wildlife            number of wild tigers by 2022 took
                                                                        a variety of forms this year, including a
   focuses on campaigns to stop buying, interdict                       global partnership with Kenzo for the
                                                                        release of a limited-edition clothing
   trafficking, and stop poaching. With the world’s largest             line inspired by the individual stories of
                                                                        eight wild tigers, and work with Hong
   cargo airport, and top 10 busiest passenger airport and
                                                                        Kong middleweight boxer Thomas Taw,
                                                                        who raised over HK$120,000 through a
   container port, we have become the epicentre for the
                                                                        boxing match.

   illegal wildlife trade. We must take action to change this
                                                                        We launched a crowdfunding campaign
   and stop the illegal trade and exploitation of priority              to rebuild Rimbang Baling forest
                                                                        to restore crucial habitat for tigers.
   species immediately.”                                                Sumatra is home to tigers, Asian
                                                                        elephants, Sumatran rhinos and
                                        Dr. Eric Wikramanayake
                                                                        orangutans, but the island has lost 55%
                                        Director, Wildlife & Wetlands   of the forest cover that these and other
                                                                        species rely on. We need your help to
                                                                        restore habitat to protect the remaining
                                                                        371 endangered Sumatran tigers in the
                                                                        wild. Donate now.

Annual Review / 16
                                                                                 Donate now!                                                  Annual Review / 17
© Martin Harvey
                                                                                    The urgent need for institutional           Our work includes the soon-to-be
                                                                                    investors to factor climate change          launched Climate Impact Asia

Environmental Finance
                                                                                    risks and rewards into portfolios,          Fund, which emphasises companies
                                                                                    and recognize the potential impact          in Asia with significant exposure to
                                                                                    that environmental factors can have         the environmental sector, and the
                                                                                    on global financial stability, was the      development of a regional low-carbon
                                                                                    driving force behind the publication of     economy. Established by Milltrust (UK)
                                                                                    our Climate Primer. It provides an          and managed by EISAL (HK), WWF-
                                                                                    overview of climate change, the science     Hong Kong provides environmental-
                                                                                    involved, the ongoing policy response,      related advisory services on the
   “WWF-Hong Kong’s environmental finance team works to                             and evolving technological approaches.      investment committee. A portion of fee
                                                                                    Read now.                                   revenues will support our conservation
   drive economically viable solutions for climate, species                                                                     projects in Asia.

   and habitats by redirecting capital flows towards green

   investment and sustainable development. Our work in Asia

   involves scaling-up the impact of conservation by looking
                                                                                         Read the primer
   at the complex ecological, social and political systems in
                                                                                    The      implications     for     plastic
                                                                                    manufacturers of increased global
   which we operate, and helping to structure projects to be
                                                                                    pressure to reduce plastics waste, and
                                                                                    shifting end-user behaviour to reduce
   attractive for investors.”
                                                                                    plastics consumption, is the focus of our
                                                                                    new publication Shrinking Plastics.
                                                                                    The report examines the effects of
                                      Jean-Marc Champagne
                                                                                    tighter regulations on world industry
                                      Head of Environmental Finance, Asia-Pacific   and the need for the challenging market
                                                                                    development to be reflected in investor
                                                                                    expectations and economic forecasts.
                                                                                    Read now.

                                                                                          Read the report
Annual Review / 18                                                                                                                                      Annual Review / 19
New Deal for Nature and People
                     The challenges that the global environ-      one in Hong Kong to come together and
                     ment faces are too big, too interconnect-    embrace a New Deal for Nature and
                     ed, and too urgent for any one organisa-     People and demonstrate to the region
                     tion to solve alone. We are on the brink     the path we are choosing for people and
                     of a truly historic global transformation    the planet. To achieve these aims, we
                     that affects not just Hong Kong, but the     must strive to reach five universal goals:
                     entire world. The latest Living Planet
                     Index shows a further decline in wildlife
                                                                  • Zero carbon. We must transition
                     populations, reaching 60% in just over
                                                                    from fossil fuels to reduce emissions,
                     40 years, driven by overexploitation           adopting clean, renewable technolo-
                     and unsustainable agriculture linked to        gies.
                     increasing human consumption.
                                                                  • Minimise the space we use. This
                                                                    includes land management and selec-
                     Our Planet, a Netflix series made in col-
                                                                    tive forestry.
                     laboration with WWF, stresses that time
                     is not on our side. We have a narrow 10-     • Return the ocean to good health.
                     year window to stem the massive bio-           We must only take what we can re-
                     diversity loss that threatens all species,     place, utilising sustainable fishing,
                     including ourselves. At the same time,         protect threatened species, and ex-
                     science has never been clearer about           pand our marine protected area cov-
                     what we can do, and need to do, to re-         erage.
                     verse the trend. We are the first gen-       • Eliminate waste. The example par
                     eration to know for certain that we’re         excellence of this is the marine litter
                     putting the planet at risk, and we’re also     crisis spurred by unnecessary sin-
                     the first to have the knowledge and the        gle-use plastics.
                     means to redefine our relationship with
                                                                  • Reimagine success. This includes
                     nature.
                                                                    embracing environmental finance,
                                                                    system change and rethinking our use
                     The environment and human develop-
                                                                    of natural capital.
                     ment agendas are rapidly converging. In
                     2020, global leaders will come together
                     to review our progress on sustainable
                     development by means of Sustainable
                     Development Goals, the Paris Agree-
Annual Review / 20   ment, and the Convention on Biological                                                    Annual Review / 21
                     Diversity. The time has come for every-
In Memoriam
                                   Over the past year, our One Planet
                                   Youth (OPY) leadership training
                                   programme continued to motivate
                                   young people in conservation action

                                                                              Sir David Akers-Jones
                                   with 30 OPY leaders from nine tertiary
                                   institutes joining the programme from
                                   October 2018 to June 2019. To deepen
                                   participants’ conservation knowledge
                                   and skills, the OPY leaders assisted in
                                   citizen science at Shui Hau, promoted           The recent passing of Sir David Akers-Jones has left a deep impression
                                   renewable energy with the Solar Mobile          on everyone at WWF-Hong Kong. Sir David’s commitment to
                                   Café, learned about eco gardening               wildlife conservation and sustainability as our Trustee (since 1982),
                                   at Island House, and helped out at              Chairman (1987-1994) and Vice-President (1994-2011) helped to
                                   Sustainable Seafood Week, Run for               shape the face of our organization, and we are honoured to have
                                   Wild, Walk for Nature, and Earth Hour.          benefited from his leadership.

                                   Our educators continued to mainstream           As Secretary for the New Territories, Sir David played a role in
                                   the topic of sustainability in the Hong         securing the future of Mai Po as a bird haven of high ecological value
                                   Kong education system with the Whole            with international significance. When he lived at Island House, he
                                   School Approach, concluding a three-            planted dozens of varieties of plants, making it an arboretum to
                                   year school partnership programme               be enjoyed by successive generations of Hong Kongers. His love
                                   with primary schools in Hong Kong,              of horticulture, his frequent visits to Island House for an annual
                                   supported by the government’s Quality           donation of trees, and his remarks that if we plant trees at Island
                                   Education Fund. Our educators helped            House it is necessary to make sure they are “special”, will always
                                   to rollout our citizen science and STEM         remain with us.
                                   projects, giving students the chance
                                   to discover the wonders and plight of
                                   our oceans with hands-on experiments
                                   looking at plankton and microplastics.
                                   Our work reached over 470 schools,
                                   2,300 teachers, and 80,000 students
                                   in both our outdoor classrooms and on-
                                   campus outreach activities.

                                   The WWF-Hong Kong education team

Community Engagement & Education
                                   plays a key role in the WWF Global
                                   Education Community, including the
                                   Global Youth Task Force, forging a
                                   partnership with WWF-Japan on a
                                   student exchange programme to foster
 Annual Review / 22                biodiversity education.                                                                                  Annual Review / 23
FINANCIALS
                       As a leading non-profit conservation          finance and the management of the Mai                                                       The following highlights provide an analysis of the Annual Report and Accounts of WWF-Hong Kong for the year
                       organization,   WWF-Hong        Kong          Po Nature Reserve.                                                                          ended 30 June 2019. The Annual Report and Accounts have been audited by BDO Limited and are prepared in
                       commands a high degree of public trust                                                                                                    accordance with the Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards.
                       due to our professionalism, integrity         WWF-Hong Kong understands that

                                                                                                                OUR INCOME                                                                                    DELIVERING IMPACT AND RESULTS
                       and transparency.                             voluntary disclosure is essential in
                                                                     establishing public confidence. To
                       WWF-Hong Kong’s governing body is             ensure that our financial resources are    WWF-Hong Kong’s income increased 17% to HK$121.1 million in FY19, attributable to             Total expenditure for FY19 amounted to HK$119 million. Conservation, and community
                       the Executive Council. Its members,           spent appropriately, we are committed      support from individual donations, which continue to be the largest income source, with       and schools’ education, remained our major investments in FY19, represented 67% of
                       professionals      from   conservation,       to providing clear, accurate and           a 12% growth, and representing 58% of the total income for FY19. Corporate donations          the total expenditure. We continued to strive to achieve strong conservation impact,
                       scientific, education and business            transparent financial information for      including income from our Corporate Membership Programme, corporate partnership               our conservation programmes were delivered in areas including green cities, Mai Po &
                       fields, are strongly committed to nature      public scrutiny. Our financial accounts,   on oceans plastics campaigns, a financial institution’s staff engagement at WWF-Hong          wetlands, environmental finance, oceans, wildlife, local biodiversity, and community
                       conservation. They serve on a voluntary       prepared in accordance with the Hong       Kong’s centres, and a service fee income transferred from a financial institution’s           engagement & education. We contributed 7% of the total expenditure to the WWF
                       basis, providing advice from their            Kong Financial Reporting Standards,        e-statement initiative. Trust and foundation income included the Making Zero Impact           network to deliver global objectives.
                       professional perspectives, approving          are independently audited by BDO           Fashionable initiative, and public sector grants, such as the Sustainable Shui Hau project.
                       strategic      direction,  conservation       Limited and published yearly in our        Fundraising events and trading income included Flag Day with a net proceed of HK$0.5          Adapting and building capacity, and implementing new strategies, is key to our ongoing
                       programmes and annual budget, and             annual report.                             million. Other income mainly represented support for our centre-based activities, school      success. We continue to pursue the shared vision of all team members to deliver WWF-
                       monitoring operations of WWF-Hong                                                        partnerships and wetland management training run by WWF-Hong Kong.                            Hong Kong’s goals to grow conservation impact, supporter base and engagement, and
                       Kong.                                                                                                                                                                                  revenue to support our expanded conservation mission.

                       Members of the Executive Council              THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL                                                        Other income                                                                                      WWF Network
                                                                                                                                                  HK$10.5M                                                                                          HK$8.7M
                       must be trustee members of WWF-               (Members as at 30 June 2019)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Administration
                       Hong Kong and are elected by other                                                                                                                                                                         HK$6.4M
                                                                                                                      Fundraising
                       trustee members at the Annual General         Chairman                                         events and trading
                                                                                                                      HK$7.6M                              9%                                                        Events and trading                   7%
                       Meeting (AGM). Each council member            Mr Edward M. HO                                                                                                                                 HK$5.1M                       5%
                       shall hold office until the third AGM next                                                                               6%
                       following his or her election when he or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             4%
                                                                     Members                                      Public sector
                       she shall retire, but shall be eligible for                                                grants
                                                                     Mr Daniel R. BRADSHAW                        HK$9.9M                  8%
                       re-election for one further term of three
                       years. Members may serve a maximum
                                                                     Ms Sylvia CHAN                                                                                                                                                                  EXPENDITURE ALLOCATION
                                                                     Ms Irene N.Y. CHU                                                               SOURCE OF INCOME FOR FY2019            Individual        Supporter base
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      17%                 FOR FY2019
                                                                                                                                                       HK$121.1M
                       of six years, unless decided otherwise by                                                                                                                   58%                                                                                        51%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     HK$119.0M
                                                                                                                Trusts and                                                                                    development                                                                  Conservation
                                                                     Professor David DUDGEON                    foundations          7%                                                     donations
                                                                                                                                                                                            HK$70.2M          HK$20.2M                                                                     HK$60.1M
                       the Executive Council.                                                                   HK$8.4M
                                                                     Mr William W. FLANZ

                       A number of sub-committees, composed          Mr David M.H. FONG, BBS, JP

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
                                                                     Mr Philip MOK
                       of experts in the relevant fields, enhance                                                    Corporate              12%
                       the breadth and depth of the Executive        Mr Arthur MUI                                   donations

                                                                     Ms Katherine NG
                                                                                                                     HK$14.5M                                                                                                                      16%
                       Council’s work. Each sub-committee
                       provides professional advice in areas of      Professor Yvonne SADOVY                                                                                                                             Community and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         schools education
                       conservation, education, development,         Mr Douglas C.K. WOO, JP, Hon. LHD                                                                                                                   HK$18.5M

 Annual Review / 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Annual Review / 25
China Tonghai International Financial Limited       Kao (Hong Kong) Ltd                                  Vasplex Motor Co. Limited           AQ Communications Limited                            Facebook (Hong Kong)                             Lee Woo Sing College                          Sogo Hong Kong Co Ltd
                                       City Pulse Limited                                  Kerry Holdings Limited                               VF Hong Kong Limited                Areteos Art                                          FlexSystem Limited                               Levi Strauss & Co.                            Sonnet Business Systems Limited
                                       Covestro (Hong Kong) Limited                        Kintetsu World Express (HK) Limited                  Willey Construction & Engineering   Arup                                                 Fruit Design and Build Limited                   Lidl Hong Kong Limited                        Sony Corporation of Hong Kong Limited
                                       Creative Property Services Consultants Limited      KnitWarm Limited                                     Company Limited                     Baguio Cleaning Services Company Limited             G-Resources Group Ltd.                           Li & Fung Foundation                          South Africa Consulate General in Hong Kong SAR, PRC
                                       Crystal International Group Limited                 Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V.                        YTT Charity Fund Limited            Baker & McKenzie                                     General Mills Hong Kong Limited                  lululemon                                     Southern African Association of Hong Kong
                                       Dah Chong Hong Holdings Limited                     LeeWrangler Hong Kong Ltd                            Z Entertainment                     Baker Tilly Hong Kong                                Gilead Sciences Hong Kong Ltd.                   LYCHEE & FRIENDS                              Spintec Precision Manufactory Limited
                                       Deep Blue Straws Limited                            Lee Hysan Foundation                                                                     Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited                    Gold Coast Yacht and Country Club                Markant Trading Organisation (Far East) Ltd   Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited
                                                                                           Lidl Hong Kong Limited
                                                                                                                                                Individual
                                       Education Bureau - Curriculum Development                                                                                                    Bioscreen Medical Beauty                             Gravity Partnership Limited                      Maxgrand Limited                              Swire Properties Limited
                                       Moral and Civic Ed                                                                                       Mr Laurent Bertinotti
                                                                                           Marks & Spencer                                                                          Blue C Makeup                                        Green Count Capital Management Limited           Medtronic Hong Kong Medical Limited           Swire Resources Limited
                                       Elite Partners CPA Limited                                                                               Mr Daniel Bradshaw
                                                                                           MTR Corporation Limited                                                                  Bluewater Hong Kong                                  Haitong International Securities Group Limited   MVA Asia Limited                              Thales Group
                                       Empire Vantage Limited                                                                                   Mr Chen Ying Jie
                                                                                           MUJI (Hong Kong) Company Limited                                                                                                              Hang Seng Bank                                   Morgan McKinley                               The Body Shop
                                                                                                                                                                                    BNP Paribas Asset Management Asia Ltd
                                                                                                                                                Ms Cheong Poh Yuen Yvonne
                                       Environment and Conservation Fund                   New World Development Company Limited                                                                                                         Hayco Group
                                                                                                                                                                                    BosValen Asset Management Limited                                                                     Nan Fung Group                                The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
                                                                                                                                                Ms Choi Siu Ling
                                       Everbright International Environmental Protection   Nutriworks Limited                                                                                                                            Heineken Hong Kong Ltd
                                                                                                                                                                                    BPS Global Group                                                                                      New World Construction Company Limited        The Dairy Farm Company Ltd – 7-Eleven
                                       Charitable Foundation                                                                                    Mr McGrath Colman
                                                                                           Ocean Park Corporation                                                                                                                        Henderson Land Group                                                                           The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited
                                                                                                                                                Mr Peter Cornthwaite                BYME Engineering (H.K.) Ltd.                                                                          Nutriworks Limited
                                       Facebook Hong Kong Limited

OUR THANKS
                                                                                           Openrice Limited                                                                                                                              Hong Kong Aero Engine Services Limited
                                                                                                                                                Mr Oisin Crawley                    CACAO                                                                                                 NWS Holdings Limited                          The Hong Kong Jockey Club
                                       Genlink Education Institute Limited
                                                                                           Orient Overseas Container Line Limited                                                                                                        Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
                                                                                                                                                Mr James Arthur Filmer-Wilson       Canon Hongkong Company Limited                                                                        Oceanus Strategic Limited                     The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
                                       Gold Coast Yacht and Country Club
                                                                                           Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmétique Hong Kong Limited                                                                                               Hong Kong Green Finance Association
                                                                                                                                                Mr Edward M. Ho                     Children’s Heart Foundation                                                                           One Stop Medical Limited                      The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd.
                                       Goodwill Management Limited
                                                                                           S.C. Johnson Limited                                                                                                                          Hong Kong Housing Society
                                                                                                                                                Ms Lam Chow Law                     China Fortune Investments (Holding) Limited                                                           Orient Overseas Container Line Limited        The Overlander
                                       Hantec Nominees Limited
                                                                                           Sino Group                                                                                                                                    Hong Kong Society For Education in Art
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE                Harbour City
                                                                                                                                                Miss Margarita Lau                  chums                                                                                                 Pamfleet (HK) Limited                         The Swire Group Charitable Trust
                                                                                           Sogo Hong Kong Co Ltd                                                                                                                         Hongkong Land (Property Management) Ltd.
SUPPORT FROM THE FOLLOWING             Hayco Group
                                                                                                                                                Mr Robert W. Miller                 Cinda International Holdings Limited                                                                  Pangenia Lifesciences Limited                The Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Co (HK) Ltd
                                                                                           Sony Corporation of Hong Kong Limited                                                                                                         Hua Nan Bank
COMPANIES, ORGANIZATIONS AND           Henderson Land Group
                                                                                                                                                Miss Ng Lai Chu Lily                Citi                                                                                                  Play-Asia.com                                 The Wharf (Holdings) Limited
                                                                                           Spintec Precision Manufactory Limited                                                                                                         Jebsen Group
INDIVIDUALS                            hk01
                                                                                                                                                Ms Amy Pun                          Citywalk Management Company Limited                                                                   PIMCO Asia Limited                            The Wing On Department Stores (Hong Kong) Limited
                                                                                           Starcom Media                                                                                                                                 John Lewis & Partners
                                                                                                                                                Mr Ben Ridley                       Clarins Limited                                                                                       PROTREK                                       Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Jockey Club
                                       Hong Kong Housing Society                           Swire Properties Limited
                                                                                                                                                Miss Jade Shimada                                                                        Johnson Electric Group
                                                                                                                                                                                    COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.                                                    Renaissance College Hong Kong                 Intergenerational Art Centre
                                       Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel                 Texwood (Hong Kong) Limited
                                                                                                                                                Mrs So Tam Kit Ying Susanna                                                              Kai Shing Management Services Limited
                                                                                                                                                                                    Creative Property Services Consultants Limited                                                        Rotary Club of Central                        VF Hong Kong Limited
                                       Hong Kong Tramways Limited                          The Body Shop                                                                                                                                 Kao (Hong Kong) Ltd
 Organization                                                                                                                                   Ms Margaret Ting
                                                                                                                                                                                    Crystal International Group Limited                                                                   Rothschild (Hong Kong) Limited                Vitasoy International Holdings Limited
                                       Hongkong Land (Property Management) Limited         The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd.
                                                                                                                                                Mr Rafael Tross                                                                          Kerry Holdings Limited
 759 Store                             Hopewell Holdings Limited                                                                                                                    Cushman & Wakefield (HK) Limited                                                                      Runner’s World Hong Kong                      Watsons Water
                                                                                           The Hongkong Bank Foundation                                                                                                                  Kintetsu World Express (HK) Limited
                                                                                                                                                Miss Tse Man Kwan
 Apex Wits Limited                     House 100 Hong Kong                                                                                                                          D2 Place                                                                                              Running Biji HK                               We Use
                                                                                           The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited                                                                                                   KnitWarm Limited
 Asia Miles                            Hung Fook Tong Group Holdings Limited               The Hong Kong Jockey Club                            We would like to extend our         Dah Chong Hong Holdings Limited                                                                       S.C. Johnson Limited                          Weekend Weekly
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         KPMG
 Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited     Hysan Development Co Ltd                            The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust            gratitude to the following          DP World Asia Holdings Limited                                                                        Sailing Boat Catering Group Ltd               Willey Construction & Engineering Company Limited
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         LACOSTE
 BDO Limited                           Information Service Department                      The Swire Group Charitable Trust                     organizations for joining our       Elephant Holding Ltd                                                                                  SanMar Sourcing Services Ltd                  Wharf Hotels Management Ltd.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Latham & Watkins
 Bloom Association Hong Kong Limited   Intertek Testing Services Hong Kong Limited         The Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Co. (HK) Ltd.    centre activities and events        Elite Partners CPA Limited                                                                            Shaffi’s Indian Restaurant                    Wing On Department Stores
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         LAWSGROUP
 Bright Sun Global Group Limited       Jebsen Group                                        TOPIX                                                Adidas                              Everbright International Environmental Protection                                                     Shun Cheong Management Limited                Zanolife
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Lee Tung Avenue Management Company
 Buddhist Wisdom Service Centre Ltd.   Johnson Electric Group                              U Magazine                                           Altruist Financial Group Limited    Charitable Foundation Company Limited                Limited                                          Sino Group

  Annual Review / 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Annual Review / 27
CORPORATE MEMBERS LIST 2019                                                                                                                                First Shanghai Group
                                                                                                                                                           Galaxy Entertainment Group
                                                                                                                                                                                                    M.Y.Cheng & Co. (Engineering) Limited
                                                                                                                                                                                                    National Arts Entertainment and Culture Group
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Limited
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Simmons Bedding & Furniture (HK) Limited
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Sinomax Health & Household Products Limited
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Swire Resources Limited
                                                                                                                                                           Global International Credit Limited
We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all of our corporate and individual donors for enabling us to carry out our mission, making our         Hinrich Foundation                       New World Development Company Limited           Texwinca Holdings Limited
conservation and education goals possible. With generous support from all of you, a small number of whom are recognized here, our endeavours               Hong Kong Aero Engine Services Limited   Olympus Capital / Asia Environmental Partners   The Bank of East Asia, Limited
have been such a success as we work to transform Hong Kong into Asia’s most sustainable city.                                                                                                       Orient Overseas Container Line Limited          The Dairy Farm Company Ltd – 7-Eleven
                                                                                                                                                           Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
                                                                                                                                                           Hopewell Holdings Limited                Pokfulam Development Co Ltd                     The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited

                                                                                                                                                           Hysan Development Company Limited        Shenzhou International Group Holdings Limited   Willey Construction & Engineering Company Limited
Double Diamond members                                     Gold members                               Silver members
                                                                                                                                                           Inchcape Hong Kong
China Everbright International Limited                     Crystal International Group Limited        AFSC Operations Limited
                                                                                                                                                           Jardine Matheson Limited
Jebsen Group                                               Hang Seng Bank                             Arup
                                                                                                                                                           Johnson Matthey Pacific Limited
Kerry Holdings Limited                                     Hayco Group                                Canon Hongkong Company Limited
                                                                                                                                                           KPMG
MF Jebsen International Limited                            Henderson Land Group                       Chevalier Group
                                                                                                                                                           LAWSGROUP
Search Investment Group Limited                            MUJI (Hong Kong) Company Limited
                                                                                                      China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited
                                                                                                                                                           Li and Fung Foundation
The Hong Kong Jockey Club                                  Thermos Hong Kong Limited
                                                                                                      China Tonghai International Financial Limited        Lidl Hong Kong Limited
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd.         ZeShan Foundation
                                                                                                      Chun Wo Development Holdings Limited                 Lombard Odier
The Wharf (Holdings) Limited
                                                                                                      Cinda International Holdings Limited                 Manulife (International) Limited
                                                           Pearl members
                                                                                                      COMO COMO                                            Mayer Brown
Diamond members                                            Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
                                                                                                      COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.   McDonald’s Hong Kong
Citi                                                       Dah Chong Hong Holdings Ltd
                                                                                                      Crocodile Garments Limited                           MCM Fashion Group Limited
Man Cheong Metals and Building Materials Company Limited   Kowloon Development Company Limited
                                                                                                      D&G Technology Holding Co. Ltd.                      Meiriki Japan Company Limited
Pacific Tiger Group Limited                                Simatelex Group
Shaw & Sons Limited                                                                                   Elite Partners CPA Limited                           Modern Terminals Limited
                                                           Swire Properties Limited
S.C. Johnson Ltd                                                                                      E-pac Packaging Services Co. LTD                     MTR Corporation Limited

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Discover our programmes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               for corporates
   Annual Review / 28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Annual Review / 29
Our 2019 Highlights
                                                                                                                                Our Planet

                                                                                                                                                                                                    ANNUAL REVIEW 2019
                                     Mai Po
                                                                                                                                The Netflix series created in collaboration with
                                                                                                                                WWF, stresses that we must act now to stem the
                                                                                                                                massive biodiversity loss that threatens all
                                                                                                                                species, including ourselves

                                     The refurbishment of the Mai
                                     Po Education Centre, with an
                                     enhanced exhibition area and
                                     interactive learning, is set to
                                     open in the first half of 2020

                                                                          4.2 Earths                                                                     60%
                                                                           If everyone led the lifestyle of Hong Kongers, 4.2                            The latest Living Planet Index shows a
                                                                           Earths would be required to sustain our                                       further decline in wildlife populations,
                                                                           consumption habits, a significant increase from                               reaching 60% in just over 40 years, the
                                                                           2016’s figure of 3.9 Earths                                                   impact of our runaway consumption
                                                                                                                                                         habits
© 1986 Panda symbol WWF ® “WWF” is a WWF Registered Trademark
© 1986 熊貓標誌 WWF, ® “WWF”是世界自然基金會的註冊商標
WWF-Hong Kong, 15/F Manhattan Centre, 8 Kwai Cheong Road, Kwai Chung N.T. Hong Kong
香港新界葵涌葵昌路8號萬泰中心15樓世界自然基金會香港分會
Tel 電話:(852) 2526 1011 Fax 傳真:(852) 2845 2764 Email 電郵:wwf@wwf.org.hk
Registered Name 註冊名稱:World Wide Fund For Nature Hong Kong 世界自然(香港)基金會
(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability by guarantee 於香港註冊成立的擔保有限公司)
You can also read