Events
CUHK Participates in Earth Hour
Date:
27 Mar 2021
Time:
8:30 pm
Venue:
CUHK Campus
Enquiries:
srsdo@cuhk.edu.hk
Event Details:
The ‘Earth Hour’ will be held on 27 March (Saturday) to help raise public awareness on ocean protection. Similar to previous years, CUHK will continue to participate in ‘Earth Hour’ by turning off the non-essential lights on campus. At 8:30pm that evening, the decorative flood lighting at the following locations will be turned off for an hour as a gesture of support:
Chung Chi College
- Crooked Bridge and Arch Bridge at Lake Ad Excellentiam
New Asia College
- Water Tower
- Pavilion of Harmony
United College
- Water Tower
- Roof garden of T.C. Cheng Building
- 1/F podium of Chan Chun Ha Hostel
- Signage of Cheung Chuk Shan Amenities Building
Shaw College
- Herbal Garden
- Common areas of student hostels
- Spotlights of Dr. Tan Siu-lin Terrace
Morningside College
- Student Common Room, G/F Tower Block
- Spotlights inside each planters of the open-deck patio
- Spotlights inside the planter (‘little garden’) besides the Dining Hall
- Spotlights inside the planter next to the MC carpark; adjacent to the Maurice R. Greenberg Building
S.H. Ho College
- College plaque facing University Avenue
- Roof of Chan Chun Ha Hall
- Lawn of 1/F hostels
- Open plaza of Lee Quo Wei Hall
- Ceiling lights of hostel reception at G/F
C.W. Chu College
- External signage
- Planter lightings
- External LED light strip
Wu Yee Sun College
- UG/F Podium
- 5/F Sky Garden
Lee Woo Sing College
- Water wall feature next to the main entrance
- Light poles at college courtyard
- Light poles at college organic farm (G/F, North Block)
Main Campus and Others
- The sculpture ‘Gate of Wisdom’ in front of the University Library
- The Forum in the mall area
- Outdoor Garden at Lee Shau Kee Building
- Satellite Remote Sensing Receiving Station
Students, staff and alumni are most welcomed to support Earth Hour by signing up the online pledge: http://bit.ly/pledgeeng
