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1、13November2016NumberofButterfliesatYuenTunHaHitRecordinLatestButterflySurvey“ButterflyWonderland”ShowcasingButterflyMetamorphosisinUpcyclingJunkWoodThisyear’s“ShellNatureWatch-ButterflyExplorer”,whichisco-organisedbyGreenPowerandShell(HK),collaborateswithrenow
2、nedlocalwoodsculptorartistMr.WongTinYantoshowcasethe“ButterflyWonderland”UpcyclingArtParade,whichhasbeenjoinedbyaround30localartorganisationstoholdahandicraftmarket.AceremonyisheldtodayiniSQUARE,attendingguestsinclude:Mr.WongKam-sing,GBS,JP,SecretaryfortheEnvi
3、ronment;renownedlocalwoodsculptorartist,Mr.WongTinYan;Mr.DanielNg,ChairmanofShellHongKongLimited;Dr.ManChiSum,ChiefExecutiveofGreenPower,andButterflyAmbassadors,artistsMs.ShigaLinandMr.GregoryWong.Mr.WongKam-sing,GBS,JP,SecretaryfortheEnvironmentsaid,“TheGover
4、nmentisactivelydevelopingbiodiversityconservationmeasures,includingfortheconservationofbutterflies.HongKong'sfirst‘BiodiversityStrategyandActionPlan’willbereleasedsoon,andwillstrengthenbiodiversityconservation.HongKongisrichinbutterfliesandbutterflywatchingisa
5、highlightinraisingpublicawarenessofthelocalecology.MatchingwiththesecondannualHongKongBiodiversityFestival,thismaytrigger'butterflyeffect'andfurtheraidthepromotionofbiodiversityconservation.”Mr.DanielNgofChairmanofShellHongKongLimited,oneoftheco-organisers,sai
6、d,“In2004,ShellHongKongLimitedstartedcollaboratingwithGreenPowerinthe‘ShellNatureWatch-ButterflyExplorer’project,whichiscurrentlyinits13thyear.ShellHongKonghasalwaysplacedgreatemphasisonsustainabledevelopmentand‘ShellNatureWatch-ButterflyExplorer’isoneofourpro
7、jectsthatpromotesbiodiversityandecologicalconservation.Usingbutterfliesasanentrypoint,wehopetoengagepeoplewhenpromotingmessagesonecologicalconservationandprotection,thusbuildasustainablefuture.”Numbersofbutterflyspecieshaverisenby50percentTheorganisersannounce
8、dthelatestresultsofthebutterflysurvey(1)whichwasconductedfromJunetoOctoberthisyear,encompassingtenbutterflyhotspots,with170speciesofbutterfliesrecorded,representingaround65%oftheto