Hosted by the Macao SAR Government, the 2011 Macao International Environmental Cooperation Forum and Exhibition (2011MIECF) will be opened to the public, free of admission charge, on April 2, to mark the Green Public Day. Guided tours will be available at the venue, to present the MIECF concept and also the exhibition venue and respective characteristics. In addition, a series of popular programs specially designed for children and their parents will be available. Macao residents and visitors are welcome to visit the exhibition at the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel and participate in relevant activities. Green Public Day is opened from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and admission tickets are available at the venue. Furthermore, the Organizer will distribute to each ticket holder, on a first-come-first-served basis, a fine souvenir. Green Public Day on April 2 will adopt as its main theme “Environmental Protection Starts with Green Life”. A series of activities suitable for children and their parents, such as green games, experience of electricity generation, exhibition of information on low-carbon, lecture on low-carbon, environmental-friendly magic shows, green wishing tree, photo studio using green screen, etc., have been specially prepared for the visitors. Souvenirs will be distributed at the site, to enhance public awareness to the issue of environmental protection by mean of interactive funny methods, aiming to promote the sharing of the joy of environmental protection in daily life and thereby to stimulate the community to jointly create and enjoy a green life, while promoting the concept of a low-carbon city. In view of the public interest in eco-cars in recent years, on the Green Public Day, the Organizer will arrange for test riding of electric cars, so that the population could personally experience and feel the characteristics of environmentally friendly vehicles. On the other hand, in order that the younger generation could also share the concept of low-carbon emission, the Macao Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) has invited 200 school teachers and students to visit the MIECF, and have arranged guided tours to explain to them the MIECF philosophy and the concept of an ideal life with low carbon emission. At the same time, students from Colégio de Santa Rosa de Lima, DSPA´s partner in the “Eco-School Partnership Program”, will deliver a speech on “My Viewpoint regarding Low-Carbon Life”. The speakers, secondary school students, will examine the concept of low-carbon and waste reduction and her attitude towards environmental protection, through her own clothes, food, housing and travel. To facilitate transportation to the MIECF venue and advocate green travel, the Organizer will provide on the Green Public Day free shuttle bus services to and from the venue. Shuttle bus terminals are located at Avenida Dr. Mário Soares (Macau Square), Avenida Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida (bus stop next to Pak Vai Bus Stop), and Estrada Marginal do Hipódromo (Royal Supermaket at Hak Sa Wan). The service is available from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and the buses will leave every 30 minutes. In addition, four hours´ free car parking service will be available. The Organizer hopes that each vehicle would transport as much number of passengers as allowed by law, to support green travel. For related enquiries, please consult the MIECF Secretariat at telephone no. (853) 8798-9675, fax no. (853) 8798-2872, e-mail miecf@ipim.gov.mo or navigate the following MIECF official sitre: www.macaomiecf.com
