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Who Can Maintain the Unbalanced
Earth—Wu Fang Xiaowei Puts it in an
Easy Way
PKU NEWS 2005—4-21
http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=114068331
Peking University, Beijing, April 21st, 2005: There is the ozone inanition above the
sky, the descend of water quality, large quantity of rubbish, the sharp reduction in the
diversity of living species down on land and the air pollution between. If the
development and the environmental protection are the two weights hung on the two
sides of the Earth, Our Earth is now experiencing a rapid development of economy
and a slow creeping of environmental protection. Who can maintain the unbalanced
Earth?
―Push forward the heavy load by a slight effort: the green lever effect‖—this is the
answer from Mrs. Wu Fang Xiaowei. She has been given the titles of ―Global 500
Best‖ by the United Nations and ―The Environment Ambassador‖ by the National
Environment Protection Bureau. She was awarded the ―Copper Redbud Medal‖ by
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Government. And she is the secretary in chief
of the ―Friend of the Earth‖, a philanthropic environmental protection organization
sponsored by local people in Hong Kong.
As the 36th World‘s Earth Day with the theme of ―Take Good Care of the
Earth—Develop Scientifically and Construct Harmony‖ is on the corner, the secretary
in chief of ―Friend of the Earth‖ Mrs. Wu Fang Xiaowei went to the PKU campus and
talked about the rough but glorious history of her environmental protection
experience in NGO in the past 20 years.
―Friend of the Earth‖, one of the most influential organizations sponsored by local
people in Hong Kong sticks to the principle of speaking to the people ―truly‖, to the
government ―honestly‖, to the disadvantaged ―justly‖ and to the next generation
―conscientiously‖. ―Friend of the Earth‖ beats her heart with the sky and land, flows
her blood with mountains and rivers, and she believes the all the Chinese people
have the same root and walks hand in hand together. The organization seeks all
those who are willing to contribute to the cause of environmental protection. The
members work together despite any hardship, bear the responsibility together, focus
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