The annual global “lights out” event, the Earth Hour, will take place at 8:30pm on Saturday, 23rd March this year. Same as previous years, EdUHK will continue to participate in the Earth Hour again by turning off all non-essential external lights for one hour, including those in the Emergency Vehicle Access, gardens and planters on Podium, main corridor on G/F and external areas in student halls/quarters and Senior Staff Quarters on our Tai Po Campus. For the indoor lights, we would like to ask for support from

• all staff members by switching off office lights and non-essential equipment before leaving the office on the Friday before Earth Hour (i.e. 22nd March); and
• all student residents of student halls/quarters by switching off the lights in your rooms/units from 8:30pm to 9:30pm on 23rd March.

We would like to invite all of you to participate in the Earth Hour by switching off the lights at home during the event and spend this hour wisely to do things you love to protect our one shared home – reading the latest environmental news, watching an educational video to learn more about our planet, or listening to a nature-focused podcast, etc. We would much appreciate if you could also pass this message on to your families and friends. Don’t forget to show your support by signing the pledge at https://earthhour.wwf.org.hk/en/pledge-for-personal.

Furthermore, WWF will hold the Earth Hour Carnival at Art Park, the West Kowloon Cultural District on 23rd March. A series of fun and inspirational activities awaits, with interactive booths where you can learn about preserving the planet and how to spend the “light-off” moment in meaningful ways that suit your lifestyle.

For more information about the Earth Hour, please visit the Earth Hour website at https://earthhour.wwf.org.hk, or follow WWF’s Instagram and Facebook accounts for the latest event updates.

一年一度的全球「熄燈」行動「地球一小時 2023」將於3月23日（星期六）晚上8時30分舉行，一如往年，教大會繼續響應參與，並擬於活動當晚將大埔校園內非必要之戶外照明關掉一小時，位置包括緊急車輛通道、平台花園及花槽、地下主廊以及各學生宿舍之花槽，至於室內照明方面，懇請：

• 所有教職員於「地球一小時」舉行前之星期五 (即3月22日) 在離開辦公室前將照明及非必要之設備關掉；
• 所有學生宿舍之宿生於3月23日晚上8時30分至9時30分將房間/單位內之照明關掉。

本處亦呼籲大家於家中參與是次「地球一小時」活動，屆時將家中的照明關掉一小時，以及善用這一小時進行與大自然有關的活動，以守護我們共同的家園 --  你可以閱讀環保相關的新聞，觀看教育影片認識大自然，或者收聽與環保相關的電台節目等等。希望大家將此訊息轉告家人及朋友。別忘記於網上簽署承諾（https://earthhour.wwf.org.hk/en/pledge-for-personal），承諾支援「地球一小時」。

此外，世界自然基金會將於 3 月23 日在西九文化區藝術公園舉辦「地球一小時嘉年華」，透過一系列有趣的互動攤位活動，學習保育資訊，同時了解如何結合自已的日常喜好及習慣，善用熄燈一小時實踐低碳生活。

有關「地球一小時」之詳情，敬請瀏覽活動網址: https://earthhour.wwf.org.hk ， 追蹤世界自然基金會的 Instagram 及 Facebook，留意最新消息。