No Plastic Bag Report

The International Association of Lions Clubs Zone 8 & 9, Region 3, District 308-A2

Fiscal Year: 2009 / 2010

Lions Club of Lambir Miri, Lions Club of Miri Mandarin & New Century Lions Club of Miri Resort City,

Initiated “SUNDAY IS NO PLASTIC BAG DAY” ORGANIZED BY

MIRI LOCAL AGENDA 21, MIRI CITY COUNCIL

PROJECT : LAUNCH ON SUNDAY IS NO PLASTIC BAG DAY

DATE : 30TH

AUGUST 2009, SUNDAY

VENUE : LEVEL 3, EXHIBITION HALL, BOULEVARD SHOPPING MALL

TIME : 1230 PM

Title Name No Plastic Bag Day Activities Type Environment Activities Objective To create awareness among the public on the dangers of

expansive use of plastic. To reduce or minimize the plastic usage starting from shopping complexes by using recyclable shopping bags. To encourage public from various levels to participate in environmental programme..

Participation Clubs Lions Club of Lambir Miri Lions Club of Miri Mandarin New Century Lions Club of Miri Resort City

Lions Dignitaries Attendances

President Liew Li Kheng (LC of Lambir Miri) President Rachel Ling (NC LC of Miri Resort City) IPP Victor Lau Sie Nguong (LC of Lambir Miri) Secretary Doreen Liu Syn Yee (LC of Lambir) Lion Chong Nyuk Lain (LC of Miri Mandarin) Lion Johnson Wee (LC of Miri Mandarin) Leos from Leo Club of IBS Leos from Leo Club of Riam Technology Institute Leos from Leo Club of Riam Road Secondary School

Crowds 2000 pax. Expenses RM 3000.00

During our two functions for 1 Malaysia Merdeka Children Colouring Contest and 1

Malaysia 3R Fancy Dress Competition, Miri City Local Agenda 21, Miri City Council

also took the appotunity to launch their project at Level 3, Exhibition Hall, Boulevard

Shopping Mall. The said launching started around 12:30 pm after the colouring contest.

It’s a Miri City Council project with co-operation retail industry in Miri, such as

Boulevard Hypermarket, Servay Supermarket, Giant, Ng Sian Hap, Supersave, Emart,

Sin Lian, etc. to reduce the usage of plastic bag during Sunday.

The guests for the said project are YB Dato Lee Khim Shin, 2nd

Vice President Pn

Hajjah Judy Wan Morshidi (Red Crescent) and councillors, representative from Miri

Local Agenda 21, Miri City Council, representative from retail industry, Lions

members, Leos members, local community etc.






Figure 1: Decoration with plastic bags before launching.

Figure 2 & 3: Figure 5: Guest of Honours are giving his speech.






Figure 4: Mayor Lawrence Lai presenting fruits basket for Guest of Honor, YB Dato Lee Khim

Shin.

Figure 5: All the decoration are using recycle bags and paper bags.






Figure 6: Starts launching on tier down the plastic bags.

Figure 7: Support the Council project with No using plastic bags on Sunday.






Documents

No Plastic Bag Report