Canon Hong Kong Corporate Volunteer Team Supported Habitat Management in Mai Po Nature Reserve
With Canon ‘s corporate philosophy “Kyosei”, Canon Hongkong Co., Ltd. (Canon HK) is eager to resolve imbalances in the world, including the environment and the Earth. World Wide Fund For Nature Hong Kong (WWF-Hong Kong) shares a similar philosophy as we do and is one of the long-term partners of Canon HK in the environmental protection area, therefore, we have been a corporate member of WWF-Hong Kong for 20 consecutive years.
Wetland habitats in Mai Po are one of the important spots Canon wants to support with different preservation activities in Hong Kong. Covering with 380 hectares of area including Fishpond, Gei Wai, Mangroves, Mudflats & Reedbeds, Mai Po Nature Reserve is well known in the world as “Bird Paradise” with high biodiversity value. However, overgrown vegetation is a threat to the wetland habitats like hindering the migratory birds to forage for food as an example, which brings negative impacts to the Nature Reserve. Therefore, WWF-Hong Kong invited the Canon Corporate Volunteer Team which formed by staff from Canon HK, Canon Electronic Business Machines (H.K.) Company Ltd. (CEBM) and Canon Engineering Hong Kong Company Ltd. (CEHK), to assist in the Habitat Management work on 18 November to remove the overgrown vegetation by physical means.
Mr. Kazuhiro Ozawa, President and CEO of Canon HK also joined the Team to support the grass-cutting work. “Human being is one of the members of the ecology. We should bear our responsibility for the impact of our actions, contribute to the conservation activities of our Earth, and maintain the well-being of mankind. Maintaining ecological balance and biodiversity in Mai Po is only one of the steps in this long journey. I am glad that our colleagues are actively taking the responsibilities and work together in these meaningful activities to achieve Kyosei, Canon’s corporate philosophy.”
With the tireless efforts of the Corporate Volunteer Team, 8 trolleys of grass were collected throughout the service period. Those overgrown vegetation will become additional feed for the 3 buffalos living in Mai Po area, assisting the Buffalo Wetland Management Research Project.
