Students learn about energy           saving messages in a drama           show. A model of Lamma Power Station has drawn the attention of many students. At the turbine hall, students listen attentively to the introduction given by Hongkong Electric engineers. Smart Power admbassador, Mr. Leo Ku, pictures with students during his visit to Lamma Winds. He is accompanied by Hongkong Electric’s Director and General Manager (Corporate Development), Mr. Wan Chi-tin, and General Manager (Generation), Mr. Francis Cheng. Students take part in a vote for the things they would like best to do when power is available. A game booth on wind energy is a major attraction of the day.

Students learn about energy           saving messages in a drama           show. A model of Lamma Power Station has drawn the attention of many students. At the turbine hall, students listen attentively to the introduction given by Hongkong Electric engineers. Smart Power admbassador, Mr. Leo Ku, pictures with students during his visit to Lamma Winds. He is accompanied by Hongkong Electric’s Director and General Manager (Corporate Development), Mr. Wan Chi-tin, and General Manager (Generation), Mr. Francis Cheng. Students take part in a vote for the things they would like best to do when power is available. A game booth on wind energy is a major attraction of the day.

Electricity is vital to everyday life. But all too often people take it for granted, particularly in Hong Kong where disruption to power supply almost never occurs.

Some 500 young schoolchildren had the opportunity to appreciate the importance of electricity at firsthand today when they visited the company’s power plant on Lamma Island and the first wind power station at Tai Ling.

The children, from 15 primary schools, saw at close range the stations’ state-of-the-art facilities, the awesome machines there and the hardworking people who operate them to bring power to consumers on Hong Kong and Lamma Islands. They also learnt that Hongkong Electric’s reliability rate of supply stands at an extraordinary 99.999 per cent.

The company’s Director and General Manager (Corporate Development), Mr. Wan Chi-tin, who was on hand to welcome the young visitors, said he hoped the visit would help them better appreciate the hard work and huge investment involved in providing a reliable supply of electricity to everyone.

Mr. Wan pointed out that many of the things people enjoyed or were vital to their existence would not be possible without electricity. He urged the young people to use electricity wisely and properly and to treat it as a precious commodity.

The visit was organised by Hongkong Electric as part of its year-long Smart Power Campaign to drive home the energy-saving message.

During the visit, the students were asked to vote for the things they would like best to do when power was available.

Singer and teenage idol Leo Ku, who is the current Smart Power Ambassador, also cast his vote. He said that as a student he enjoyed singing and surfing on the Net – things he would not have been able to do if there was no electricity.

He joined Mr. Wan in urging young people not to waste electricity and to practise the smart use of power.

Open Days at Lamma Power Station and Lamma Winds are held annually. Another 500 secondary school students are scheduled to visit on 21 April, bringing to 1,000 the total number of students to visit the facilities this year.