(FOR THE DISTRICT 3450 CENTENNIAL BOOK, 2005)

Rotary Centennial Institute for Wetland Conservation
(District 3450 Area 5)

	A Centennial Community Project of Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island West Rotary Club of Hong Kong Northwest Rotary Club of The Peak Rotary Club of City Northwest Hong Kong Rotary Club of Mid-Level
The Black-faced Spoonbill

Our centennial project ran from April 2003 to January 2005 with the objectives to 1) renovate the Peter Scott Field Studies Centre, a wetland conservation and education centre of WWF Hong Kong located at the Mai Po Nature Reserve, Hong Kong SAR, 2) establish the Rotary Centennial Institute for Wetland Conservation at Mai Po in celebration of the centennial of Rotary International and to organize a variety of educational programs on wetland conservation for the public. The 5 Rotary clubs plan to continue supporting the Institute on a long-term basis.

After the first planning meeting in front of the WWF Hong Kong Peter Scott Field Studies Centre, Mai Po, April 2003.	Project kick-off ceremony at Mai Po, July 2003.
Area 5 Joint Ball fundraising, October 2003. (END OF FIRST PAGE)	Area 5 Joint Golf Tournament fundraising, November 2003.
MOU signing for the Rotary Centennial Institute for Wetland Conservation (District 3450 Area 5), February 2004.	Renovation works commencement, March 2004.
Project Committee members relax after putting on the first coat of paint, March 2004.	Area 5 Ballet Performance fundraising, August 2004.
Inauguration of the Rotary Centennial Institute for Wetland Conservation (District 3450 Area 5) at Mai Po Nature Reserve, 23 February 2005.	Cutting of ribbon at the Institute's inauguration, 23 February 2005, to coincide with the centennial celebration of Rotary International.

Project website: http://www.rotary3450.org/area5.

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