Speech for Go Green Batu Ferringhi: An Environmental Initiative
Speech for Yang Berhormat Tuan Ng Wei Aik, State Assemblyman for Komtar and Political Secretary to the Chief Minister of Penang
Go Green Batu Ferringhi: An Environmental Initiative by the Penang Community
Saturday, 16 August 2008
Mr. Suresh Chandra, Financial Controller, Intel Malaysia
Yg. Berhormat Tuan Teh Yee Cheu, State Assemblyman for Tanjong Bungah
Yg. Berbahagia Datuk Zainal Rahim Bin Seman, Yang Dipertua Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang
Mr. Marco G. Battis Totti, Chairman of the Malaysian Association of Hoteliers, Penang Chapter
Mr. Desmond Hatton, General Manager, Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa
Volunteers
Teachers and Students
Government Agencies
Participating NGOs
And last but not least, members of the media
A very good morning to all of you. First of all, I wish to convey my thanks to Intel and the co-organizers of today’s event for inviting me here. It is indeed an honour to be involved in such an activity, especially so when it brings the various communities together for a good cause.
I have also been made to understand that today’s beach clean-up activity is actually held in conjunction with the International Coastal Clean-Up Day 2008, which is supposed to happen on the 20th of September. We’re celebrating this one month ahead, so I suppose it’s a good opportunity for us to set an example for the rest to follow.
Ladies and Gentlemen
David Ross Brower, a prominent environmentalist, was credited for this famous quote: We do not inherit the earth from our fathers, we are borrowing it from our children.
Let me repeat that: We do not inherit the earth from our fathers, we are borrowing it from our children.
Now take a moment and let that sink in. I believe you will all agree that that is a profound statement, and one that shall hold true for as long as Mother Nature exists.
If we subscribe to that statement, then we must put into action today the things required to ensure our children reap the benefits offered by Mother Nature. What was done in the past shapes the present. Hence, what we do today determines the future, and for that matter our children’s future.
Today’s beach clean-up event is certainly a step in the right direction, and I trust that this initiative will be a catalyst for more environmental sustainability initiatives in the State of Penang.
Ladies and Gentlemen
The fact that this “Go Green Batu Ferringhi” environmental initiative is an idea mooted by members from the private sector is indeed encouraging. It is precisely this sort of proactive stance from the private sector that ensures ideas become reality. Furthermore, the willingness among companies, NGOs and the larger communities to engage in a public-private partnership with the State Government bodes well for everyone. This helps ensure that we continue to share similar aspirations and work together towards a mutually beneficial outcome.
In that regard, I wish to commend Intel Malaysia and its employees for spearheading this initiative, and for their fantastic effort in bringing other private sector members, NGOs, the municipal council and local agencies, as well as the larger Penang and Kulim community together for this event.
Intel’s long term commitment towards environmental sustainability and their contribution to the community in which they operate in is clearly a shining example for others to emulate. There is no doubt Intel’s presence in Penang for the last 36 years has brought about tremendous benefits for all Penangites, and I’m sure this commitment shall continue for a long time to come.
Of course, due credit and recognition must also go to all the other parties for without their participation and support today’s entire event would definitely not have been possible. On behalf of the Penang State Government, I wish to convey my utmost gratitude to each and every one of you for your support and willingness to share a common objective.
On that note, let’s all bring the beautiful coastline back to Penang. All of you deserve to be proud of your contribution towards environmental sustainability, and for making this State a greener, cleaner and better place to live -- for us, for our children and for our children’s children.
Thank you.
Go Green Batu Ferringhi: An Environmental Initiative by the Penang Community
Saturday, 16 August 2008
Mr. Suresh Chandra, Financial Controller, Intel Malaysia
Yg. Berhormat Tuan Teh Yee Cheu, State Assemblyman for Tanjong Bungah
Yg. Berbahagia Datuk Zainal Rahim Bin Seman, Yang Dipertua Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang
Mr. Marco G. Battis Totti, Chairman of the Malaysian Association of Hoteliers, Penang Chapter
Mr. Desmond Hatton, General Manager, Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa
Volunteers
Teachers and Students
Government Agencies
Participating NGOs
And last but not least, members of the media
A very good morning to all of you. First of all, I wish to convey my thanks to Intel and the co-organizers of today’s event for inviting me here. It is indeed an honour to be involved in such an activity, especially so when it brings the various communities together for a good cause.
I have also been made to understand that today’s beach clean-up activity is actually held in conjunction with the International Coastal Clean-Up Day 2008, which is supposed to happen on the 20th of September. We’re celebrating this one month ahead, so I suppose it’s a good opportunity for us to set an example for the rest to follow.
Ladies and Gentlemen
David Ross Brower, a prominent environmentalist, was credited for this famous quote: We do not inherit the earth from our fathers, we are borrowing it from our children.
Let me repeat that: We do not inherit the earth from our fathers, we are borrowing it from our children.
Now take a moment and let that sink in. I believe you will all agree that that is a profound statement, and one that shall hold true for as long as Mother Nature exists.
If we subscribe to that statement, then we must put into action today the things required to ensure our children reap the benefits offered by Mother Nature. What was done in the past shapes the present. Hence, what we do today determines the future, and for that matter our children’s future.
Today’s beach clean-up event is certainly a step in the right direction, and I trust that this initiative will be a catalyst for more environmental sustainability initiatives in the State of Penang.
Ladies and Gentlemen
The fact that this “Go Green Batu Ferringhi” environmental initiative is an idea mooted by members from the private sector is indeed encouraging. It is precisely this sort of proactive stance from the private sector that ensures ideas become reality. Furthermore, the willingness among companies, NGOs and the larger communities to engage in a public-private partnership with the State Government bodes well for everyone. This helps ensure that we continue to share similar aspirations and work together towards a mutually beneficial outcome.
In that regard, I wish to commend Intel Malaysia and its employees for spearheading this initiative, and for their fantastic effort in bringing other private sector members, NGOs, the municipal council and local agencies, as well as the larger Penang and Kulim community together for this event.
Intel’s long term commitment towards environmental sustainability and their contribution to the community in which they operate in is clearly a shining example for others to emulate. There is no doubt Intel’s presence in Penang for the last 36 years has brought about tremendous benefits for all Penangites, and I’m sure this commitment shall continue for a long time to come.
Of course, due credit and recognition must also go to all the other parties for without their participation and support today’s entire event would definitely not have been possible. On behalf of the Penang State Government, I wish to convey my utmost gratitude to each and every one of you for your support and willingness to share a common objective.
On that note, let’s all bring the beautiful coastline back to Penang. All of you deserve to be proud of your contribution towards environmental sustainability, and for making this State a greener, cleaner and better place to live -- for us, for our children and for our children’s children.
Thank you.
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