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PRESS RELEASE DATE: 1 February 2008
EMBARGO: Immediate Release
China to host major international
environmental awards event in 2008.
WITH all eyes on China in the run up to the Beijing
Olympics this summer, organisers of the International Awards
for Liveable Communities (LivCom) have announced that the
2008 Awards Finals will also be hosted by a Chinese city.
Following the success of LivCom 2007, which was held in
London, this year’s finals (6th – 10th November) move to
Dongguan, China.
Dongguan is situated in the South of China, close to Hong
Kong, and was the winner of a Gold Award and won a first
place in the LivCom 2006 Awards. Judges then described it as
“an exciting ‘new’ City that demonstrates a commitment to
creating an environmentally sustainable city that offers a
high quality of life for its citizens”.
The LivCom Awards were launched internationally in 1997 and
are endorsed by the United Nations Environment Programme and
the scheme is run as a UK Registered Charity.
LivCom Awards are made in three categories covering Whole
City, Sustainable Projects and a Bursary Award which sees
match funding of £10,000 go to the winning project. Last
year’s winner in this category was Soweto, Johannesburg.
A new country has been represented at the LivCom Awards in
each of the past eleven years, and now more 50 countries are
regularly represented. Political delegates confirm that
being exposed to the presentations of cities from other
countries and cultures has provided many policy ideas that
could be effectively introduced in their own community.
To find out more about the awards go to
www.livcomawards.co.uk or contact the LivCom press
office at
livcompress@btinternet.com
ENDS
Note to Editors: Journalists are welcome to attend the
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