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World Toilet Day 2014 & LOO (Let's Observe Ourselves) Awards

Nov 19 2014 in

A total of 17 awards recipients including the Best Happy Toilet category which is not open for nominations were invited on the stage to receive the LOO Awards from Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources Mr Choi Shing Kwok. In his speech, Mr Choi cited several notable recipeints such as construction firm Unison Construction that not only certified all its construction site toilets as Happy Toilets but also engaged RAS to conduct educational talks and training for their workers and supervisors on site. Educational institutions ITE College East and Unity Primary School were commended by Mr Choi for spearheading an on-going Positive Action for the Care of Toilets (+ACT) campaign and a No-Cleaners Day™ respectively. Mr Choi did not forget to credit three awarded restroom attendants whom had tirelessly given their utmost to what was often an unrecognised and unappreciated task. After the awards ceremony, Mr Choi had the opportunity to view educational posters that were creatively designed by students. Educational games were also set up by ITE College East with the World Toilet Organization supporting the event to showcase its overseas projects in countries such as Cambodia and India.