SPEECH BY MR CHAN SOO SEN, MINISTER OF STATE, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION & MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY, FOR SINGAPORE ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL’S SCHOOLS’ GREEN AUDIT AWARDS

' Of worthy mention is Marsiling Secondary School which is receiving the Orchid award today. The school has opened an Energy Conservation Learning Centre in April 2005, which contains books and resources on energy conservation issues, and displays students’ solar energy projects as well. To keep their school environment “green”, Marsiling Secondary has also installed solar powered water sprinklers for its Herb and Spice garden to reduce the usage of electricity.

I am very proud to know that students in Singapore are making it a point to do their bit in protecting the environment through the projects and programmes that they have put in place, and by helping to increase awareness among their family and friends of the need for environmental protection, to ensure a clean and green world for future generations. ’