The Book Hong Kong is best known as 'Pearl of the Orient', however, this beautiful pearl is also severely affected by air pollution. Are the dizzy lights representing the real Hong Kong pride, or are they just unnecessary luxuries invented by the modern city? The first book reveals light nuisances in Hong Kong,《夠照》(Dim it), to be published on 1st May 2008 by Friends of the Earth (HK). It is available at all bookstores at HK$88 each. With high-quality graphics printed on 208 pages eco-friendly paper, readers can tour around Hong Kong and visit various spot with light-pollution and over-illumination. There are also sets of articles covering relevant topics, such as a historical retrospect that demonstrated how a small village developed to the sleepless city nowadays, real cases of light pollution to individual families, the ridiculous local energy policy, as well as worldwide lights out actions telling us that Hong Kong is not alone. We invite all citizens who share the same sky with us to take this book-tour. The more electric we consume, the more pollution we emit, this is your choice. There are certainly a lot to do between lights-on and lights-off. The book will enlighten your understanding about this hot issue that is in fact affecting our daily life. To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of FoE (HK), a buy-one-get-one-free special offer is arranged between 2nd and 30th May 2008. Anyone who has purchased the《夠照》(Dim it) from any bookstore, can redeem the same book at the office of FoE (HK) by showing the official receipt. Stock is limited, it is on first-come-first-served basis. Remarks: This is a short summary, the book is only available in Chinese at this stage, please refer to the Chinese version of this circular for further details of the book. Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Address: Friends of the Earth (HK) - 2/F, 53-55 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong Email: join@foe.org.hk Tel: 2528-5588   The Book Sharing Session A book sharing session will be arranged on 17th May. Two Authors of《夠照》(Dim it) , Hahn Chu and Leila Chan, together with a representative from the Hong Kong Astronomical Society, will meet the public at the venue of Commercial Press. Through raising scientific research statistics, analyzing the insufficiency of local energy policy, and discussing recent global trend in ‘Light off’. We invite citizens who share the same sky with us to come exchanging views. Time: 17th May 2008 (Saturday) 2.30 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. Venue: Commercial Press, 2/F, Hotel Miramar Shopping Arcade,118-130 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong Remarks: This session will be conducted in Cantonese only, please refer to the Chinese version of this circular for further details.   Website 'Dim it' official Hong Kong website www.lightsout.hk Record what you see Leave your responses and vote for lights out Online Elect your most wanted building to black out       The project is funded by the Sustainable Development Fund   Enquiry Friends of the Earth (HK) Tel: (852) 2528 5588 Email : join@foe.org.hk Website : www.foe.org.hk