PANO - The 4th “Consumption of green products 2013” campaign will be launched on May 26th at HCM City’s Youth Cultural House with the participation of over 1,000 youth union members, according to a press conference jointly held by the Ho Chi City Department of Industry and Trade, the Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper and the Sai Gon Union of Trading Cooperatives on May 23rd.

Other activities to be organized the same day will include a bike parade, a programme for future consumers, a model environment-friendly street, a model ecological house and a display of recycled paintings. Also, 1 million fingerprints will be collected for a commitment to green consumption.

Especially, according to the organizers, 8 projects on environment protection have been carried out in the city this year in order to create an extensive movement in localities.

The campaign aims to encourage people to consume green products, contributing to improvement of the quality of the living environment. In addition, the green consumption movement in the community is expected to simulate enterprises step by step to better protect the environment.

Translated by An Khue