Chris Kong is 57 years old and has been living in Kudat town in Sabah for the past 35 years. He has worked as a seaman, teacher and customs officer before becoming a crab fisherman. As the owner of a crab fishing company, he has boats that harvest blue swimmer crabs during the south-west monsoon season and has been in the business for the last 10 years.
Over the years, Chris has noticed changes in the length of time that the monsoon blew. The monsoon arrives later and for a shorter season. Now when the winds and rains do come during the monsoon, the rainfall is a lot stronger and more intense. Changes in the monsoon seasons have also affected the volume of his crab harvest.
When the monsoon blows from mid August to November, the strong winds and currents bring the blue swimmer crabs from the South China Sea to Kudat. It is only during this period that adult-sized crabs are present in Kudat waters. Chris believes that because of changes in the monsoon season and the short period that it blows, not as many blue crabs swim these days to Kudat from the South China Sea.
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Sunway Pyramid will be supporting Earth Hour Malaysia for the second year in a row! The mall invites its surrounding community and beyond to the Main Entrance on 27 March 2010 starting 6.00pm.
Join the countdown as the ‘lights go out’ at 8.30pm sharp, for an hour. To those who turn up in support of this campaign, a limited edition glow-in-the-dark Sunway Earth Hour key chain will be given out, while stocks last.
There will be an Earth Hour ‘Pledge Wall’ by Tupperware at the Main Entrance of Sunway Pyramid. More than just a wall for signing words of encouragement and green resolutions, the wall serves as a reminder to the public to act against climate change in the long run.
On top of that, the event will feature ‘Battle of the Bands’, in collaboration with the Leo Club. 10 bands from various colleges around the Klang Valley will battle it out to see who tops the table. There will also be a dance performance before the winner is decided.
Tips on how to save electricity will be shared and do be on the lookout for food promotions offered along parameters of Oasis Boulevard. Several F&B outlets will be participating in the campaign and will be enticing shoppers with a taste of Earth Hour delights, exclusively for 27 March only!
Besides the mall’s participation in the Earth Hour phenomena, Sunway Pyramid has several initiatives under its green bag. One of them is Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB) which encourages shoppers to use environmentally friendly bags when shopping on Tuesdays and Saturdays and be rewarded with a free parking. The mall’s male toilets are equipped with waterless urinals that deploy biodegradable chemicals instead of water to breakdown human discharge.
Together as entrusted caretakers of our planet, let us unite as one race, one nation, one Malaysia in making a difference. See you on 27 March at Earth Hour Sunway Pyramid!
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