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The 12th Canon x McDull Inter-school Ink Cartridge Recycling Award Presentation Ceremony

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 12 July 2023 – Canon Hongkong Company Limited (Canon Hong Kong) organized the 12th Canon x McDull Inter-school Ink Cartridge Recycling Award Presentation Ceremony at the Canon Business Experience Center on 8 July 2023, under the theme of “Green Recycling Day.” Over 100 students and teachers from 10 schools participated in the ceremony and enjoyed a variety of green recycling booth and workshops.

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Over the past two years, the pandemic has disrupted school schedules and posed challenges to recycling efforts. To address this issue, Canon Hong Kong combined the ink cartridge recycling quantities of the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years and identified the ten winning schools. As of December 2022, over 252,000 ink cartridges had been collected, and the dismantled metals and plastics were being recycled into raw materials for other products. During the ceremony, Mr. Kazuhiro Ozawa, President & CEO of Canon Hong Kong, appreciated the winning schools for their dedication to promoting environmental recycling efforts, leading by example, and actively encouraging students to participate. They were recognized for collecting the most inks cartridges and achieving the highest per capita recycling rate. In his speech, he reiterated the importance of environmental protection for the younger generation and encouraged all students to make recycling a daily habit to give new life to all used materials.

After the ceremony, students and teachers also enjoyed the green recycling booth and workshops. These activities included a Banner Upcycling Workshop hosted by Canon Hong Kong’s green partner “The Green Earth”, which turned old banners into functional handicrafts such as Octopus cardholders or name card holders. Green Earth volunteers also shared landfill issues facing Hong Kong and hoped to raise students’ concerns and awareness about the importance of material recycling. The Canon Creative Park Workshop allowed students to experience making 3D paper crafts, while Baguio iRecycle Limited set up an educational game booth teaching students how to identify the seven types of plastic classification and the correct methods of recycling. Additionally, there was an instant photo shoot and print service co-located with the program ambassador, McDull Mascot, which brought up the highlight of the event.

In line with Canon’s corporate philosophy “Kyosei,” Canon Hong Kong advocates for a green product lifecycle in all operational processes, which has been the foundation of the “Ink Cartridge Recycling Program” since its launch in 2009. In 2011, Canon Hong Kong extended the program to the local education sector and launched the “Canon x McDull Inter-school Ink Cartridge Recycling Competition” for primary and secondary schools. Over the years, Canon Hong Kong has organized more than 200 sessions of “Environmental Seminar” for participating schools, reaching over 66,000 students to promote the importance of green recycling.Hashtag: #Canon #CanonHK #CanonHongKong #McDull #Ink #InkRecycle #Recycle #InkCollection #Green #Environmental #Conservation #Protection






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About Canon Hongkong Company Limited

Canon Inc. (TSE:7751 / NYSE:CAJ) was founded in 1937 in Japan. Its predecessor, Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory, produced Japan’s first 35 mm focal-plane-shutter camera “Kwanon” in 1934. From there, Canon Inc. expanded into the photocopying and printing industries, launching Japan’s first plain-paper copier NP-1100 in 1970 and the world’s first inkjet printer BJ-80 in 1985. Through the years, Canon Inc. has acquired in-depth experience in digital imaging product manufacturing, research and development. Pioneering in innovative products development, Canon Inc. hold the most technology patents in the imaging industry. Canon Inc. also makes significant contribution to promote photography. Today, Canon Inc. has a strong global presence, representing one of the most important market players in the imaging, office and industrial product categories. As of 31 December 2022, Canon’s global revenue was US$30.31 billion.

In 1971, Canon Hongkong Co., Ltd. (Canon Hong Kong) was established as one of the first Canon offices in Asia. Canon Hong Kong is a Total Imaging Solution provider, providing professional pre-sales, marketing and after-sales services for all Canon products and solutions in Hong Kong and Macau. With the solely owned subsidiary Canon Business Solutions (Guangdong) Co., Ltd. established in 2018, the company continues to deliver intelligent total business solutions and professional services to Greater Bay Area. Canon Hong Kong adheres to Canon’s corporate philosophy of “Kyosei”, encouraging the company and staff to engage social, charitable and environmental activities for the community. Implementing internationally-recognized management system, Canon Hong Kong has achieved ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 27001 (Canon Digital Production Center) certifications.

For more information about Canon Hong Kong, please visit our website: .

Lao Health Minister Presents New Draft Law on Public Health at National Assembly

Minister of Health, Dr. Bounfeng Phommalaysith.

The Minister of Health put forward a new draft law on public health to the National Assembly on Tuesday which is aimed at improving the management and monitoring of healthcare services.

Thai Election Commission Says Top PM Candidate May Have Violated Election Laws

Thai Election Commission's Actions Aimed at Sabotaging Pita Limjaroenrat's Political Career
Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader of the Move Forward Party (photo: korat.news)

Thailand’s Election Commission sought a ruling from the Constitutional Court on Wednesday to determine whether Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader of the progressive Move Forward Party, should be disqualified from running for the PM’s office.

Vietnam Frees Australian Pro-democracy Campaigner Sentenced in 2019 to 12 Years in Prison

Vietnamese-born Australian Chau Van Kham was arrested in January 2019 and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment on ‘financing terrorism’ charges, and he was released on 11 July, 2023. (Photo: The Guardian)

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Vietnam allowed 73-year-old pro-democracy campaigner Chau Van Kham to return home to Sydney on Tuesday after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged that the retired baker be released from prison during a visit to Hanoi last month.

Lao Deputy PM Meets Senior Chinese Diplomat to Discuss Future Cooperation

Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumxay Kommasith meets with Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee in Beijing, capital of China, July 10, 2023. (Photo: Xinhua)

Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumxay Kommasith met with Wang Yi, director of the Office of Foreign Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee, in Beijing on Monday to promote cooperation between Laos and China.

China Southern Power Grid to Expand Energy Investment in Laos

China Southern Power Grid Eyes More Power Investment Opportunities in Laos
FILE: transmission poles in Laos (photo: Electricite Du Laos)

China Southern Power Grid (CSG) will seek more opportunities in Laos after being an active power investor and trading partner in the country.

Luang Prabang to Host Annual Boat Racing Festival in September

Boat racing festival was held in 2022. (Photo: Teng).

Luang Prabang will organize its annual boat racing festival in Khan River during the Buddhist Lent starting 14 September.

NetApp and DreamWorks Animation Extend Multi-Year Strategic Alliance

Partnership agreement maintains NetApp as the preferred cloud data services provider for the studio during the continued evolution of its hybrid cloud environment

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 12 July 2023 – NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), a global, cloud-led, data-centric software company, today announced the renewal of its strategic alliance and co-engineering partnership with DreamWorks Animation. NetApp will remain DreamWorks’ preferred cloud data services provider, and with the support of NetApp solutions, both on-premises and in the cloud, the studio will continue to evolve its hybrid cloud environment to ensure enhanced productivity, flexibility, and agility.

With the release of its latest animated feature Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, DreamWorks Animation marks more than 25 years pushing the boundaries of both animation and the technologies they use to bring innovative films to global audiences. From the very beginning, NetApp has provided the studio with cutting-edge solutions to manage its ever-increasing production demands and data complexity. Additionally, NetApp’s co-engineering partnership with DreamWorks brings together engineers from both organizations to solve real-world engineering problems focused on optimizing workflows in a hybrid cloud environment, while decreasing latency.

“We’ve worked in lockstep with DreamWorks Animation to enable the studio’s digital transformation journey and accelerate its growth with NetApp’s product portfolio and the innovations resulting from our co-engineering efforts,” said Gabrielle Boko, CMO at NetApp. “NetApp’s All Flash Array solutions were the foundation of the hybrid storage required to manage the production’s complex data requirements, and it simplified the workflows for the giant character model of Ruby Gillman, so that the animators were focused on creativity, not capacity management.”

The technological advancements resulting from the NetApp and DreamWorks alliance include:

  • Improved performance using NetApp AFF in DreamWorks’ high-performance computing environment and the ability to tier data more efficiently using NetApp StorageGrid.
  • Increased agility by extending applications to the cloud using Azure NetApp Files and NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, while extending geographic reach to support distributed resources.
  • Decreased latency and a reduced datacenter footprint with NetApp ONTAP systems utilizing NetApp All Flash Arrays for energy and rackspace efficiency.


“In 2018, we moved from being a NetApp customer to engaging with them as a valued partner that brought the best of both companies’ resources together to accelerate our digital transformation,” said Bill Ballew, Chief Technology Officer at DreamWorks Animation. “Unlike many other businesses that simply rely on data, DreamWorks’ actual end product is completely composed of data. In fact, we generate up to a petabyte of data for each film, and we couldn’t bring the imaginative storytelling of our animated films to life without the world-class data management services that NetApp provides.”

Together, NetApp and DreamWorks Animation work together to continually evolve the tools and techniques needed to raise the bar of visual storytelling for each film at the studio. NetApp provides DreamWorks Animation with innovative technologies to manage the massive amount of data generated in production, while balancing data storage performance, flexibility, and cost.

“It’s amazing to witness the capabilities that a well-executed Hybrid Cloud Data Fabric strategy can bring to bear. In Asia Pacific’s digital-first business environment, hybrid cloud storage has become even more important for organizations to successfully modernize and transform,” said Matthew Swinbourne, CTO, Cloud Architecture, NetApp Asia Pacific. “NetApp is excited to partner with organizations to better manage their data across the hybrid cloud to deliver greater productivity, agility and cost efficiency to their operations, increasing their business competitiveness in the long haul.”

Additional Resources

DreamWorks Animation and NetApp: Unleashing Imagination with Data

Customer Success Story: DreamWorks Animation Takes Imagination to New Heights
Hashtag: #DreamWorksAnimation #HybridCloud #NetApp

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About NetApp

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