Hong Kong priest urges Catholics not to carelessly dump their old TVs

Published: 2008-01-08

HONG KONG (CNS) -- A priest in Hong Kong urged Catholics not to carelessly dump their old television sets when replacing them with high-definition TVs. "As Catholics, we should not waste the resources," Father Anthony Chang, chairman of the Catholic environmental group Green Messengers of Green Consciousness, told Catholic News Service. "I appeal to all Catholics, parishes and schools not to dump their TV sets. If they really want to replace (them with) the high-tech ones, they should donate the old one to the needy." Hong Kong's two local TV stations started their digital broadcasting service Dec. 31. People can view high-definition programs after replacing their traditional cathode-ray-tube television sets with a new digital model. The environmental group Friends of the Earth recently issued survey results that showed about 460,000 television sets would be replaced in the coming two years as local TV stations implemented their digital broadcasting. The group said more TV sets would be replaced before the Beijing Olympics this summer.

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