Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 Page 133 Page 134 Page 135 Page 136 Page 137 Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Page 147 Page 14837 NEA first began equipping hawker centres with tray return facilities in July 2013 with the aim to provide a cleaner dining environment with faster turnaround of tables and promote a more gracious society. To date, all hawker centres are equipped with tray return facilities. As part of the Keep Singapore Clean Movement, schools, community organisations and corporations as well as food court operators, quick service restaurants and other food establishments under the Tray Return Partnership began to encourage their patrons to return their trays wherever they dine. They also conducted tray return outreach programmes at hawker centres, as part of an effort to promote greater civic consciousness and to keep Singapore clean. Besides hawker centres, more than 40 partners – who together own close to 700 food outlets, including food courts and quick service Engaging the community in the tray return campaign restaurants – have joined the Tray Return Partnership since its launch in May 2013. NEA works with the Public Hygiene Council and the Singapore Kindness Movement to garner support from partners in the Tray Return Partnership, schools, community organisations and corporations. NEA also conducts outreach programmes and initiatives to bring about greater awareness of the benefits of the practice of returning trays. On 23 January 2016, the tray return programme was rolled out at Gek Poh Shopping Centre in conjunction with the opening of Koufu food court at the mall. With the support of NEA, the programme ran for six months and involved Westwood Secondary School, Koufu, McDonald’s, KFC and Subway as partners. partners, who own close to More than food outlets, including food courts and quick service restaurants – have joined the Tray Return Partnership since its launch in May 2013 40 700 36 ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY NEA recognises the importance of nurturing an active citizenry and fostering personal ownership of a clean and green Singapore. Accordingly, NEA makes an effort to reach out and connect with the community. The year saw NEA engaging the community through art, a tray return campaign and a national dengue prevention campaign. In 2015, more than 1,500 participants — including students, teachers and professional artists from more than 70 schools and organisations — came together to celebrate 50 years of Singapore’s unique hawker culture and our neighbourhood heritage through art. Together they created 133 murals and art installations in 44 hawker centres. As part of the project, NEA also joined hands with the National Heritage Board, National Paying tribute to hawker centres through art Arts Council and Nippon Paint Singapore to publish a book titled, Our Hawker Centres – A Heritage & Art Project. The book features a collection of photographs and essays on the artworks, and captures vivid recollections and quotes from the project participants (the book is available online at www.nea.gov.sg). Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam graced the closing ceremony for the project on 1 August 2015. murals and art installations in hawker centres 133 44 NEA ANNUAL REPORT 2015 / 2016 NEA ANNUAL REPORT 2015 / 2016