MORE than 120 “Green Guards,” members of the public who have devoted themselves to protecting flowers and trees in Futian District, attended the inaugural and badge granting ceremonies of Futian’s first Green Guards team June 2 at Xiangmi Park. Through the event, more residents were mobilized to take part in building Shenzhen into a national forest city.

After reading the oath aloud, the representatives of the Green Guards followed the park guides to a litchi orchard and performed their duties as Green Guards for the first time.

According to a key member of the Urban Management Bureau of Futian District, a recruitment call had been made starting May 23 through several official WeChat accounts, including “jiazhufutian,” “foporg,” and “gh_1aea46109925.” Since then, over 300 residents have signed up and become Green Guards.

The original purpose of forming the team was to help preserve the 100,000-square-meter litchi forest in Xiangmi Park and to involve more people in the cause.

In the future, the Green Guards will receive training to learn knowledge about forestation, mastering their responsibilities, and stopping improper behavior of citizens.

While assuming their responsibilities, Green Guards also enjoy “Xiangmi Benefits” including tasting litchis, being given priority in adopting plants and admission to the courses provided by the nature school at the park. (Yang Mei)