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| Hopewell Received Social Capital Builder Logo Award | | | 16 Dec 2022
Hopewell Holdings Limited ("Hopewell") has once again participated in the biennial "Social Capital Builder Awards" program and has been awarded the "Social Capital Builder Logo Award" by the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau and its Community Investment and Inclusion Fund. This award recognizes and commends the Group's outstanding contributions to the development of social capital in Hong Kong, its spirit of mutual assistance, timely support for the needs of citizens, and its infusion of warmth into the community.
The Social Capital Builder Awards Ceremony was successfully held on 14 December 2022, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. This year, a total of 542 companies and organizations were awarded the Social Capital Builder Logo Award. Additionally, seven funding programs received the " Outstanding Social Capital Project Awards," and eight organizations, businesses, or individuals received the " Outstanding Social Capital Partnership Awards." |
| Hopewell Junior Volunteers Programme Organized Expressive Arts Exhibition | | | 08 Dec 2022
Hopewell Holdings Limited ("Hopewell") and St. James' Settlement have jointly organized the “Hopewell Junior Volunteers Programme” for the seventh consecutive year. The program held six sessions of "Expressive Arts Therapy Experience Workshop" from October 15, allowing 48 students from the C.C.C Chuen Yuen First Primary School and Holy Cross Lutheran School in primary 4 to 6 to improve their mental health through art creation.
In addition, selected artwork were exhibited at Panda Place, a subsidiary of Hopewell, from December 8th to 11th, to allow the public to understand the program and share the students' achievements, enhancing their confidence. The schools also organized tours during the exhibition period, allowing students to showcase their creativity with their friends and families and providing opportunities for mutual communication between teachers and students. |
| Hopewell Organized Mindfulness Tours to Promote the Mental Health of Students | | | 19 Nov 2022
Hopewell Holdings Limited ("Hopewell") and St. James' Settlement have jointly organized the “Hopewell Junior Volunteers Programme” for the seventh consecutive year. This year, the program included the "Nature X Mindfulness Workshop" to relieve stress and emotions of grassroots students, support their psychological health needs, and promote physical and mental health.
To allow students to experience the workshop, a Mindfulness Ecology Tour was held on 19 November. 23 students from the E.L.C.H.K Kwai Shing Lutheran Primary School and eight HH Social Club volunteers joined to cleanse their souls in the countryside. A professional instructor led the participants to use their five senses to understand nature, including sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. In addition to understanding biodiversity through different senses, they experienced how to interact with nature, enhancing positive emotions and relieving stress. After the event, St. James' Settlement will distribute psychological health questionnaires to participating students to evaluate the effectiveness of the workshop in improving emotional health. |
| Hopewell Spread Love to Singleton Elderly at Tuen Ng Festival | | | 13 May 2022
Caring for the community is ingrained in our corporate culture. Hopewell Holdings Limited (“Hopewell”) continued to collaborate with St. James’ Settlement to organize the Tuen Ng Volunteer Programme for the twelfth consecutive year, benefitting over 11,000 singleton elderly since its launch, sharing festive greetings and cheer to the elderly during the Tuen Ng Festival.
On 13 May, 18 HH Social Club volunteers gathered at Hopewell Centre and prepared 100 HH Social Club gift bags. Hopewell also donated 1,100 HH Social Club gift bags, containing rice dumplings from Panda Hotel, Vitamin C tablets, soup packs and food.
During the year, around 30 HH Social Club volunteers made calls to over 110 elderly from 27 May to 7 June, taking care of their physical and mental wellbeing, in particular those who had recovered from COVID-19. It allows St. James’ Settlement to offer immediate assistance to those in need. |
| Hopewell Supported COVID-19 Support Hotline by Hong Kong Red Cross | | | 07 Apr 2022
During the 5th wave pandemic, the number of confirmed cases continues to climb daily, even in the elderly care homes. To provide essential support to vulnerable groups, the Hong Kong Red Cross set up the "COVID-19 Support Hotline" and "COVID-19 Information Platform" in February, providing the latest COVID-19 measures and health information, as well as HKRC and other social services information. They also provided psychological support services, food parcels, COVID-19 prevention kits, rapid antigen test kits, etc. according to needs, especially for the vulnerable.
Hopewell Holdings Limited ("Hopewell") supported COVID-19 Support Hotline of Hong Kong Red Cross by sponsoring the Hopewell Centre as a venue for the volunteers to pack and distribute protective equipment and other supplies to elderly care homes. In addition, to express their sincere gratitude for the volunteers' selfless dedication, Hopewell had specially sent 150 gift packs to Hong Kong Red Cross volunteers. The gift packs contained “Lung Clearing Tea”, vacuum bottles, oranges, and macarons made by the Panda Hotel Hotel, sending encouragement and blessings to them.
Since the launch of the "COVID-19 Support Hotline", The Hotline had received over 13,000 calls, with our wish is to tide over everyone in the city amidst difficulties. |
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