Corporates Award for Outstanding Volunteer Services

Corporate awards for outstanding volunteer services ***************************************************

The Steering Committee on the Promotion of Volunteer Service of the Social Welfare Department today (November 4) presented awards to seven corporates in appreciation of their outstanding volunteer services.

Officiating at the 2010 Seminar on Corporate Volunteering cum Award Presentation Ceremony were the Deputy Director of Social Welfare (Services), Mr Cheung Hing-wah, and the Convener of the Sub-Committee on Promotion of Corporate Volunteering, Mr Herman Hui.

Mr Cheung and Mr Hui shared their views on “Enhance the Corporate Social Responsibility through Volunteering” and “The Vision of Cross-sector Collaboration in Corporate Volunteering – Stargaze Camp for All and the Blind” respectively with over 200 participants from corporate and welfare sectors attended the Seminar.

Mr Cheung also presented awards to the winners of the 2009-10 Best Corporate Volunteer Service Project Competition. The winners are as follows:

Award Project Name Name of Company ------

Champion Hong Kong, Mr New Home The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd

First HSBS Share-to-Care The Hongkong and Runner-up Volunteer Campaign Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd

Second “We Can Do It” Career WKK Volunteer Runner-up Learning Project 2010 Volunteer Team Merit Together We Fly Cathay Pacific Catering Services (HK) Ltd

Merit Better Care for our HSBC Insurance Senior Buddies 2009 (Asia-Pacific) Holdings Limited

Merit Mr Fix Programme Swire Properties Ltd.

Merit Ching Chung Action - Jackeline Beauty Youth Health International Development Group Limited

Certificates were also presented to XX graduates of the 5th Corporate Volunteer Training Course and 26 corporations and welfare agencies which had provided 10,000 hours of volunteer service in 2009.

The Steering Committee on the Promotion of Volunteer Service has been promoting “Volunteer Movement” since 1998. The Sub-Committee on Promotion of Corporate Volunteering was later set up to encourage corporations to take part in volunteer service to help those in need, with a view to fostering a harmonious society in Hong Kong. As at September 30, 2010, the Steering Committee has registered about 930 000 volunteers and over 2 090 organsations to support volunteering. The latest annual total service hour record has exceeded 21 million hours.

Ends/Thursday, November 4, 2010 NNNN