<p>Corporate awards for outstanding volunteer services ***************************************************</p><p>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. </p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Mr Cheung also presented awards to the winners of the 2009-10 Best Corporate Volunteer Service Project Competition. The winners are as follows:</p><p>Award Project Name Name of Company ------</p><p>Champion Hong Kong, Mr New Home The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd</p><p>First HSBS Share-to-Care The Hongkong and Runner-up Volunteer Campaign Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd</p><p>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</p><p>Merit Better Care for our HSBC Insurance Senior Buddies 2009 (Asia-Pacific) Holdings Limited</p><p>Merit Mr Fix Programme Swire Properties Ltd.</p><p>Merit Ching Chung Action - Jackeline Beauty Youth Health International Development Group Limited</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Ends/Thursday, November 4, 2010 NNNN</p>