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Group Executive Director Adam Kwok (front, fifth left) and Breakthrough General Secretary Joyce Man (front, fourth right) with 2017 Modern Apprenticeship Programme students, mentors and guests 集團執行董事郭基煇（前排左 五）與突破總幹事萬樂人（前 排右四）為「『見』造未來 － 師徒創路學堂 2017 」主持誓師 禮，與一眾學員、師傅和嘉賓合 照留念 Children in the SHKP-Science & Innovation Project for Gifted at International Commerce Centre learning how STEM applies to architecture and construction 參與「新地資優科學創意發展計劃」的資優兒童 走進環球貿易廣場，學習 STEM 在建築工程上的 實際應用 Caring for young and old 扶老攜幼 關懷社區 The Group cares about the community and works with different organizations to help people in need. Recent initiatives included offering another year of the apprenticeship programme teaching life skills and job training under staff mentors to marginal graduates, giving gifted children from underprivileged families a fun, educational tour of International Commerce Centre and involving the elderly in festive activities. Modern Apprenticeship Programme nurtures young people for 15 years The Modern Apprenticeship Programme entered its 15th anniversary with 26 young people learning a series of life planning activities and personal development ahead of 10-week internships at the Group’s construction, property management and hotel subsidiaries and Noah’s Ark with staff mentors leading them through different workplace challenges. T h e G r o u p h a s o f f e r e d t h e M o d e r n Apprenticeship Programme with Breakthrough s i n ce 20 03 to g i v e y oung p e op l e wh o underperformed in public exams social skills and personal development training as well as work experience so they can understand themselves better and have brighter futures. About 300 young people have participated in the programme over 15 years and some have ended up working in the Group. SHKP-Science & Innovation Project for Gifted grooms school kids The Group took students in its SHKP-Science & Innovation Project for Gifted to International Commerce Centre to take a look at the features and operations of Hong Kong’s tallest skyscraper and how science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) applies to its construction and architecture. The project is run by The Boys’ & Girls’ Clubs Association of Hong Kong with funding from the Sun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong Cyclothon, offering two years of free STEM courses to 150 gifted Primary 3 to Form 2 students from low-income families to cultivate their potentials at STEM for critical thinking and creativity. Building Homes with Heart Caring Initiative for the elderly The Building Homes with Heart Caring Initiative shows concern for the elderly, especially at Chinese festivals. The programme distributed goodie bags with rice dumplings and essentials to about 3,000 singleton elderly and senior couples living in Kwun Tong and Kwai Tsing to spread cheer for the Tuen Ng Festival. The Group volunteers also visited singles elderly and senior couples living in Kwai Tsing, Kwun Tong, Sham Shui Po and Tseung Kwan O with goodie bags and dropped in to chat with them. Separately, the volunteers and mentally handicapped young people with special emotional needs made rice dumplings, making the festival more meaningful. The Group additionally worked with the Social Welfare Department and community organizations to host Chinese New Year Poon Choi lunches for a seventh year, taking about 1,700 seniors from Tai Po and Southern District to Noah’s Ark for lunch and treats to take home this year. Some of the guests put on a variety show, playing music, dancing and doing tai chi to liven up the festive event. CSR - Community Vol 84 • Q2 2017 • SHKP Quarterly 30