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The Government of the HKSAR Chief Secretary for Administration Matthew Cheung (fourth left), Event Organizing Committee Co-chairman Edward Cheung (third right), Group Deputy Managing Director Mike Wong (third left), Group Executive Directors Adam Kwok (second right) and Christopher Kwok (second left), The Community Chest of Hong Kong Campaign Committee Chairman Simon Kwok (first left) and The Hong Kong Council of Social Service Chief Executive Chua Hoi-wai (first right) officiated at the event 香港特區政府政務司司長張建宗（左四）、活動籌委會聯席主席張永銳（右三）、集團副董事總經理黃 植榮（左三）、集團執行董事郭基煇（右二）及郭基泓（左二）、香港公益金籌募委員會主席郭少明（左 一）及香港社會服務聯會行政總裁蔡海偉（右一），為活動揭開序幕 The seventh SHKP Vertical Run for Charity – Race to Hong Kong ICC promotes sports for charity 第七屆「新地公益垂直跑 – 勇闖香港 ICC 」體現運動行善精神 Hosted by the Group, the seventh SHKP Vertical Run for Charity – Race to Hong Kong ICC attracted more than 1,900 participants aged from 10 to 75 from 38 countries and regions, with some runners suffering from vision or hearing impairments, or autism. The runner mix reflected the popularity of vertical running and its power to promote social inclusion. The race was again the grand finale of the Vertical World Circuit. To attract different vertical running enthusiasts, a variety of race categories were offered, including Elite, Individual, Team Relay and Fun Climb. The Elite Race brought together 26 vertical running standouts from around the world, who competed for the men’s and SHKP Reading Club’s autumn guided tours promote happy reading 新閱會秋日導賞推廣愉快閱讀 The SHKP Reading Club is committed to making ‘happy reading’ a part of everyday lives. The Club’s seasonal programme Read On, Move On series organizes cycling, stair-climbing as well as other guided tours to various locales in books for participants to enjoy reading and sports. The 2018 Read On, Move On series featured three special events. In the Wizard of Books guided hiking tour, participants climbed up Lung Fu Shan to enjoy the natural scenery and historical landmarks there. The Discovering Tung Chung on the Bike guided cultural tour brought participants to Tung Chung Fort and Hau Wong Temple, and then moved on to teach everyone more about local mangroves and river habitats. Participants of the Pop Culture guided stairways tour strolled along signature stairways in Central and Sheung Wan that were featured in major Hong Kong pop cultural works or had inspired special movie scene locales. Additionally, the Club recommended a host of relevant good books for participants to learn more about local culture through extended reading. women’s titles, which this year went to Polish and Australian runners respectively. They also became the overall champions of the Vertical World Circuit. The Individual Races saw over 840 runners compete for the men’s and women’s titles. The two overall champions will be given sponsorships to take part in 2019 Vertical World Circuit overseas races with the aim of promoting sports for charity. As in previous years, all event proceeds plus extra donations from the Group will go to charitable organizations for children and youth development programmes. 由集團主辦的第七屆「新地公益垂直跑 – 勇闖 香港 ICC 」，吸引逾 1,900 人參與，參加者來自 38 個國家和地區，年齡由 10 至 75 歲，另有視 障、聽障及自閉症人士參與，充分體現垂直跑 的普及性及共融精神。活動亦繼續成為「垂直 馬拉松世界巡迴賽」的終極挑戰站。 活動分為精英賽、個人賽、隊際接力賽及滿 Fun 體驗組別，吸引不同類型的垂直跑愛好者 參與。精英賽雲集 26 名世界級垂直跑好手爭 奪冠軍寶座，最終由波蘭及澳洲選手分別奪得 男、女子組冠軍，兩人並同時成為「垂直馬拉 松世界巡迴賽」男、女子組終極王者。個人賽 有逾 840 名跑手參加，男女子組全場總冠軍將 獲大會贊助參與 2019 年「垂直馬拉松世界巡迴 賽」外地賽事，宣揚運動行善的精神。一如以 往，活動全數收益連同集團額外捐款將撥作慈 善用途，以支持發展兒童及青少年項目。 Sustainability Vol 90 • Q4 2018 • SHKP Quarterly 22