Sustainability Report 2018/19

• SHKP staff teamed up with Hong Chi’s students to compete in the relay race SHKP Co-organize and Compete in the ‘Hong Chi Climbathon’ in Support of Social Integration SHKP was honoured to co-organize the annual charity stair-run ‘Hong Chi Climbathon’ in October 2018 at the Central Plaza. Our staff teamed up with Hong Chi’s students to take on the 75-floor relay race challenge, raising funds for the Hong Chi Association as well as displaying a positive spirit for social integration. SHKP Cycling Academy Pilot Scheme To promote cycling and ‘Exercise for Good’ in schools, SHKP sponsored and established the ‘SHKP Cycling Academy’. In order to further enhance cycling skills and safety awareness among young people, a ‘Pilot Scheme’ hosted by the Cycling Association of Hong Kong, China, has also been launched among local schools to discover cycling talents destined to emerge as ‘future successors’ of the Hong Kong Cycling Team. Secondary school students have been offered the chance to receive professional track cycling training from former Hong Kong Cycling Team members and registered track cycling coaches. About 200 students from nearly 20 secondary schools have joined. Nearly 1,500 students have participated in cycling promotion activities. • Inauguration ceremony of the SHKP Cycling Academy Connecting to Our Society Committed to Building Homes with Heart, the SHKP Volunteer Team (the Team) was established in 2003 to support various community initiatives. To date, the Team has close to 2,700 volunteers who together contributed about 131,000 service hours to different charity work 1 . The Team is committed to the ‘ABC caring spirit’ philosophy that creates synergy and brings a long-term positive impact to the community: ABC Caring Spirit A: Association to work as a team B: Belief in Building Homes with Heart C: Commitment to serve the community and reach out to those in need To engage more employees to participate in community events, SHKP provides training opportunities as well as insurance coverage as incentives. Moreover, the annual Volunteer Recognition Day was launched in partnership with the Hong Kong Social Welfare Department and non-governmental organizations to express our appreciation for the many committed volunteers. 1. Volunteer hours are calculated by calendar year. Value Created for Community Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited • Sustainability Report 2018/19 39