Sustainability Report 2021/22

Value Created for Community Our volunteers offered home-inspection services and basic renovations to elderly people living alone, disabled people and underprivileged families. Utilizing their technical experience and knowledge, our volunteers published and distributed a pre-move checklist and a renovation guide, and trained up our community volunteer partners, who would provide continuous assistance to the respective beneficiaries, fostering a spirit of volunteerism in the community. The team also extended its support to people facing challenges from the pandemic. Apart from calls and video conferences, we organized gift-bag distributions during festivals. The bags included festive food, anti-pandemic items and stationery for children, offering all round support to families in need. Our volunteers also made a mosaic photo stand and arranged individual poon choi packages to celebrate the moving-in of residents to the redeveloped Pak Tin Estate. We encourage employees to participate in philanthropy by providing training and insurance that covers volunteering activities. To date, the team consists of 3,000 volunteers and in 2022, it contributed more than 65,000 hours of charity work 1 . We were honoured to have received the Highest Service Hour Award (Private Organizations – Category 1) from the Social Welfare Department in 2020 for the 15th consecutive year, and the Most Supportive Organization title from the Construction Industry Volunteer Awards. 1 Volunteer hours are calculated by calendar year. Reading supports the development of both individuals and the society. Accordingly, we have focused investment on igniting youth’s passion for books. The SHKP Reading Club is an open and complimentary hub which organizes various activities, programmes and competitions for the community. Amid the pandemic, the SHKP Reading Club continued to offer reading and sharing opportunities for youth. To date, the Club has enrolled more than 57,000 members in Hong Kong and on the mainland. Read for More Online Platform Our interactive online platform Read for More was launched in 2019 to promote reading and sharing among youth. With inspiring and accessible multimedia content about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), technology, Chinese culture and literature, it has attracted more than 835,000 users and three million page views cumulatively. We produced a lot of brilliant content for people to maintain a healthy and cheerful lifestyle amid the pandemic. This year, SHKP Reading Club partnered with The Federation of New Territories Youth Foundation and the Tai Po Youths Association to launch the Read for More anti-pandemic writing contest, inviting all Hong Kong secondary and university students to recommend an inspiring book in their writing. Over 200 articles from 67 schools were received, and 15 students were awarded. Outstanding writings are published on the online platform, using words to cheer for Hong Kong. Please visit Read for More website for details. Reading and Holistic Development Objective Promote a happy reading and learning culture among youth Approach • Spread the joy of reading through SHKP Reading Club programmes and initiatives • Inspire youth’s interest by sharing experiences and book recommendations on our Read for More online platform • Promote reading via seamless online and offline experiences Reading and STEM Education among Youth 47 Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited • Sustainability Report 2021/22