Sustainability Report 2021/22

Value Created for Community Due to the pandemic, the following activities were placed on hold: • Partnering with J Life Foundation for the SHKP The Starting Line, which equips underprivileged children with life and communication skills. It also aims to boost parents’ ability to care for and communicate with their children • Considering the arrangement of extra-curricular activities from the Education Bureau, the SHKP Cycling Academy x SLS Physical Fitness Training Scheme has been postponed since 2020 We will continue to monitor the impact of COVID-19 and strive to resume Sports for Charity programmes and activities when it is safe to do so. Meanwhile, we will explore alternative ways to promote sports and healthy lifestyles. Please visit Sports for Charity website for details. SHKP Cycling Academy Since 2018, SHKP has supported the SHKP Cycling Academy, led by the Cycling Association of Hong Kong. Systematic track training enhances students’ willpower and skills, and the academy holds interschool competitions to promote the Exercise for Good philosophy. This year, three new training centres at secondary schools were SHKP Supernova Virtual Series Race gathers cyclists in the metaverse Roadshow of the SHKP Cycling Academy Training Centre SHKP’s staff participate in the Sun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong 10K Championships launched. They are permanent facilities that are set to become the cradle for the Hong Kong Cycling Team. To date, approximately 400 students from nearly 20 secondary schools have participated. More than 100 students have received track cycling passes to ride at the Hong Kong Velodrome and nearly 5,000 students have participated in cycling promotion activities. Sun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong 10K Championships Amid the pandemic, virtual sports competitions have become a new convention. To show our continuous commitment to cycling sport development and advocate the megatrend of metaverse, five sessions of the SHKP Supernova Virtual Series Race were organized. Apart from the individual race which attracted about 110 local and international riders, 12 teams enthusiastically participated in the newly introduced team race. Cyclists competed on the metaverse through a cycling app with various landscapes, including mountains, beaches, cities and forests. The virtual races acted as an alternative tool for cyclists to practice and stay in top shape under the difficulties affecting outdoor training. SHKP collaborated with the Hong Kong Association of Athletics Affiliates to become the title sponsor of the Sun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong 10K Championships. About 1,500 contestants, including over 80 SHKP staff, participated in the race, staged in Tin Shui Wai in late August 2021 with runners starting on Wetland Park Road. A series of precautionary measures were implemented, but they did not affect runners’ passion. Sponsoring the SHKP Supernova Cycling Team To promote cycling among youth, we have since 2019 sponsored the SHKP Supernova Cycling Team. Underprivileged but talented and passionate cyclists between the ages of 12 and 18 receive professional training. This year, six of its members have joined the Hong Kong Cycling Team and represented Hong Kong at international events. One joined a six-month professional training programme in Australia, competing in high-level European races. 49 Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited • Sustainability Report 2021/22