Sustainability Report 2023/24

The Group supports women empowerment. Recognizing the significance of gender pay equality, we monitor and disclose our gender pay gap ratio. Individuals from all backgrounds, including the ethnic minorities and people with disabilities, are offered with fair and inclusive opportunities. For more details on gender pay equality, please refer to Appendix III. Our subsidiaries have partnered with the HKSAR government and other non-profit organizations (NPOs) to embrace diversity: Additionally, we provide on-the-job training and mentorship programmes to raise awareness about diversity, inclusion and anti-discrimination to enhance mutual understanding and respect for people from different backgrounds. For example, cantonese training for Nepalese staff is offered to relevant security personnel at Kai Shing. Hong Yip collaborated with NPOs to offer inclusive and diversity workshops on providing friendly services skills for individuals with disability and the elderly. Family-friendly welfare and benefits have been provided for the families of our employees since 2003. We offered full scholarships to employees’ children who participate in the non-profit AFS’s overseas exchange programmes. We also offer financial assistance to secondary school students from low-income households pursuing undergraduate studies. To date, the SHKP Group Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme has helped 137 employees’ children. Family-friendly Arrangements and Support Programmes Female representation: 33.3% at management level During the reporting year, in our workforce, we have: 31 5 people with physical or mental disabilities 549 people from minority ethnicities Workforce Distribution Gender Female 45% Male 55% 30-50 32% Over 50 59% Age Under 30 9% Total full-time employees in Hong Kong: 26,340 (as at 30 June 2024) • 14 weeks of fully paid maternity leave and up to five days of fully paid paternity leave • Flexible working hours and working-from-home arrangements for employees with special needs • Part-time working options available, subject to management approval • Childcare and amenities, such as breastfeeding rooms and exclusive-use fridge • Regular social, recreational activities and interest classes for staff and families • Care leave, beyond parental leave, at our property management arms to encourage staff to participate in health and well-being activities with families, taking care of their families Hong Yip • Joined Social Ventures Hong Kong and HATCH’s TalentXChange programme, which aimed to em- power mothers who have taken a career break of 5+ years to journey back into the workplace, through co-designing job opportunities and workstyles with corporate partners. • Partnered with the Zubin Foundation to offer internships for minorities • United with the Hong Kong Federation of Women’s Centres to launch the Building Up Sustainable Mutual Support Network for single mothers and new-arrival women. Participants were trained in repair and maintenance skills by Hong Yip engineers to enhance job opportunities Kai Shing • United with the Labour Department and Construction Industry Council for programmes seeking craft apprentices, semi-skilled trainees and individuals from the over-50, elderly and middle-aged demographics, to ensure equal opportunities for individuals from various backgrounds to enter the property management industry Royal Hotels • Participated in the Hire and Train Scheme by Employees Retraining Board to provide on- the-job training to middle-aged women and homemakers • Joined the recruitment days organized by different NGOs, such as Kowloon Federation of Associations and Women Slash by Christian Action to target the women workforce Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited | Sustainability Report 2023/24 < 50 > Our Reporting Approach Message from the Sustainability Steering Committee Our Business Our Approach to Sustainability Value Created for the Environment Value Created for People Value Created for Customers Value Created for Supply Chain Value Created for Community Appendices