Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (SHKP) continues to support Hong Kong’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. To provide a stable and high-speed network communications service, SHKP’s subsidiary SmarTone is constructing 5G networks at full speed at 10 sites where community isolation facilities (CIFs) and a hospital for emergency use are located. Anti-pandemic workers and people admitted to the facilities will also enjoy free local data from SmarTone. Moreover, SHKP will give out 15,000 complimentary tickets to Sky100 Hong Kong Observation Deck and another 15,000 to Noah’s Ark Hong Kong Theme Park to occupants of the six CIFs.

SHKP Chairman and Managing Director Raymond Kwok said: “SHKP has assisted in different areas to fight the virus since the outbreak of the pandemic. Our initiatives include lending for free sites for building CIFs, providing free office space as venues for community vaccination, speedily constructing 5G networks for CIFs, expediting the transportation of supplies from the mainland, and arranging for our property management companies to help with the last-mile delivery of anti-pandemic items. SHKP has worked closely with different parties in the anti-pandemic fight, in the hope that Hong Kong will win the battle and return to normal as soon as possible.”

Today, Edward Yau, the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, visited the Tam Mi CIF in Yuen Long in the company of Allen Fung, SHKP Executive Director and SmarTone Deputy Chairman & Executive Director, to learn more about the SmarTone 5G service and formally receive the materials donated by SHKP. Allen Fung said: “SHKP remains united in the anti-pandemic fight. As a pioneer in mobile service, SmarTone started building 5G networks for CIFs while the latter were still under construction. The SmarTone team also quickly arranged 5G Wi-Fi routers and free local data cards for CIFs, allowing anti-pandemic staff and people under isolation to maintain seamless communication with the community.”

Committed to Building Networks with Heart, SmarTone has already completed the construction of 5G networks for the CIFs in Tam Mi, San Tin and Hung Shui Kiu. Occupants and staff in the CIFs, including frontline healthcare workers and members of the anti-pandemic task force, will also receive 5G Wi-Fi routers and free local data cards from SmarTone. With a stable, high-speed 5G network, anti-pandemic workers can speed up the check-in of CIF occupants, who can also scan a QR code with their mobile phones to access a designated webpage, where they can fill out personal information, pre-order meals every day, and request daily necessities. 

In addition, SHKP will present 15,000 tickets to the Sky100 Hong Kong Observation Deck and another 15,000 to Noah’s Ark Hong Kong Theme Park to families admitted to CIFs, hoping a tour to Hong Kong’s famous attractions will help lift their spirits after their stay in the CIF. Another SHKP subsidiary, YATA, has prepared 20,000 caring kits for occupants in the Tam Mi and San Tin CIFs.

Earlier, SHKP lent for free a site in Tam Mi and another in San Tin for building community isolation facilities. The Group also offered another plot of land in San Tin to serve as a temporary cargo transfer yard to help handle supplies from the mainland. The three sites have a combined area of about 1.7 million square feet.

A large number of people need to undergo home isolation amid the severe pandemic situation in Hong Kong. As part of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited’s (SHKP) efforts to combat the pandemic, its property management companies – Hong Yip Service Company Limited (Hong Yip) and Kai Shing Management Services Limited (Kai Shing) – have partnered with the Hong Kong Volunteers Against Coronavirus to deliver anti-pandemic supplies collected from the community to needy households. Hong Yip and Kai Shing will also fully support the government in its coming distribution of anti-pandemic packs. Managing a total of 338 residential developments, the two companies can help with the last-mile delivery of supplies to almost 800,000 people.

SHKP Chairman and Managing Director Raymond Kwok said: “Amid the changing pandemic situation, SHKP has strived to address the city’s pressing need for isolation facilities, communication networks in those facilities, vaccination centres, a stable supply of goods, and the timely handling of anti-pandemic materials from the mainland. We stand united to support Hong Kong’s fight against the pandemic. Recognizing the needs of people under home isolation, our property management companies have quickly made the best of their resources to support the distribution of anti-pandemic items and daily necessities to affected individuals. The supplies include materials provided by the Central Government and those collected by the Hong Kong Volunteers Against Coronavirus.”

Bunny Chan, the chief convenor of the Hong Kong Volunteers Against Coronavirus, said: “We are grateful to work with Hong Yip and Kai Shing, two of the largest property management companies in Hong Kong. Hong Yip and Kai Shing were the first in their industry to lend us a hand. Their support will provide important manpower resources to significantly expedite the distribution of supplies. We are also thankful for SHKP’s donation of materials and their timely assistance. They have set a role model for others. We believe that with the concerted effort of the community, Hong Kong will soon be able to beat the pandemic.”

Coordinating the distribution of supplies from different parties

Hong Yip and Kai Shing are two of the biggest property management companies in Hong Kong, managing 338 residential developments, which house close to 800,000 people in more than 200,000 units. Today Alkin Kwong, Chairman and Chief Executive of Hong Yip, and Chan Kam-fai, Managing Director of Kai Shing, met with Bunny Chan to kick off their collaboration. Both pledged to swiftly send the supplies collected by the Hong Kong Volunteers Against Coronavirus, part of which were donated by SHKP, to needy households. 

Meeting residents’ needs in the spirit of Building Homes with Heart

Both Hong Yip and Kai Shing are at the forefront of the anti-pandemic battle and support the government’s StayHomeSafe Scheme. In addition to stepping up disinfection in the residential developments, they strive to provide appropriate support and services to residents. Their initiatives included purchasing daily necessities for households undergoing home isolation and arranging for medical groups to offer an outreach vaccination service at clubhouses in the residential developments.

Anti-pandemic measures in shopping malls and office buildings

SHKP has also continued to step up anti-pandemic measures in its shopping malls and office buildings, including leveraging smart technology to disinfect its premises and improving the monitoring of air quality. Moreover, the Group recently provided free space in Millennium City 5, in Kwun Tong, and Landmark North, in North District, as venues for community vaccination centres. Both centres are also strongly supported by their property management arm.

The community isolation facility (CIF) in Tam Mi, Yuen Yong, built on a 10-hectare site lent for free by Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (SHKP), was handed over to the government today. SHKP will give out 20,000 caring kits to CIF occupants and has arranged for golf carts to provide convenience to staff and others at the Tam Mi facility.

HKSAR Chief Executive Carrie Lam today inspected the Tam Mi facility, the sixth CIF constructed with the support of the Central Government, in the company of SHKP Executive Director Adam Kwok. Save for the facility in the Lok Ma Chau Loop, the Tam Mi CIF is the largest among the city’s isolation and treatment facilities.

The handover ceremony was attended by Carrie Lam, the Chief Executive; Tan Tieniu, the Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR; John Lee, the Chief Secretary for Administration; Michael Wong, the Secretary for Development; Tang Ping-keung, the Secretary for Security; Sophia Chan, the Secretary for Food and Health; and Yan Jianguo, Chairman of China State Construction International Holdings Limited (China State Construction), the project contractor.

SHKP Chairman and Managing Director Raymond Kwok said: “We are deeply grateful for the Central Government’s care and support for Hong Kong in its fight against the pandemic. China State Construction took only a few weeks to build the Tam Mi facility, which truly demonstrates its high efficiency. We are also thankful for the selfless devotion of the mainland medical support team and Hong Kong’s medical and healthcare staff. SHKP has been working closely with different sectors to help the government combat the virus and swiftly lent its sites for free to cope with the surge in demand for isolation facilities. We believe that with the concerted efforts of the community, Hong Kong will soon be able to beat the pandemic.” 

Located on Castle Peak Road, Tam Mi, the approximately 10-hectare CIF will provide more than 2,000 units.

SHKP fully supports the government’s anti-pandemic initiatives, lending three sites with an aggregate area of almost 1.7 million square feet. In addition to the Tam Mi site, SHKP offered the former San Tin Shopping City, which is now another CIF. Another parcel of land in San Tin is intended to become a provisional cargo transfer yard to help handle supplies from the mainland.  

SHKP also cares about the daily needs of those staying at the CIFs. A total of 20,000 caring kits, prepared by YATA, a subsidiary of SHKP, will be given out in batches to persons under isolation in the Tam Mi and San Tin facilities. A token of love and care from the Group, the packs will contain healthy snacks, instant noodles, cakes, powder drinks, and more. 

Since the Tam Mi CIF is spread over a vast area, the Group has arranged the delivery of five golf carts to help with the delivery of supplies and allow staff to swiftly respond to the needs of the occupants. If necessary, the Group will arrange for more golf carts to help the CIF operations.

SmarTone, a subsidiary of SHKP, has also strongly supported the fight against the pandemic. It has provided CIF occupants and frontline healthcare workers with data cards and 5G Wi-Fi routers, allowing them to stay connected with the community and obtain the latest information via a quality network anytime, anywhere.

Earlier, SHKP provided office space at Landmark North and Millennium City 5 for free as venues for community vaccination, hoping to attract more people in the North District and Kwun Tong to get a jab. Also, two of the Group’s hotels participated in the Community Isolation Facility Hotel Scheme.