-- The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas) has been honoured the “Hong Kong Volunteer Award (HKV-Award) 2024 - Outstanding Corporate Award,” co-organised by the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau and the Agency for Volunteer Service. This is the second consecutive year Towngas has won this award.
Last year, Towngas organised several innovative volunteer activities to meet the needs of different people. Among them, Towngas joined forces with the elderly-focused social enterprise to host the Sensory Restaurant on Wheels™ event. Elderly homes were transformed into nostalgic dim sum restaurants, where volunteers assumed the role of waiters, to enable the elderly with swallowing difficulties to enjoy yum cha.
To nurture young talent, Towngas launched the “Towngas Green Flame Energy Scientist Programme.” Towngas volunteers visit schools to explain concepts related to future energy, climate change, technology and innovation, and gas safety. By leveraging the corporate’s strengths, they bring professional scientific knowledge to the next generation, promoting environmental education.
In promoting social inclusion, Towngas organised an inclusive floor curling competition, where the Towngas volunteers and the service users from the Spastics Association of Hong Kong (SAHK) were divided into teams, helping to explore their sporting potential. Additionally, Towngas sponsored the equipment of floor curling for the users from SAHK. Since 2013, Towngas has also been hosting the “Farming for Charity” activity, where volunteers farm weekly and donate the crops to social welfare organisations.
Volunteer work never stops. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Towngas Volunteer Service Team (TVST). Mr Felix Lee Kin-ming, Towngas Head of Group ESG and Head of Group Corporate Affairs, said: “In addition to continuing traditional volunteer activities such as visits to bring warmth, we also focus on neglected communities in society. For example, during the Dragon Boat Festival, we organised a dumpling-wrapping event where volunteers accompanied ‘elders with emigrant family’ to make rice dumplings, enhancing their sense of well-being. We also held a cooking contest for visually impaired individuals, allowing them to showcase their culinary skills and encouraging society to provide more support for them. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of TVST, we invited 200 elderly people and their carers to participate in the ‘Sensory Restaurant on Wheels™’ event. We also prepared soft meals for elderly individuals with swallowing difficulties, allowing them to enjoy the pleasure of dining together with their carers.”
To date, TVST has contributed over 1 million service hours, and the cumulative number of beneficiaries has reached over 8.5 million. This year, Towngas distributed over 320,000 mooncakes, benefiting more than 150 charitable organisations and groups. The “Farming for Charity” activity also donated over 4,000 catties of crops to charitable organisations, benefiting approximately 8,000 people this year.
Towngas’ diverse volunteer activities have been widely recognised, earning several awards this year, including: the “Best Social Impact Award” and the “Outstanding Caring Award” in the Enterprise Group of Industry Cares Recognition Scheme 2024, the Junzi Corporation Award of the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, Excellence in Construction Industry Volunteering Project (Merit) by Construction Industry Council, and the Special Recognition Award and Gold Award in the Equal Opportunities Commission’s Universal Design Award Scheme 2024/25.
Towngas has always been committed to serving the community and will continue to provide more diverse and socially relevant volunteer services, striving to fill the gaps in social care.
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Press photos:
Photo 1:
Mr Felix Lee Kin-ming (left), Towngas Head of Group ESG and Head of Group Corporate Affairs, and Mr Raymond Tai hung-yuen (right), Chairman of Towngas Volunteer Services Team, receive the Outstanding Corporate Award of the HKV-Award 2024 on behalf of the Company.
Photo 2:
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of TVST, Towngas invited 200 elderly people and their carers to participate. The Towngas management team, taking on the roles of restaurant waiters, receptionists, and managers, leads other colleagues in welcoming the elderly and their families to enjoy the pleasure of dining together in a traditional dim sum restaurant.
Photo 3:
Since 2013, Towngas has been hosting the “Farming for Charity” activity, where volunteers farm weekly and donate the crops to social welfare organisations.
Photo 4:
During the Dragon Boat Festival, Towngas organised a dumpling-wrapping event where volunteers accompanied ‘elders with emigrant family’ to make rice dumplings, helping to alleviate their sense of loneliness.
Photo 5:
In 2023, Towngas launched the “Towngas Green Flame Energy Scientist Programme.” Towngas volunteers took on the role of teachers, visiting schools to explain concepts related to future energy, climate change, technology and innovation, and gas safety, promoting environmental education.
Photo 6:
Towngas and Hong Kong Blind Union host the “Unseen Carers: Delicious Culinary Idea-thon” cooking contest. Twenty-one visually impaired participants team up with Towngas volunteers, promoting the message of social inclusion.
For media enquiries, please contact:
The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited
Ms Kara Kwong
Senior Corporate Affairs Officer
Tel: 2963 3497 / 6698 3357
Email: [email protected]
Mr Julius Chow
Senior Corporate Affairs Officer
Tel: 2963 3471 / 6969 1360
Email: [email protected]
Release ID: 89148579
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