(Hong Kong, 22 February 2014) The “March of Social Engineers”, the latest programme under the Li Ka Shing Foundation’s “Love HK Your Way!”, entered a new phase today, as the city’s social engineers gathered together for a sharing session and collect funds to kick start their proposed projects immediately. The sharing session today aimed to provide an opportunity for around 100 social workers, whose projects were elected, and representatives of charitable organisations, to exchange views on their caring projects and discuss a range of pressing social issues in Hong Kong.
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Social workers exchange views on social service issues during the sharing session.
Social media bloggers offer insights on the latest developments in Internet communications, including (second from left) Patrick Suen, KC Koo and Samson Tong. They encourage social workers to increase the reach of their projects by leveraging the power of new media.
Social workers show solidarity to serve the community with their 90 caring projects, elected by 2,970 registered social workers from among 359 proposals put up for voting. The 90 projects receive a total of HK$11 million in funding from LKSF.
About the Li Ka Shing Foundation
Established in 1980 by Mr Li Ka-shing, the Li Ka Shing Foundation (LKSF) has three strategic focuses: nurture a new culture of giving; support education reform initiatives; and advance medical research and services. Mr Li considers the Foundation to be his “third son” and has pledged one-third of his assets to it. With initiatives spread over 19 countries and regions, LKSF supports projects that promote social progress through expanding access to quality education and medical services and research, encouraging cultural diversity and community involvement. Since its inception, LKSF has granted over HK$14.5 billion, approximately 90% of which benefit projects in the Greater China region.
For more information, please visit: www.lksf.org
For inquiries, please contact:
Li Ka Shing Foundation
Mr Jeremy Lau
Tel: +852-2128 1207
Fax: +852-2128 1766
Email: jeremy.lau@lksf.org
