Milestones
2000-2001
Establishment of the first Integrated Services Centre (TWGHs Jockey Club Lei Tung Integrated Services Centre), and Chinese medicine clinical centre (Kwong Wah Hospital – The Chinese University of Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Clinical Research and Services Centre).
2002
- Establishment of the first Social Enterprise (Enterprise Vegetable & Fruit Processing and Supply Services).
- TWGHs CROSS Centre was established.
2003
- When the community was hard stricken by SARS, Tung Wah actively supported the government’s anti-SARS programme.
- Tung Wah Hospital – The University of Hong Kong Clinical Centre for Teaching and Research in Chinese Medicine was set up as the first Chinese medicine centre in the public sector under Hospital Authority.
- Setting up of the first dental health centre for senior citizens at Kwong Wah Hospital.
- TWGHs Even Centre, Hong Kong’s first counselling centre for problem gambling, was inaugurated.
2004
Initiating the setting up of the first well men clinic at Kwong Wah Hospital (renamed TWGHs Integrated Diagnostic and Medical Centre in 2009).
2005
- Engaging the Department of History of The Chinese University of Hong Kong on the Research Project on the Archives of TWGHs.
- The restoration project of Tung Wah Coffin Home won the Award of Merit in the Asia Pacific Heritage Awards, which was organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the Award of Honour in the Heritage Preservation and Conservation Awards (2004), which was organized by the Antiquities and Monuments Office of the HKSAR government.
2006
- Commenced the TWGHs Oral History Research Project jointly with the Centre of Asian Studies of The University of Hong Kong.
- Introducing the integrated Chinese and Western Medicine treatment services for inpatients at Kwong Wah Hospital and Tung Wah Hospital.
2007
The Chinese University of Hong Kong- Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Community College was inaugurated.
2008
- Fund-raising work towards the relief work for the earthquake disaster in Sichuan was organized and more than $17 million was raised. Adding the allocation of $3 million by TWGHs Board, over $20 million was donated for the relief work.
- Becoming the first charitable organization funded by the Environment and Conservation Fund to implement large-scale and integrated green programmes.
2009
- Signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for collaborations on Chinese medicine development with the Paris Public Hospital Authority in France, representing the first-ever MOU of its kind ever signed in European countries with external parties.
- Establishment of TWGHs Wilson T.S. Wang Center of Integrated Health Management practising Chinese medicine philosophy in preventive treatment.
- Subsidized by the government, TWGHs established the first Integrated Centre on Smoking Cessation in the territory.
- With grants from the government, the “Food-for-all-short-term Food Assistance Service” was launched to provide food assistance to people in need. The TWGHs Charitable Food Relief Fund was set up with the support from the Board of Directors to provide food assistance to those low income families who fell out of the scope of government’s food assistance service.
- Launched the pilot scheme of “Dying-in-Home”, a new initiative in medical-social collaboration.
2010
- The Friends of Tung Wah Monthly Donation Scheme was first launched to create a new source of donation income in addition to one-off donation programmes to develop and maintain services for people in need.
- Jointly presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and TWGHs, “Hong Kong, Benevolent City: Tung Wah and the Growth of Chinese Communities” exhibition in the Hong Kong Museum of History was the first and largest-scale charity exhibition in Hong Kong.
- Declaration of Man Mo Temple and Tung Wah Museum as monuments under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance (Cap.53).
- Setting up of the first haemodialysis centre at Kwong Wah Hospital.
2011
- Merry-Go-Round was elected as the No.1 Film on the chart “Top 10 Chinese Language Films 2010”. “Here to Stay” from the movie won the Best Original Film Song at the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards. The movie was also nominated for the “Best Cinematography” award in the Film Awards.
- The Tung Wah College gained approval from the Education Bureau to launch the 4-year degree programme under the Post-secondary College Ordinance (Cap 320).
- TWGHs Administration Headquarters received ISO 14001 Certification for Environmental Management.
- Establishment of “TWGHs Outreaching Dental Services for Elderly Homes” to provide free primary dental care services to the elderly in residential care homes and day care centres.
- Organizing the first “I-Run Hong Kong Special Marathon 2011” in Hong Kong.
2012
- With support from the government, TWGHs launched the Tin Sau Bazaar in Tin Shui Wai, leasing stalls to the underprivileged at a low rate.
- In the 2013/2014 Budget Address, the government has made provisions for the Kwong Wah Hospital Redevelopment Project.
- Establishment of the TWGHs Integrated Centre on Addiction Prevention and Treatment to provide multi-disciplinary integrated treatment and services.
- Commencement of the construction of the New TWGHs Jockey Club Sunshine Complex for the Elderly (originally TWGHs David Trench Home for the Elderly).
2013
- The redevelopment project for TWGHs Wong Fut Nam College, TWGHs’ first secondary school in Kowloon, has commenced.
- The Education Bureau has approved the relocation of TWGHs Ma Kam Chan Memorial Primary School to Fanling and the target completion date is 2016.
2014
- “Transpacific Ties Bridging Hong Kong and Los Angeles Through Art Exhibition”, the first-ever tripartite joint Exhibition between Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (TWGHs), Chinese American Museum (CAM), Los Angeles and the Southern California-based Chinese Parents Association for the Disabled (CPAD), allowed public to recognize the talent of disabled artistic and promote social inclusion.
- TWGHs awarded the Chinese American Museum (CAM) by the Humanitarian Award by, in recognition of its wide-ranging charitable efforts that have spanned in Chinese history.
- Opening Ceremony of TWGHs Long Love Integrated Family Service Centre, TWGHs Lok Hong Integrated Community Centre for Mental Wellness and iCare Kitchen, and TWGHs Ho Yuk Ching Workshop cum Hostel.
2015
To celebrate TWGHs’ 145th anniversary, TWGHs has planned a whole year of exciting initiatives. In addition, TWGHs has partnered with Hong Kong Commercial Radio to roll out a series of programme under the theme “万大善事有东华”.
