August 2014
August 2014
Chairman’s Message
Since 19th century, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals has been serving the community at all times via various services for people in need.
As the Chairman, I am pleased to share a piece of good news that we proudly received the Humanitarian Award under the Historymakers Awards conferred by the Chinese American Museum of Los Angeles, United States, honouring our contribution to the American Chinese community. Not only does this recognise our philanthropy services but also encourages us to keep up our spirit and carry on serving the society.
We also brought world-class music performance to Hong Kong. In July, we organised the Hong Kong International Percussion Festival 2014 and were glad to have Percussion Claviers de Lyon here to perform their West Side Story concert for the first time in Asia. A series of training activities and master classes were also arranged to nurture local percussionists.
Helping people who recovered from mental illness to re-enter the society is a realization of true social inclusion. Lok Hong Integrated Community Centre for Mental Wellness founded by TWGHs in 2010, has been serving people concerned and their family members through community support and rehabilitation services. Earlier in February this year, the Centre opened a new establishment titled iCare Kitchen to provide training and job opportunities for the discharged mental patients, aiming to help them develop their social life and getting back into the society.
We are looking forward to realizing the Tung Wah spirits and creating a harmony society though the provision of quality services for the betterment of the community.
Humanitarian Award conferred on TWGHs by Chinese American Museum in Los Angeles, United States
TWGHs was conferred with the Humanitarian Award by Chinese American Museum for its contribution to the Chinese American community in Los Angeles, United States. This reaffirms the efforts of TWGHs in philanthropy and the importance of TWGHs in the Chinese history.
In the late 19th century, TWGHs was connected with the overseas Chinese communities and served as the middle stop for their letters and money. Besides, reserving the Chinese traditions, we provided bone repatriation services for the deceased Chinese in America or other parts of the world back to their hometowns in the Mainland China. In the light of the above, TWGHs was awarded the Humanitarian Award.
Chinese American Museum, established in 2003, organises the Historymakers Awards annually to acknowledge individuals and institutions that have had significant impact on the Chinese American community.
It is truly honourable that TWGHs can be one of the awardees, manifesting the benevolent spirit globally. The award presentation ceremony will be held at the 18th annual Historymakers Awards Gala on 25 September 2014.
Hong Kong International Percussion Festival 2014 presented by TWGHs
Organised by TWGHs and co-hosted with Tung Wah Academy of Music, Hong Kong Baptist University, the University of Hong Kong and TWGHs Wong Fut Nam College, the Hong Kong International Percussion Festival 2014 was held between 9 – 18 July. The festival had organised 12 activities, including 3 concerts, 4 master classes, 3 workshops, a carnival, and a music camp in 9 days. We are proud to have Percussion Claviers de Lyon as the performer and giving training classes for local students.
By means of the festival, we would like to introduce world-class music education to Hong Kong to broaden young musicians’ horizons and strengthen their skills by providing a platform of training, performance and art appreciation.
The opening ceremony of the festival was held on 9 July 2014 at Tuen Mun City Hall. Mrs. TSE LING Kit-Ching, Cherry, JP, Permanent Secretary for Education, and other guests were invited as our official guests. Mr. Ivan SZE, the Chairman, said that all the activities held could introduce quality music to citizens and students.
TWGHs Student of the Year Award cum HKDSE Outstanding Awards Presentation Ceremony
The TWGHs Students of the Year cum DSE Outstanding Awards Presentation Ceremony was held on 18 July 2014 to commend students who performed well in examinations and conduct, as well as students who achieved outstanding HKDSE performance this year.
A total of 83 students from TWGHs secondary schools, primary schools, special schools and kindergartens were honoured with the Outstanding Student Award, and 18 students were praised for their marvellous achievements in the HKDSE Examination.
Mr. Ivan SZE, the Chairman, said that TWGHs did not focus on only knowledge but also one’s conduct and we would keep nurturing students to be responsible citizens.
Vinci’s Code Charity DVD Sale
Mr. Vinci WONG, the 4th vice-chairman, has donated 2,000 Vinci’s Code DVDs for charity sale, and all the proceeds went to support the redevelopment project of Kwong Wah Hospital. The press conferencewas held on 24 July 2014 at the Assembly Hall of Tung Wah Hospital, which was well attended by celebrities and artists. Mr. Wong shared interesting stories occurred in his TV programme and production of the new set of charity DVDs with the media friends and the participating guests. The event was filled with fun, friendship and happiness. Guests also helped make donation appeal and supported the video shooting to promote this charity sale.
Vienna Boys Choir Asian Concerts Tour 2014 – Hong Kong
| Date: | 3 to 5 October 2014 (Friday to Sunday) | ||
| Time: | 7:30-10:00pm | ||
| Venues: | - Jockey Club Auditorium of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University on 3 and 4 October 2014 (Friday and Saturday)- Academic Community Hall, Hong Kong Baptist University on 5 October 2014 (Sunday) | ||
| Purpose: | To raise funds for Tung Wah’s education services | ||
| Supporting organization: | Austrian Consulate General (Hong Kong and Macao) | ||
| Fundraising methods: | (1)Patrons： | ||
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Type of Patrons |
Amount |
Concert tickets |
|
| Honourable |
$680,000 or above |
20 |
|
| Platinum |
$380,000 or above |
10 |
|
| Diamond |
$108,000or above |
8 |
|
| Gold |
$88,000 or above |
6 |
|
| Silver |
$58,000 or above |
4 |
|
| Patron |
$18,000 or above |
2 |
|
| (2) Tickets Sales: $880 / $680 / $380 / $180 pcs | |||
| (3) Souvenir Programmes advertisement: $10,000 each page | |||
All direct costs of the event have been sponsored by Tung Wah Board of Directors and no administrative expenses will be deducted. All public donations will go direct to our services.
Donation hotline：1878 333
