May 2014
May 2014
Chairman’s Message
As a charity organization, we would like to see the aided becoming self-sufficient through professional training provided by TWGHs, from which they can acquire recognition from the society.
Consider iBakery. Despite the early difficulties in training physically-challenged employees, iBakery has become a renowned social enterprise in three years with the great efforts of our colleagues. Recently, it was offered a one-dollar tenant agreement at Winsor House for setting up its first pop-up store in the downtown area and the collaboration with Hyatt Regency Kyoto for the launch of its Green Tea Cookies. These are great examples of the harmonic cross-border cooperations between the business community and social enterprise.
BiciLine is another successful case. BiciLine is a social enterprise which provides job opportunities for young people through ecotourism promotion. It has been widely recognized, served over 18,000 customers, and has extended its service area from Yuen Long to West Kowloon with SmartBike.
The goal of TWGHs’ social enterprise is to assist the underprivileged in terms of self-sufficiency and self-esteem with various training. We are going to explore more services and brands to keep up with the needs of the society and people.
iBakery unveils new pop-up store at Causeway Bay
Setting up a shop at the business centre is almost impossible for a social enterprise, but iBakery, one of the TWGHs’ social enterprises, has been offered a one-dollar tenant agreement for 4 months by the supportive business community, fulfilling the dream of selling cookies made by the physically-challenged in a prime location.
The opening ceremony of the new pop-up store was held on 15 April 2014. At the ceremony, Mr. Ivan SZE, the Chairman, said that the new pop-up store indicated a successful inter-sector cooperation and set a good example for the collaboration between social enterprise and the business community.
iBakery also introduces Green Tea Cookies at the new shop after receiving training from the chief patisserie of Hyatt Regency Kyoto, which represents a cross – cultural communication and cooperation.
iBakery Cookies Shop (Winsor House)
Date: 12 April 2014 – 31 August 2014
Address: 1/F, Winsor House, 311 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay
Telephone: 6693 5955
Operating Hours: 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
TWGHs Lui Yun Choy Memorial College wins the Art Development Awards for the secondtime
For its efforts in promoting Cantonese Opera, TWGHs Lui Yun Choy Memorial College has won for the second time the “Award for Arts Education (School Division)” of the Hong Kong Arts Development Awards 2013 presented by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC). Besides, TWGHs S.C. Gaw Memorial College was also awarded with “Good Performance Award (School Division)” for its outstanding achievement in Latin Dance.
Through the collaboration with the Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Institute of Education, Lui Yun Choy Memorial College creatively fused Cantonese Opera into their regular curriculum and organised a series of competitions and activities to promote Cantonese Opera in school. The HKADC judges praised the College for its systematic promotion of Chinese Opera, which carries forward and transforms the cultural tradition.
Upgraded iPhone and Android Apps of TWGHs available now
TWGHs always keeps pace with your needs and that is why we have launched the favoured iPhone apps last year to provide health, education and lifestyle information. To keep up the good work, we are proud to present the updated version of iPhone and Android Apps with new functions and latest information.
Features of the upgraded TWGHs iPhone & Android Apps:
Optimised Interface: Easy browsing and sorting
Personalized frontageHomepage: Viewing your favorite page conveniently
Google Map Function: One scroll away from the locations of TWGHs’ service divisions with the suggested transportation route
Extra Information: Lease and job vacancies of TWGHs and social services hotlines
Extensive Social Media Channels Options: Sharing information with loved ones and friends by just a click
Associate with other Funny Apps for TWGHs: Providing informative and integrated online platform for services of TWGHs to the publicMobile Push: Receiving information about TWHGs on a timely basis.
TWGHs‧HKT‧Jue Yao‧HKSO Charity Concert “Our Stage Our Care”
Date: 21 June 2014 (Saturday)
Time: Cocktail reception – 7:15 p.m.
Ceremony & Concert – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Concert Hall, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central
Aim: Raise funds for medical , education and community services
Co-organizer: Hong Kong Strings Orchestra
Well-wishers are cordially invited to be Patrons of the event and/or participate in the Concert. All direct costs of the event are sponsored by TWGHs Board of Directors and no administrative expenses will be deducted. All public donations will go direct to our services.
For donation and enrolment details, please contact us at 1878 333.
Kwong Wah Hospital goes green on reducing food waste
Honoured with numerous environmental awards and recognitions, this year, Kwong Wah Hospital won the Community Benefit Project of the Year at the RICS Hong Kong Awards 2014 organized by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors for its food waste recycling project. The recycling project has substantially reduced the size of solid waste, and converted food waste into soil conditioner.
TWGHs also collaborated with the Hong Kong Baptist University to carry out a research project “Composting of Food Waste with Chinese Medicinal Herb Residues as a Bulking Agent to Produce a High-end Organic Fertilizer”.
Besides, the efforts of our colleagues, the full support and participation of TWGHs has also been the key to the success of the project.
