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馬會支持香港義工獎頒獎禮2025 表揚義工無私奉獻 促進社會關懷文化 (16:07) - 20260109 - 港聞 - 即時新聞

馬會支持香港義工獎頒獎禮2025 表揚義工無私奉獻 促進社會關懷文化 (16:07) – 20260109 – 港聞 – 即時新聞

「香港義工獎頒獎禮暨論壇2025」今日(9日)舉行,表揚一眾義工的付出和貢獻。香港賽馬會慈善信託基金自2022年起策劃及捐助「賽馬會眾心行善」計劃,並透過計劃持續支持「香港義工獎」,以鼓勵大眾參與義工服務,促進社會關懷文化。由民青局聯同義務工作發展局合辦的「香港義工獎頒獎禮暨論壇2025」,主禮嘉賓包括行政長官夫人暨義工總領袖李林麗嬋、民青局副局長梁宏正、馬會董事胡家驃及義務工作發展局主席彭韻僖。胡家驃致辭時表示,馬會早於上世紀七十年代起已與義務工作發展局攜手合作,推廣義工服務發展。近年馬會主導開展「賽馬會眾心行善」計劃,致力推廣「義工影響力」的理念,並支持增設多個義工奬項,更廣泛地肯定不同界別的貢獻,促進義務工作的可持續發展。他亦提到,馬會義工隊積極參與各項服務,回饋社會,包括為早前圓滿舉行的第十五屆全國運動會提供支援,期望義工精神代代相傳,溫暖全港。由馬會職員組成的義工隊一向積極服務社群,其2024年的總服務時數高達25,000小時,受惠人數超過74萬,並於在本屆香港義工獎榮獲「傑出企業獎」及「企業 – 年度十大最高義工時數獎」,充份肯定了馬會義工隊的貢獻。「賽馬會眾心行善」計劃推出的一站式整合平台,至今吸引超過23,000名義工參與,累計服務時數近27萬小時。自2023年起,馬會透過「賽馬會眾心行善」計劃捐助的專屬獎項包括「賽馬會眾心行善傑出常青義工獎」、「賽馬會眾心行善傑出愛心學校獎」、「賽馬會眾心行善常青義工時數獎」、「賽馬會眾心行善躍晉義工時數獎」以及「賽馬會眾心行善愛心學校」,以肯定義工的長期付出。此外,馬會亦支持「賽馬會眾心行善傑出躍晉義工獎」,特別鼓勵初次參與或重返義工行列的市民,表彰他們在推動義務工作方面的出色表現。「賽馬會眾心行善」計劃夥拍12個合作夥伴,鼓勵社會大眾,尤其中小學生、家庭、在職人士、50+及退休人士等,造福社群,並透過「眾心行善平台」夥拍香港六大義工配對平台,讓義工可搜尋不同的義工服務,整合參與及記錄各個服務活動。一如其他由馬會捐助的慈善項目,馬會對以上推動本地義工服務發展項目的支持,有賴其獨特的綜合營運模式,把賽馬及有節制體育博彩收入,轉化成稅款、慈善捐款及就業機會,貢獻香港。 Source link

馬會支持香港義工獎頒獎禮2025 表揚義工無私奉獻 促進社會關懷文化 (16:07) – 20260109 – 港聞 – 即時新聞 Read More »

Former city leader Leung Chun-ying (centre) at the memorial service for So. Photo: Jonathan Wong

‘Honest, principled’: Hong Kong political leaders pay tribute to ex-minister Gregory So

Hong Kong political heavyweights and former leaders gathered on Friday to pay tribute to the late ex-commerce minister Gregory So Kam-leung, as family and friends honoured his devotion to public service. Among those who attended the memorial service for So, who died on December 13, were former chief executives Donald Tsang Yam-kuen and Leung Chun-ying,

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Hong Kong hospital A&E department visits fall 12% after new fees take effect

Hong Kong hospital A&E department visits fall 12% after new fees take effect

Visits to accident and emergency (A&E) departments at Hong Kong’s public hospitals have dropped by nearly 12 per cent since a new pricing regime took effect, while the number of people benefiting from fee waivers has tripled. The Hospital Authority said on Friday that in the first week after the new fees regime was implemented

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Survey launched on long-term rehousing plans for Hong Kong fire victims

Survey launched on long-term rehousing plans for Hong Kong fire victims

Hong Kong authorities have launched a survey to gauge the long-term rehousing preferences of flat owners displaced by the devastating Tai Po blaze, offering nine options for new subsidised homes, including redeveloping the fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court by 2035 at the earliest. But some owners said on Friday that the acquisition prices the government had

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Hourly services at first automated Hong Kong public car park partially resume

Hourly services at first automated Hong Kong public car park partially resume

Hourly services at Hong Kong’s first automated public car park have partially resumed following a suspension of operations for an urgent system update just two days after its debut. In a reply to the Post, the Architectural Services Department said on Friday that hourly parking services for larger vehicles had resumed at noon, while those

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El Nino could cost Hong Kong US$300 billion and shorten life expectancy: study

El Nino could cost Hong Kong US$300 billion and shorten life expectancy: study

Extreme weather brought about by the El Nino phenomenon could cost Hong Kong as much as US$300 billion over the 21st century, according to a joint study by local and Singapore universities. The study also painted a bleak picture for public health, finding that Hongkongers born during the two strong El Nino events in 1982-83

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Domestic helper gets 5 months’ jail in Hong Kong for abusing 11-month-old baby

Domestic helper gets 5 months’ jail in Hong Kong for abusing 11-month-old baby

A domestic helper has been sentenced to five months in jail for abusing an 11‑month‑old baby in her employer’s home in Hong Kong. Eastern Court on Friday heard the guilty plea of the 41-year-old helper, who admitted to ill-treating the baby at a flat in Happy Valley on November 11 last year. The defendant’s full

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Explainer | Hong Kong just had its driest January day. But how does that impact your health?

Explainer | Hong Kong just had its driest January day. But how does that impact your health?

Hong Kong experienced its driest January day on record earlier this week, bucking its reputation for high temperatures and humidity. Relative humidity in the city plunged to 17 per cent on Thursday, the lowest for the month since records started in 1984. To help Hongkongers adjust, the Post speaks to experts about how to manage

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Hong Kong students lauded for using AI to help elderly fulfil travel dreams

Hong Kong students lauded for using AI to help elderly fulfil travel dreams

A group of Hong Kong students has created an award-winning initiative that uses artificial intelligence to help elderly couples fulfil their travel dreams, with the city leader’s wife highlighting the technology’s role in volunteer services. Janet Lee Lam Lai-sim, the spouse of Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, lauded the achievement at the Hong Kong Volunteer

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Hong Kong sets up 13-member expert panel to help mainland firms expand overseas

Hong Kong sets up 13-member expert panel to help mainland firms expand overseas

Hong Kong’s Department of Justice has set up a 13-member expert committee to advise on strategies for promoting the city’s legal and professional services sector to mainland Chinese businesses seeking to expand overseas. The department on Friday said the new Expert Committee on Professional Services for Going Global, chaired by Deputy Secretary for Justice Horace

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8 arrested over attempting to defraud HK$8.24 million from Hong Kong subsidy scheme

8 arrested over attempting to defraud HK$8.24 million from Hong Kong subsidy scheme

Hong Kong police have arrested eight people for allegedly attempting to defraud HK$8.24 million (US$1.06 million) from a subsidy scheme meant to help companies boost employees’ technology skills, with a family suspected of running the swindle. Chen Chi-cheong, assistant district commander (crime) of Sham Shui Po police district, said on Friday that officers had busted

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Hong Kong rugby player charged with indecent assault and criminal damage

Hong Kong rugby player charged with indecent assault and criminal damage

A Hong Kong professional rugby player has been accused of molesting a patron at a bar and damaging a door bolt inside a police station while he was held in custody. Faizal Solomona Penesa, 33, on Friday appeared at Eastern Court for the first time over a count of indecent assault and another of criminal

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Arup, Mott MacDonald finish major Hong Kong road corridor

Arup, Mott MacDonald finish major Hong Kong road corridor

Images of the completed Yau Ma Tei section of Kowloon Bypass (Arup & Mott MacDonald) A joint venture of UK-headquartered consulting engineers Arup and Mott MacDonald has announced that the 4.7km-long Yau Ma Tei section of Hong Kong’s Central Kowloon Bypass has opened to traffic. The dual three-lane bypass connects the Yau Ma Tei Interchange

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Ex-commerce chief Frederick Ma urges support for Hong Kong special needs education

Ex-commerce chief Frederick Ma urges support for Hong Kong special needs education

Former commerce chief Frederick Ma Si-hang has urged the public to deepen their support for disabled students in the city at a charity golf event organised by the Hong Kong Special Schools Council to raise awareness for this group. The tournament, held on Friday at the Fanling Golf Club, drew 21 teams of 84 people,

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Fortnum & Mason’s Hong Kong branch to close on January 25, holds clearance sale

Fortnum & Mason’s Hong Kong branch to close on January 25, holds clearance sale

Fortnum & Mason, the upmarket department store chain that counts the British royal family among its regular customers, has announced that its flagship shop in Hong Kong will close by the end of the month. The British luxury goods brand, known for its speciality teas and food hampers, announced on Friday that the store, which

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Outside In | To root out corruption, Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire investigation must go beyond scapegoats

Outside In | To root out corruption, Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire investigation must go beyond scapegoats

Alongside death and taxes, there are few things more universally certain than corruption in public procurement. That is a reality worth keeping front of mind in Hong Kong as we home in on those we want to blame for the tragic Wang Fuk Court fire that in November killed at least 161 people and left

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Hong Kong’s Legendary TVB Station is Alive and Well… in Vietnam

TVB, Pearl, and Jade… any Gen Z readers familiar with these names? These are all station/channel names of the long-standing Hong Kong television broadcasting company Television Broadcasts Limited. Since it was formed in 1967, TVB has been producing and broadcasting TV series that have garnered decade-long viewers, having put out a myriad of entrancing dramas

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Lai Ching Heen head chef Cheng Man-sang (left) and executive chef Lau Yiu-fai. Photo: courtesy Lai Ching Heen

The Judgment of Paris-winning Napa winery is coming to dinner in Hong Kong

In May 1976, the wine world’s axis tilted. At a blind tasting in Paris – later immortalised as the Judgment of Paris – a panel of French judges unwittingly dismantled the myth of Gallic invincibility. The weapon of choice? A 1973 Chardonnay from Château Montelena. When the scores were tallied, this upstart Californian bottle had

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Access to minors’ devices should be allowed to protect them: Hong Kong legal body

Access to minors’ devices should be allowed to protect them: Hong Kong legal body

Access to children’s electronic devices by adults supervising them should be allowed to protect their interests and ensure safety, according to recommendations by Hong Kong’s Law Reform Commission for proposed legislation to curb cybercrimes. But the wide-ranging recommendations, published by the commission on Friday and to be submitted to the government for consideration, stopped short

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Passenger injured in fire sparked by power bank on Incheon-Hong Kong flight

Passenger injured in fire sparked by power bank on Incheon-Hong Kong flight

A small fire triggered by a power bank broke out aboard an Asiana Airlines flight from Incheon to Hong Kong on Thursday night, injuring a passenger. Cabin crew put out the fire with an extinguisher within two minutes, while the passenger carrying the power bank suffered burns to their hand, according to a report by

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