New World Group contributes to the society showing love and care
New World Group is always striving to contribute to the society with its best. Besides participating in various charity events, the Group also forms corporate volunteer teams to encourage its management and staff to serve the company and contribute their love and care to the needy.
The two corporate volunteers teams, including the "NWCL Volunteer", formed by the staff of New World China Land Limited ("NWCL", Hong Kong stock code: 917) and the "NWS Volunteer Alliance", formed by the staff of NWS Holdings Limited ("NWS Holdings", Hong Kong stock cod: 659), visited the elderly residents in Feng Yan Jie in Li Wan District of Guangzhou, with the arrangement of The Neighbourhood Advice-Action Council.
The charity visit was lead by Mr Kwan Chuk Fai, Group Director - Corporate Affairs, and Mr Kenneth Geng, Regional Director - Southern China of NWCL, with around 100 "NWCL Volunteer" members from Guangzhou, Beijing, Shenyang, Jinan and Chengdu, and 34 "NWS Volunteer Alliance" members joining. The volunteers visited the elderly to understand their lives and gave them gift packs which consist of a blanket, handerchiefs and low-sugar food; the volunteers also chatted with them and played games with them. Besides delivering love and care to the elderly, the volunteers also got a chance to share their experiences of volunteering work. The two volunteer teams also celebrated the kick-off of the "NWCL Volunteer" and its 2nd anniversary. At the kick-off ceremony, the name of the volunteer team was announced to be changed from "NWCL Volunteer Alliance" to "NWCL Volunteer", and its new logo and visual identity were unveiled. On the same occasion, Mr Kwan Chuk Fai presented a Certificate of Recognition to the outstanding volunteers, showing the gesture of appreciation of their selfless contribution. NWCL is the first property developer in China forming such an organized volunteer team. The team has been set up for two years and the members come from various cities like Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Shenyang, Jinan and other adjacent regions.
NWS Volunteer Alliance also commemorated their 7th anniversary on the same day. Mr Kwan Chuk Fai and Ms Maria Cheung, Assistant General Manager - Corporate Communication of NWS Holdings presented awards to the members of "NWS Volunteer Alliance" who recorded the highest number of hours served last year. "NWS Volunteer Alliance" consists of over 1,400 members comprising staff and their family members, and the team has been awarded with the Gold Award for Volunteer Service by Social Welfare Department.