Poon Choi Gathering in Tsz Wan Shan Serves as the Finale of"Hang Lung x Lok Kwan Community Cuisine"


(Hong Kong, December 22, 2014) The Hang Lung volunteer team specially arranged a poon choi gathering at CCC Heep Woh College in Tsz Wan Shan for about 50 elderly people to get together and celebrate one of the important Chinese festivals - the Winter Solstice Festival. Volunteers also prepared nutritious soup for the elderly participants, as this gathering marked the final activity of "Hang Lung x Lok Kwan Community Cuisine."

In early 2014, Hang Lung Properties donated HK$1 million to set up "Hang Lung x Lok Kwan Community Cuisine," a program run together with Lok Kwan Social Services that provided affordable and nutritious meals to elderly residents of Wong Tai Sin and Tsz Wan Shan throughout the year. In order to reach more beneficiaries, the Hang Lung Soup Delivery Team was also established to deliver seasonal soup to elderly residents who were not able to enjoy the meals provided by the Community Cuisine program due to health problems that affected their mobility. During the six soup deliveries that took place, the Team sent out 300 kettles of soup, sharing love and care with many elderly beneficiaries.

Mr. Chuk Fai Kwan, Assistant Director - Corporate Communications of Hang Lung Properties, who grew up in Tsz Wan Shan, participated in all six soup deliveries. "I lived in Tsz Wan Shan for 20 years and that's the reason I pay special attention to the people and happenings in this district," he said. "This is the place where I grew up. It is really meaningful to celebrate the important Winter Solstice Festival with the elderly residents of this neighborhood and Hang Lung volunteers."

Apart from providing the venue for the poon choi gathering, CCC Heep Woh College, where Mr. Kwan attended secondary school, also recruited 20 students to serve the elderly alongside Hang Lung volunteers, aiming to encourage students to inherit the spirit of serving the community.

About Hang Lung Properties
Hang Lung Properties Limited, a constituent stock of the Hang Seng Index and Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Indices in Hong Kong, is a leading real estate developer in Hong Kong and mainland China. Boasting a diversified portfolio of investment properties in Hong Kong, the Company has progressively branched out into the Mainland since the 1990s, building, owning and managing world-class commercial complexes in key cities, projects that have earned international acclaim for their exceptional quality of architectural design, services and sustainable features.

Riding on the immense success of its two landmark properties in Shanghai, Plaza 66 and Grand Gateway 66, the Company's footprint has expanded to Shenyang, Jinan, Wuxi, Tianjin, Dalian, Kunming and Wuhan, with all the Mainland projects carrying the "66" brand. Subsequent to the grand openings of Parc 66 in Jinan, Palace 66 and Forum 66 in Shenyang, as well as Center 66 in Wuxi over the past few years, Riverside 66, another world-class investment property in Tianjin, also came into operation in September 2014. As Hang Lung's business continues to grow, the Company is set to develop into the most admired mega national commercial property enterprise in the market.

Media contact:
Cheung Ka Wing 
Assistant Manager 
Corporate Communications  
WingKWCheung@hanglung.com

Sharon Cheung
Officer
Corporate Communications
SharonCheung@hanglung.com

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Mr. Chuk Fai Kwan, Assistant Director - Corporate Communications of Hang Lung Properties (fifth from right) together with Hang Lung volunteers and students from CCC Heep Woh College enjoy the poon choi with the elderly residents to celebrate the Winter Solstice Festival.
Hang Lung volunteer brings her kid to join the activity. The elderly feels warm when receiving the Christmas card prepared by the junior Hang Lung volunteer.
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