Miss Alice Mak, Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs of the HKSAR Government, attended the Hong Kong Volunteer Day event and said, “This year’s Hang Lung Nationwide Volunteer Day, themed ‘Working with Youth’, aligns with the HKSAR Government’s initiative to encourage more citizens, particularly young people, to engage in volunteer work and collectively build a caring and inclusive society. As the future leaders of our community, it’s essential for young people to focus not only on their personal development but also on contributing to community and nation building. We encourage everyone to continue supporting volunteer services, working together to make Hong Kong a more compassionate place.”
The Hang Lung As One Volunteer Teams on the Mainland also empowered young people to organize a wide range of impactful activities. In Shanghai and Shenyang, volunteers co-hosted educational and learning activities with university students and arranged visits to local universities to inspire young people from grassroots families to explore their interests and development goals. In Tianjin and Jinan, volunteer teams organized a series of sports experiences and challenge events for children of migrant workers and local elementary school students, among others, and invited participating students to take part in sports and dance performances. In Dalian and Kunming, Hang Lung As One volunteers collaborated with student volunteers to prepare engaging activities such as games, painting, and performances, as well as to provide essential supplies to underserved children and schools. At Center 66 in Wuxi, a charity bazaar was held by the Volunteer Team and youth organizations with proceeds donated to charitable organizations and special education schools. In Wuhan and Hangzhou, volunteers worked with youth organizations and young students to arrange educational visits to local attractions, such as Wuhan East Lake Ocean World and the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, to encourage children to engage with topics like environmental protection.
