HKEX Impact Funding Scheme
Funding HK$10 Million to 11 Local Charities
Support the Development of Diverse Community Projects
(Press Release, 30 December 2021) The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (“HKCSS”), in partnership with HKEX Foundation (“the Foundation”), announces the result of the HKEX Impact Funding Scheme (“the Scheme”) today. With a total grant of HK$10 million, the Scheme supports 11 non-subvented local charities to develop diverse community projects with the mission of community recovery from Covid-19.
According to the four focus themes of the Foundation, i.e. Financial Literacy, Diversity and Inclusion, Poverty Relief and Environmental Sustainability, 11 community projects with potential for sustainable development have been selected, which include:
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Name of Organisation |
Project |
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Financial Literacy |
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Enrich Personal Development Limited |
Financial and Empowerment Education Programmes for Domestic Workers |
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2. |
Teen’s Key – Young Women Development Network Limited |
Young Mother Money Journey Project |
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Diversity and Inclusion |
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3. |
Hong Kong Association for Cleft Lip & Palate |
Stand by You – Supporting Cleft Lip and Palate Families |
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4. |
InspiringHK Sports Foundation Limited |
Sports Photography Inclusive! |
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5. |
Louis Programme Training Centre Co., Ltd. |
Side with Our Precious |
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6. |
Oxfam Hong Kong |
Empowering through learning – Parent-child language programme for junior NCS students |
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Poverty Relief |
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Bo Charity Foundation Limited |
Self-serve Food Hub |
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8. |
Playright Children’s Play Association |
Playmobile@Community |
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Teach for Hong Kong Foundation Limited |
The Inclusive School Programme |
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Environmental Sustainability |
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10. |
Greeners Action |
No More Plastic Action @Yuen Long |
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11. |
Tin Shui Wai Community Development Network |
Neighbour-Wood @Tin Shui Wai |
Laura M Cha, HKEX Chairman and Chairman of HKEX Foundation said: “Throughout the year, HKEX Foundation has actively engaged and given back to our communities. Thanks to generous donations from listed issuers and market participants, as well as the support of HKCSS, we are very pleased to see the strong momentum and increasing impact in particular of the HKEX Impact Funding Scheme. As a responsible corporate citizen, we seek to address sustainability and social issues at a local level, reflecting HKEX’s commitment to our collective future.”
Mr Chua Hoi Wai, Chief Executive of the HKCSS, said: “we thank the Foundation for supporting social services provided by small local charities. A wide range of social agenda and people in need have been covered by the funded projects. Apart from serving different age groups, the funded projects also cover children with special education needs, ethnic minorities and young women with specific support; there are also service projects bringing new elements to community development and sustainability. The Funding Scheme allows local charities to attempt innovative ideas in response to different social needs, thus building a sustainable and diverse society together”.
The 11 community projects will be launched from 1 January 2022 onwards, for a period of 12 to 18 months. More details could be found at hkcss.org.hk.
About HKEX Foundation
HKEX Foundation was established in June 2020 to deepen HKEX’s connectivity and long-standing commitment to addressing the social and environmental challenges faced by our communities. It is a recognised charitable entity under Section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance. HKEX Foundation supports those in need through partnerships with local charities and funding projects across four focus areas: Financial Literacy, Diversity and Inclusion, Poverty Relief, and Environmental Sustainability.
About The Hong Kong Council of Social Service
The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS) is a federation of non-governmental social service agencies in Hong Kong. The Council represents more than 490 Agency Members, providing more than 90% of social welfare services in Hong Kong. HKCSS is committed to building a social service sector that is highly accountable, efficient, effective and responsive to social needs, upholding the long-term sustainable development of society and the well-being of all citizens.
For details, please contact:
HKCSS Corporate Communications
Mr. Eddie Tsang
Telephone: 2864 2982
Email: [email protected]
HKEX Impact Funding Scheme 2021 Winning Projects
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Agency Name |
Project Name |
Service Description |
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Financial Literacy |
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Enrich Personal Development Limited |
Financial and Empowerment Education Programmes for Domestic Workers
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The project aims at increasing migrant Domestic Workers’ financial resilience, and empowers them to be financially capable in achieving their life goals through educational workshops, Lunch and Learn series seminars and mentorship programme. |
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Teen’s Key – Young Women Development Network Limited |
Young Mother Money Journey Project
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The project aims at helping young mothers relive their financial and mental stress by empowering them to become financially independent through trainings on essential financial planning and vocational skill, while providing long-term peer support on the road to realising their personal goals. |
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Diversity and Inclusion |
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Hong Kong Association for Cleft Lip & Palate |
Stand by You – Supporting Cleft Lip and Palate Families |
The project aims at supporting families living with cleft lip and palate patients to give the best and appropriate treatments to their kids, and to ensure that the patients receive appropriate care, treatment and rehabilitation services. |
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Inspiring HK Sports Foundation Limited |
Sports Photography Inclusive! |
The project aims at encouraging marginal youths and those with Special Educational Needs (SEN) to express their emotions through sports photography, while using it as a channel to develop their career interests. |
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Louis Programme Training Centre Co., Ltd. |
Side with Our Precious |
The project aims at enhancing the confidence of the parents of SEN/ASD children in home-training, facilitating autistic youth’s career development, improving the quality of family time, and raising public awareness of autism through parental trainings, family activities, and workshops on career development. |
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Oxfam Hong Kong |
Empowering through Learning – Parent-child Language Programme for Junior NCS Students |
The project aims at helping South Asia ethnic minority (EM) women and children integrate into their local communities. Addressing the lack of cultural sensitivity faced by EM women and children, he project improves their Chinese proficiency and trains them to be qualified teaching assistants who can deliver Chinese-language classes to younger EM kids in the long-term. |
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Poverty Relief |
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Bo Charity Foundation Limited |
Self-serve Food Hub |
The project aims at strengthening the social support to grass-roots by filling in the social service gap between the everyday needs of food assistance and deficiency of operating hours of Charity Partners through developing the first automated 24/7 food assistance centre in Hong Kong. |
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Playright Children’s Play Association |
Playmobile@Community |
The project aims at providing children with different backgrounds with the chance to engage in recreational activities through setting up community playgrounds and sharing home play tips for stress-relieving. It also support interpersonal development and growth of the participants through the physical, sensory and social experiences that playtime offers. |
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Teach for Hong Kong Foundation Limited |
The Inclusive School Programme |
The project aims at enhancing social and cultural inclusiveness on secondary school campuses and facilitating understanding and collaboration among students of ethnic minority/ new immigrant/ low-income backgrounds while encouraging participants to identify personal strengths and career interests. |
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Environmental Sustainability |
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Greeners Action |
No More Plastic Action @Yuen Long |
The project aims at promoting public awareness on the importance of plastic reduction through encouraging restaurant patrons in Yuen Long district to bring their own reusable cutlery with a cash-back incentive. |
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Tin Shui Wai Community Development Network |
Neighbour-Wood @Tin Shui Wai |
The project aims at fostering a sustainable human-nature relationship in Tin Shui Wai district through the use of shared farmland, while encouraging sustainable agriculture and lifestyles. |