On 13th May 2017, COSCO SHIPPING International arranged a total of 24 volunteers comprising its employees and their family members in Hong Kong to join a visit activity, organised by a non-profit social organization namely Sham Shui Po District Elderly Community Centre of Neighbourhood Advice-Action Council. A total of 20 elderly in a public housing estate in Shek Kip Mei in Kowloon were successfully visited. This promoted COSCO SHIPPING International’s volunteerism of passion to serve the community.

It was a drizzling morning. COSCO SHIPPING International’s volunteer team wearing neat uniform with the new company logo, briefed by the social worker of NAAC and divided into groups to visit the elderly who live alone in Chak On Estate in Shek Kip Mei. They carried some festive rice dumplings, fruits and necessities to give their greetings. The elderly, mostly living alone, or with their partners, rarely communicate with others. They welcomed the volunteers and were happy to share their recent livelihood and their needs. The volunteers passed their needs to the social workers for follow up, demonstrating the spirit of mutual support.

The organiser of the activity, Sham Shui Po District Elderly Community Centre, is a communal service centre offering diversified services to the elderly. In the past six years, COSCO SHIPPING International collaborated with the Centre and sent a team of volunteers during the festive seasons and the winter period to visit the elderly. Until now, a total of 1172 volunteer hours were serviced and a number of 288 elderly who live alone and who live together benefited.

This year has been the 20th anniversary of COSCO SHIPPING International’s being a listed subsidiary of COSCO SHIPPING (Hong Kong) Co., Limited. COSCO SHIPPING International will continue to disseminate the message of caring for the community by organising various forms of volunteer service.

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