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The Chest’s first major fundraising event in 2023, the Hong Kong & Kowloon Walk for Millions was successfully held on Sunday, 15 January 2023 at Hong Kong Stadium. 91 walking teams and individual walkers took part in the charity walk to raise funds for family and child welfare services supported by the Chest.
The Chest would like to express heartfelt gratitude to Bank of China (Hong Kong) for its full support. Its generosity enables the Chest to allocate all funds raised, without deduction of administration expenses, to 24 member agencies that provide family and child welfare services. Also, the Chest is deeply grateful for the immense support given by the government departments and the volunteers from uniformed groups.
The walk passed through Wong Nai Chung Gap Road, Black’s Link, Aberdeen Reservoir Road and finished at Aberdeen Country Park Visitors Centre. The total distance was approximately 10km, and it took about three hours to complete. Participants who finished the entire walk would receive a certificate of appreciation at the finish point.
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Officiating guests take part in the kick-off ceremony. From left to right: Mr Siu Chak-yee, Commissioner of Police; Mr Adrian Li, Investment Subcommittee Chairman; Ms Diana Cesar, Mr Charles Yang, Dr Dennis Sun and Mr Charles Lee, Campaign Committee Co-chairmen; Mr Sun Yu, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of Bank of China (Hong Kong); Mr Billy Kong, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee; Mr John Lee, The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Mrs Janet Lee, President of The Community Chest as Guests of Honour; Mr Paulo Pong, Chairman of the Campaign Committee; Dr Christina Lee, Chairman of the 2022/23 Hong Kong & Kowloon Walk for Millions Organising Committee; Co-chairmen Dr Chow Kam-wai, Mr Peter Chow and Ms Candy Liu; Dr Pamela Chan, Chairman of the Public Relations Committee; Dr Simon Kwok and Mr Stanley Sun, Campaign Committee Co-chairmen.
(First row sixth from left) Mr Peter Chow, Co-chairman of the Organising Committee; Mr Sun Yu, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of Bank of China (Hong Kong); Mr Billy Kong, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee; Mrs Janet Lee, President of The Community Chest and Mr John Lee, The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as Guests of Honour; Mr Paulo Pong, Chairman of the Campaign Committee; Dr Christina Lee, Chairman of the 2022/23 Hong Kong & Kowloon Walk for Millions Organising Committee; Co-chairmen Dr Chow Kam-wai and Ms Candy Liu pose for a group photo with the representatives of the VIP teams.
(First row from left) Mr Peter Chow, Co-chairman of the Organising Committee; Mr Sun Yu, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of Bank of China (Hong Kong); Mr Billy Kong, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee; Mrs Janet Lee, President of The Community Chest and Mr John Lee, The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as Guests of Honour; Mr Paulo Pong, Chairman of the Campaign Committee; Dr Christina Lee, Chairman of the 2022/23 Hong Kong & Kowloon Walk for Millions Organising Committee; Co-chairmen Dr Chow Kam-wai and Ms Candy Liu for a group photo with media teams made up with representatives from Television Broadcasts Limited and Radio Television Hong Kong (back row from left).
Walking teams pitch in their support to Hong Kong & Kowloon Walk for Millions.