| 10 December |
Christmas
elderly visit for Po Leung Kuk
About 20 volunteers of NWS Volunteer Alliance participated in an
activity organized by Po Leung Kuk to visit solitary elderly in Lam Tin
district to deliver care and warmth before Christmas.
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| 5 November
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Elderly visit and survey
Volunteers conducted another visit to the elderly in Quarry Bay
district for Hong Kong YWCA Ming Yue District Elderly Community Centre to show
care to these elderly people and help find out their needs for the centre.
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| 31 October |
Elderly outing in Sai Kung
NWS Volunteer Alliance assisted in an outing activity for Hong
Kong Sheng Kung Hui Tsz Wan Shan Day Care Centre for the Elderly, taking elders
on wheelchairs around Sai Kung to enjoy its beautiful scenery.
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| 15 October |
SCHSA flag day
NWS Holdings supported the flag day of Senior Citizen Home
Safety Association by displaying posters, placing donation boxes in offices and
recruiting volunteers to sell flags.
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| 24-25 September &
15 October |
Po Leung Kuk District Elderly Campaign
The volunteer teams of NWS Holdings and UPML participated in the
District Elderly Campaign organized by Po Leung Kuk, and visited the elderly in
Kwun Tung on 24-25 September and Wong Tai Sin on 15 October respectively.
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| 16 September
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Elderly visit and survey
On the day before Mid-Autumn Festival, volunteers visited the
elderly in Quarry Bay district with mooncakes and fruits. Survey was also
conducted to help the elderly centre to understand their needs.
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| 16 September |
Mid-Autumn Festival celebration for the elderly
Nearly 40 NWS Volunteer Alliance volunteers were engaged in the
Mid-Autumn festival celebration event organized by Hong Kong YWCA Ming Yue
District Elderly Community Centre for the fourth consecutive year. Volunteers
assisted the catering arrangement and played mass games with the elderly.
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| 3 & 10 September |
Volunteers trained for Elder Ring service
About 16 volunteers attended training and practice sessions at
the hotline centre of Senior Citizen Home Safety Association to acquire the
skills and techniques in communicating with the elderly for preparation of
their engagement in the Elder Ring service.
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| 3 September
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Home cleaning for solitary elderly 
Members of NWS Volunteer Alliance visited solitary elderly in
Sai Wan Ho and Quarry Bay districts and helped them clean up their homes. The
service was coordinated by Hong Kong YWCA Ming Yue District Elderly Community
Centre.
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| 4 June |
Rice dumplings to the elderly
On the weekend before the Dragon Boat Festival, more than 50
volunteers joined the elderly concerned visit organized by Hong Kong YWCA Ming
Yue District Elderly Community Centre to deliver rice dumplings to the solitary
elderly in Sai Wan Ho and Quarry Bay districts.
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| 16 April
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Visit to PE Link and Elder Ring hotline centre
More than 30 members of NWS Volunteer Alliance visited the
hotline centre of Senior Citizen Home Safety Association. Its Executive
Director Mr Timothy Ma introduced the services and daily operation of Personal
Emergency Link ("PE Link") and Elder Ring. He also helped volunteers
understand more on elderly service skills by means of role play. NWS Volunteer
Alliance will recruit volunteers for the Elder Ring service afterwards.
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| 29 January |
Chinese New Year Elderly Concerned Visit
Kicking off
NWS Holdings' Caring Month, an elderly concerned visit was organized on
the second anniversary of the Group's first trading day. More than 150
volunteers from 18 subsidiaries, led by Executive Director Mr Tsang Yam Pui and
Mr Andrew Wong, visited solitary elders in Quarry Bay and Sai Wan Ho with
tangerines, cotton quilts, New Year cakes, dried sausages and Fai Chun.
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