The Lighting of the Hong Kong Cheung Kei Center to Honor Healthcare Workers, Dr. Chen Hongtian's Donations and Aids to Combat the Epidemic

2020.04.08

Between April 3 and 4, 2020, Cheung Kei Group accepted the invitation to the "light up" event to honour medical workers, initiated by Hong Kong Community Anti-Coronavirus Link. Between 7:30pm to 8:00pm on both evenings, the exterior of the Cheung Kei Center displayed supportive slogans to boost the morale of frontline medical staff combating the epidemic.

The Exterior of the Hong Kong Cheung Kei Center Lights Up to Support our Medical Workers

The Hong Kong Community Anti-Coronavirus Link (HKCACL) said that it aims to convey the message of "Doing Our Part to Combat the Epidemic in the Community" as it believes that the epidemic can be beaten through unity. Apart from Cheung Kei Group, other businesses participating in the event include Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited, Shun Tak Holdings, Bank of China (Hong Kong), China Construction Bank (Asia), Pacific Life Insurance, China Life Insurance (Overseas) Company Limited, China Taiping Insurance (Hong Kong) Company Limited, Bright Food Group, and The Tien Chu Hong Kong. On the evening, the commercial buildings of these companies located on both sides of the Victoria Harbour were illuminated with messages such as "Saluteto medical workers for standing on the frontlines", "Fight the epidemic together, love Hong Kong", and "To combat the epidemic and protect Hong Kong".

(The Hong Kong Cheung Kei Center Lights Up, Please See Attachment)

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, Dr. Chen Hongtian, a member of the CPPCC National Committee, a Justice of the Peace appointed by the HKSAR, and Chairman of Cheung Kei Group, has been extending his help to the community through the donation of money and supplies, rent reduction, public awareness campaigns, and other ways. Dr. Chen has been dutifully fulfilling the company's corporate social responsibility, by giving back to society.

As a Co-Chair of the Hong Kong Volunteers Federation, Dr. Chen Hongtian had donated HK$500,000 to the Federation back in February, to support the fight against the epidemic, and to extend help and support to the underprivileged families and individuals in Hong Kong. Meanwhile, he also donated 100,000 masks to the community to overcome hurdles together in these challenging times. Recently, Dr. Chen had also donated HK$500,000 to the AHK Fund in Hong Kong, for the purchase of anti-epidemic supplies, to help SMEs and citizens who urgently require financial support due to the turmoil of the anti-extradition bill movement.                                                      

Many businesses have been greatly affected by the epidemic, and are facing difficulties in these challenging times. In order to reduce the loss of the group's merchants, Dr. Chen Hongtian took the initiative to reduce or exempt the rent of merchants for a total amount of over20 million Hong Kong dollars, in hopes to stand bravely with other businesses in the current market climate. In addition, Dr. Chen also used advertisement space of his company's building, LED displays, and other channels to broadcast messages of gratitude to medical workers. In total, he had invested over 1million Hong Kong dollars of advertising expenses for the cause, and to call on fellow citizens to work together to fight the epidemic and overcome the challenging times together.