癸巳年 - 保良局

me on becoming Chairman of the Kuk; these six Chinese characters have been kept closest to my heart andmotivated my work at all times. To commemorate the Kuk’s history of charity, we will organize an exhibition titledOur 135th Anniversary at the Po Leung Kuk Museum. The exhibition will outline our history from the date ofestablishment till now. Portable display boards will also be loaned to schools and other organizations for shorttermexhibition. In addition, we will also open our Headquarters to the public and host an Open Day, so that publiccan take a closer look at today’s Po Leung Kuk. We will also host a series of educational activities to celebrate our135th anniversary amongst our schools, which include comic drawing, lyric writing, drama and visual arts contests,project learning and a student talent show to be held at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza in Tsim Sha Tsui, etc.All these activities will be related to the themes of the Kuk’s history or its service development. These activities aimat fostering closer ties between the students and the Kuk, providing more diversified learning opportunities, andfacilitating their understanding of our commitment to serving the society.Launching new services to meet the needs of the societyApart from enhancing our existing services, the Board also plans to expand our portfolio to meet the changingneeds of society.Elderly services have been a core part of my community service over the years, and I have a clear understandingthat in providing elderly services, we are not only serving the elders, but also each and every member of a family.The focus of our elderly services has been gradually moving from the traditional elderly home services to more onsupporting services to facilitate ageing at home. This development is in line with the Government’s policy, and,more importantly, matches the wish of the elders to spend the latter part of their life at their own homes insteadof an elderly home. This year, we will open our first Life Education and Elderly Support Centre in Kwun Tong topromote life education as well as to provide support services like day-care services and community canteenservices as in many other Po Leung Kuk elderly centres. In order to help the seniors continue to age at home andrelieve their carer’s stress, the Kuk will offer “holiday care services” for elders in all of our ten day care centres. Takingcare of the elderly is a year-round duty, and may create stress for their family members as well as the carers in thelong term. Our holiday care services aim to provide a break for them during Sundays. In Hong Kong, there arearound 520,000 elders living with their families, a considerable number of which would be in desperate need ofour care and support. In view of the pressing need of the elderly services, we have to work even harder on our Carefor the Elders Fund-raising Project. I appeal for your generous donations to our elderly services, and together wecan realize the dreams of the old people to age at home.Po Leung Kuk Inauguration Booklet For Board Of Directors 2013-2014 21