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With your support, Oxfam is able to equip tea farmers in Changning, Yunnan with better skills and means to improve livelihoods and cope with disasters.

A small rice packet leads to big lasting changes

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Dear Oxfam Friend,

Every year over two weekends in May, our staff and volunteers fan out into the community for the annual Oxfam Rice Sale. Dressed in the Oxfam tee shirts or volunteer jackets, our “green army” enthusiastically participates in the event, rain or shine, hoping to raise more money for poor people in Mainland China. Last year, the event was extended to Macau and was met with overwhelmingly positive response.

Oxfam Hong Kong has been working in China since 1987. Over the last 26 years, we have supported more than 2,000 development and humanitarian projects in 29 provinces and cities to assist poor people to improve their lives. However, over 90 million people in the country still earn an annual income of less than 2,300 yuan per person. This year, the theme of the Oxfam China Development Fund campaign is “A small rice packet

Message from the Director Generalleads to big lasting changes”. Indeed, every rice packet that you buy will make a difference. I urge you to support our campaign this year and buy more, if you can.

Have you ever noticed that the photos that you see in our communications materials often feature smiling faces and always carry positive messages? It is our belief that the fight against poverty and injustice is achieved by determination, perseverance and a positive attitude. We consider our donors and project participants as equal partners. Instead of being passive takers, our beneficiaries can – with our assistance – actively change their lives around and embark on the journey towards self-reliance.

Do you still remember Ying? She is one of the survivors of a deadly factory fire in Shenzhen and has assisted many injured workers to rebuild their lives. She is also the main character of one of the workshops hosted by our Interactive Education Centre. The tragedy has left a

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mark in Ying’s life, but in this issue of Oxfam Express, she demonstrates the power of hope and resilience and shows us how a near-fatal trauma has not robbed her of a fulfilling life.

Whether rain or shine, let us continue to join hands to help more people fight against poverty and injustice – with a smile and a positive attitude!

With warm wishes,

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Great efforts, small yieldsGreat efforts, small yieldsEveryone in Lianfu Village, Changning, Yunnan, knows well what Dong Yulan is doing at home – one of the walls of her house collapsed but she has no money to fix it. Like all other families in the village, Yulan’s family grows tea trees for a living. But they have only a small plot of land which in a good year brings about 2,000 yuan a year, still lower than the 2,300 yuan rural poverty line in the Mainland. Yulan finds it very difficult to feed her family of five with this little income, yet she still has to squeeze out 200 yuan each month to pay for her son’s education. Yulan’s husband used to work occasionally in nearby towns to earn extra cash, but he was diagnosed with lung abscess a few years ago. They had to borrow a large sum of money from relatives to pay for his medical treatment.

Tea is the major income source for Lianfu people for more than a century. But the old tea trees are gradually growing slower and producing less new leaves. Worse still is the prolonged drought in recent years – the village suffered from droughts from 2009 to 2011. With no basic water facilities in the village, people did not even have sufficient water to drink, let alone irrigation. Tea leaf quality suffered; its quantity dropped; and its market price dropped from 10 yuan to two yuan per kilogram, greatly affecting the farmers’ income.

Community-drivenlivelihood programmeCommunity-drivenlivelihood programmeCommunity-drivenlivelihood programmeIn 2011, Oxfam partnered with the poverty alleviation offices of Baoshan City and Changning County to introduce a community-driven development programme in Lianfu Village. Discussed and agreed by the Lanfu people, community development initiatives on growing skills and knowledge, water facilities, roads and disaster prevention were launched, with support from Oxfam and its partners.

Yulan takes care of her two sons while working on the tea field

Yulan wants her son to receive education but worries that she may not be able to support him

Growing tea is a traditional livelihood for Lanfu people

Better farming skillsWith the new skills acquired to improve the growth of the old tea trees, farmers sold their best quality tea batches at about 40 yuan per kilogram last year. Good quality also helped stabilise the tea price. More livelihood means such as growing walnuts and raising silk worms were introduced to diversify the income sources and reduce vulnerability.

An instructor demonstrates how to trim the tea trees to enhance growth

Roads and waterWith new and expanded roads, transportation of farm produce and necessities to and from the market is more affordable and less labour-intensive. Meanwhile, new water facilities improve household use of water and irrigation.

People used to carry their produces or necessities on their backs. With the new roads, they can now transport them by motorbike or tractor.

Disaster preventionTrainings on disaster awareness and preparedness were provided. Biogas facilities together with toilets and pigpens were built to facilitate the use of organic fertilisers in place of chemicals so as to protect soil and water sources and, in the long run, reduce disasters.

Residents attend training to better prepare for disasters村民參加防災培訓。

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Shared vision, lasting changes Shared vision, lasting changes The Lianfu programme is community-based and community-driven. From the very beginning, residents discussed and agreed among themselves a shared vision of wellbeing. They also set up a residents committee to facilitate implementation of the plans, supported by Oxfam and government officials. Residents’ active participation and sense of ownership of the programmes will enhance sustainable development of the community.

Global advocacy to support small farmersGlobal advocacy to support small farmersThe reciprocal causal relationship between disasters and poverty demands that livelihood development must be carried out with sustainability in mind. Disaster management has always been a major component of Oxfam’s rural community development programmes. In 2007, we also started a climate change advocacy campaign. Farmers in poor areas are often hit first and hardest by extreme weather, losing their livelihoods or even lives. We call on industrialised countries to cut emissions and provide aids to help poor people adapt to climate change. In 2012, we launched a global campaign GROW. Over eight billion people in the world go hungry every day; ironically, 80 per cent of them are small food producers including farmers, fishers and herders. We call on individuals, governments and powerful companies to work together to support small food producers and fix this food crisis.

Three out of the seven members of the residents committee are women, including Xiong Juzhen (left) and Yang Guixian. Now residents take part in their village’s development. “We like this,” they said.

“With this community-driven approach, people are more eager to implement the programme according to plan; their capacity has also improved,” said Baoshan City Poverty Alleviation official Yu Zhongshou.

Oxfam collaborated with the Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University in Shaanxi and conducted a research on climate change adaptation policy; a survey was done in seven villages to evaluate climate change impacts.

The poverty alleviation offices from Baoshan City and Changning County work with Oxfam in this programme. Officials found that the community-driven programme approach worked so well that they applied it on other programmes in the county. They also incorporated disaster management elements in their new programmes.

Oxfam China Development FundOxfam China Development FundOxfam Hong Kong has been working in Mainland China since 1987. In 1992, we set up the Oxfam China Development Fund, which finances our poverty alleviation and emergency relief projects across the Mainland, in both rural and urban areas. Oxfam has supported millions of people through more than 2,000 projects in 29 provinces/regions since 1987, including small-scale infrastructure projects, livelihood development, micro-credit, training, advocacy, capacity building, public education and more. In all, Oxfam Hong Kong has allocated more than HK$800 million for programmes in Mainland China.

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Please support Oxfam Rice Sale 2013!

20 bags of Oxfam Rice can provide four training sessions on better farming skills for the people in Yunnan.

Every year in May, Oxfam Rice Sale raises funds for our projects in Mainland China. Each little bag of rice costs HK$20.

45 bags can help build one toilet to improve hygiene in rural Yunnan.

80 bags can help build 50 metres of roads in rural Yunnan to help farmers send their produce to sell for income.

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In the mountain city of Chongqing, there is a county called Zhong. This ordinary small town is home to a group of extraordinary people who demonstrate the power of life.

In 1993, a deadly fire broke out in Zhili Toy Factory in Shenzhen, causing huge casualties. The disaster shocked the nation and sparked international concern about the appalling working conditions of the factories. The tragedy also accelerated the enactment of the Labour Law in China in 1994.

The then 17-year old Ying was one of the victims of the fire. A large part of her young body suffered serious burns. She lost her fingers on both hands and her left leg was amputated. The physical and emotional recovery was long and arduous. But she did not just survive, she thrived.

Ying started to be concerned about the critical conditions of injured workers and disabled people. In May 2002, she established the “Self-Empowerment Service Centre for Disabled Persons”, an officially registered non-governmental organisation in her hometown – Zhong County. In 2003, Oxfam Hong Kong began to provide funding support and capacity building assistance to the organisation.

The mission of the “Self-Empowerment Service Centre for Disabled Persons” is to “Help people towards self-reliance”. The Centre provides information on employment and counselling service to disadvantaged groups such as migrant workers, workers recovering from occupational injuries and illnesses and disabled people. It also promotes awareness of labour rights, strengthens workers’ capacity to defend for these rights, and ensures equal opportunities for their sustainable development. Over the years, Ying and her colleagues at the Centre have assisted hundreds of workers to rebuild their lives through trainings, counselling, organising forums, delivering handbooks on labour rights, as well as visits to workers suffering from pneumoconiosis.

Ying has two good friends – Huang Xiaomei and Luo Hongzhen. In 1992, when they were both in their early 20s, the prime of their youth, a serious mechanical failure at their factory left them permanently disabled – Xiaomei lost her fingers and Hongzhen lost her arm. In the next few years, they went through a long period of loss and despair. Ying understood their pains and the three women became good friends.

Xiaomei received a start-up grant from the “Self-Empowerment Service Centre for Disabled Persons” to run a noodle shop. She works very hard as this small business is her hope for a better future. As a disabled person, Hongzhen thought she would stay single for the rest of her life, but now, not only is she happily married, she is also a mother of two children.

People thought Ying could not survive – she did. People thought she would be bedridden for the rest of her life – she got out of bed with a prosthetic limb. People thought she would be on her own till she dies – she got married and gave birth to a lovely daughter. People thought her life had been ruined – she set up an organisation to help other disabled workers stand up again. China Central Television (CCTV) also filmed her story.

Ying’s courage defies reason and common perceptions. Her story demonstrates the power of life. When one believes, everything is possible.

Currently, there are over 200 million migrant workers in China. They have contributed significantly to the country’s rapid economic development; they have also helped improve the lives of their families living in rural China. However, many of them are unable to enjoy the benefits of their own contributions. Their labour rights are often denied, they may develop occupational diseases, and they may feel isolated from their home communities.

Oxfam Hong Kong has been supporting urban livelihood projects in many cities across China since the 1990s. Much of our work has always focused on community services, legal aid, training and advocacy. By assisting the workers to protect their income and labour rights, we help reduce poverty in rural China and narrow the rich-poor gap in urban China.

Although she lost her fingers, Huang Xiaomei manages her noodle shop well.

Workers with occupational illnesses or injuries engage in an interesting group activity

Ying says that her daughter is a mature little girl who can take care of herself. “I can devote my time to the work of the Centre with no worries.”

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Meeting Local Organisations: Community Development Alliance

Parent-child Activity: The Disappearance of Rice Participatory Workshop

Donor Trip to Shaanxi

Oxfam Hong Kong has worked in 70 countries, but we are also active right here at home. We would like to invite you to visit the Community Development Alliance (CDA), one of many local organisations we support.

CDA encourages the participation of residents in community development as well as advocating for the rights and interests of disadvantaged groups. The alliance is based in Tung Chung and Tin Shui Wai North.

Yat Tung Estate of Tung Chung, the largest public housing estate in Hong Kong, is one of the poorest districts in Hong Kong. The average household income of Yat Tung Estate is less than the overall average monthly income in Hong Kong. Though Tung Chung is located near the airport and a handful of tourist attractions, there are limited local job opportunities and employment support services available. For those who choose to work outside Tung Chung, they have to bear the heavy burden of high transport expenses. The core work of CDA is to advocate for the establishment of bazaars in vacant lands of Tung Chung district, and to enhance the MTR Tung Chung Monthly Pass Scheme.

Date: 3 August 2013 (Saturday)

Time: 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Place to visit:Community Development Alliance (Yat Tung Estate of Tung Chung)

Meeting details: 2:15pm, Tung Chung MTR Station Exit B

You and your friends are invited.

The price of agricultural products has been increasing rapidly. But why is it that the majority of farmers are not benefiting? Can you imagine what would happen to the world if one day all farmers stopped cultivating rice?

In this interesting, interactive workshop, participants will have the opportunity to learn about the difficulties and struggles farmers face under the adverse impact of a global economy. They will be guided by the workshop facilitator to probe the correlation between the food crisis and social issues.

Date: 20 July, 2012 (Saturday) Venue: Oxfam Hong Kong Interactive Education Centre, 9/F China United Centre, 28 Marble Road, North PointTime: 3:00 pm – 5:30 pmLanguage : Cantonese

For parents and their children aged 9 to 12 Please arrive at 2:50 pmParticipants will be asked to sit on the floor; please remove your shoes before entering the Centre

We invite you, our valued monthly donor, to travel to Shaanxi, China — a great opportunity to see changes in people’s lives and to deepen your understanding of Oxfam’s work. We will take you to some of our development and gender equality projects where you will learn about our work first-hand and be able to talk directly with project participants.

Date: 25 – 30 June, 2013 Number of Partners: 8Price: About HK$5,500(including transport and accommodations; any refund will be made after deducting the actual charges)Requirements: Oxfam Partners aged 18 or above who are willing to share tr ip observat ions with Oxfam supporters and the general public

Please return the form below to us by 24 May. We will contact successful applicants by 3 June.

Oxfam SupportersGathering 2013We invite you to our annual supporters gathering, where we will report our work over the past year and outline future plans. You will also meet our programme colleagues who will explain how Oxfam works with poor people around the world.

Please bring your children too. We will have special activities for Oxfam Kids and other children aged 6 – 12 that give them an age-appropriate introduction to the problem of poverty.

Date: 20 October, 2013 (Sunday)Time: 2:30 pm – 5:00 pmVenue: Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong,

6th Floor, Gymnasium Hall, Activity Building

23 Waterloo Road, Kowloon (Exit A2 or D of Yau Ma Tei MTR station)

Language: Cantonese (with English translation)

Activities

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Parent-Child Exploration Workshop (20 July Saturday)

Meeting the Community Development Alliance (3 August Saturday)

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We expect you to record your observations during the trip and share them with other donors and possibly with the general public. What methods would you choose?

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Oxfam Supporters Gathering 2013 (20 October Sunday)

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As Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are fast approaching, all of us would like to grasp the opportunity to show our gratitude to our parents for their unconditional love. The conventional way is to take them out for dim sum or dinner. But there are other meaningful ways as well.

How about a “gift” that shows your love to your parents and at the same time, allows them to share their love by supporting poor people to work their way out of poverty and fight for justice!

Please visit the Oxfam website at www.oxfam.org.hk/en/donate.aspx and sign up your father or mother as an Oxfam Partner by making a monthly donation of HK$100 or more on his/her behalf. This special gift will give honour to your parents while extending love to those in need! A special greeting card has been designed for you to send your blessings to your parents. Go to this link (www.oxfam.org.hk/papamama2013) and take action now!

(Deadlines for Mother’s Day and Father’s Dayonline registration are 7 May and 6 June respectively)

A wonderful gift for your father and mother

Over a million refugees have fled the conflict in Syria into neighbouring countries and are now struggling to cover their basic needs, particularly shelter, food and water. They have escaped violence but are now scrambling for survival!

Oxfam has been responding in Jordan and Lebanon, the two primary host countries, since May 2012. Since January 2013, we have reached more than 60,000 refugees in Jordan and Lebanon with humanitarian assistance, including:

• building toilets, showers, and laundry areas for over 11,000 people in the Zaatari camp in Jordan

• distributing warm clothes, mattresses, blankets, heaters, rugs, kitchen utensils and more in Lebanon to help families through the harsh weather

Besides, we will be building new water system to supply safe water for 90,000 people in the Zaatari camp. Oxfam plans to expand its response to 400,000 people.

Oxfam is seeking approximately HK$248 million for our scaled-up response. In Hong Kong, we aim to raise HK$ 800,000 to support the Oxfam global operation in response to the Syria crisis.

Oxfam responds to the Syria humanitarian crisis

By donating your Asia MilesTM to Oxfam Hong Kong, you will help us continue our work with better cost-effectiveness.

As an agency that advocates for better climate policies to mitigate the impacts of climate change on poor people, we strive to minimise our carbon footprint – every mile you donate will be used appropriately to further our humanitarian, development and advocacy work with expediency and utmost consideration for the environment.

Oxfam is a participant of Asia MilesTM for Charity. To donate your Asia Miles or for more information, please visit: www.asiamiles.com

Donate your Asia MilesTM to Oxfam Hong Kong

Thank you for your continuous support to Oxfam Hong Kong. Your monthly donation allows us to have stable financial support to continue our poverty alleviation work throughout the world. To further reduce our administration cost, we encourage you to change your monthly donation by bank autopay instead of using credit card which incurs charges. Please call us at 3120 5000 or email us at: ds@oxfam.org.hk to complete the process.

Please change your monthly donation by bank autopay

We have prepared four different cards for your mother and father

Refugees collecting water that has just been delivered to the Zaatari refugee camp in JordanPhoto: Lucy Brinicombe/Oxfam

Oxfam water tanks at the Zaatari refugee camp

Photo: Anastasia Taylor-Lind

Fundraising Activities

Donation hotline: 3120 5000 Please help the Syrian refugees by donating whatever you can!www.oxfam.org.hk/en/oneoffdonationform_2013it008.aspxOxfam thanks you for your support.

Every year, I visit our projects in different countries to see how our projects have helped improve people’s lives. Every trip is tiring and tough. However, every trip is fruitful and full of fond memories.

I joined Oxfam Hong Kong in 1998. Prior to that, I had worked in the commercial sector for many years. In 1999, I went to Hebei Province, China to visit earthquake-affected villagers with some monthly donors. That was my first work trip with Oxfam. It took us nearly six hours through narrow and bumpy roads in a four-wheeled vehicle to get to the communities. If you have ever joined our overseas trips, you would understand how tough they can be! Oxfam works in remote areas that receive less assistance.

When we arrived, I saw our field colleague, community members and local partners from the government poverty alleviation department squatting on the floor, designing water and irrigation projects together. It was a chilly day; the cold winds were making me shiver.

As the Chinese saying goes, “It is better to travel more than to read books alone”. Had I not been in the community, I would not have been able to witness how our programme colleague had overcome so many challenges and difficulties, including extreme weathers, long and tiring journey, to visit his project site. I would not have known that he had to go through endless negotiations with different parties to ensure smooth implementation of the programme. I was particularly impressed by our programme colleague’s effort to engage the donors’ visit to pressurise the government officials to work out the water pump system for the community.

I also realised the power of solidarity and determination. It was the first time that I witnessed how Oxfam engages project participants to demand for positive changes. It was Oxfam’s participatory approach at work! The projects have enabled villagers to have access to running water for drinking and livelihood development. The active participation and

enthusiasm of the community members made me feel warm and touched. This greatly reinforced my commitment to Oxfam Hong Kong and motivated me to work hard at my job.

When I joined Oxfam, I was given an image guideline stating that Oxfam is an independent development and humanitarian agency rather than a charity organisation. I truly appreciate this “Working with Poor People against Poverty” principle which aims to empower and mobilise communities to work together for their development and positive structural changes. We consider poor people as equal partners rather than passive takers. As a working mother of two children, I particularly admire Oxfam’s keen efforts to empower marginalised and disadvantaged women.

I have always been grateful for being one of the members of the big Oxfam poverty alleviation team. Being able to join hands with many committed and wholehearted stakeholders including donors, projects participants, local partners, government officials, volunteers, colleagues at Oxfam as well as Oxfam Council members to work on the same goal — fight against poverty and injustice — is truly a blessing for me!

When an earthquake hit Yunnan in early March this year, my colleagues in China worked around the clock to provide relief to affected people, I supported the humanitarian effort in the head office by steer ing the fundrais ing and communications work until very late at night. Throughout the years, I have had the chance to be involved in this kind of team work many times. The exemplary team spirit demonstrated at times like this inspires and motivates me to continue exploring more financial support for our programmes around the world.

By Kanie Siu, Director of Fundraising & Communications

The trust and continuous support of our monthly donors and the general public in Hong Kong and Macau are another driving force for me. When I was selling Oxfam Rice some years ago, an elderly woman pushing a trolley of used paper boxes stopped in front of my rice stall. She took out HK$5 from her pocket and put it into the donation box. That must be a lot of money to her but she still contributed it to Oxfam. I was deeply touched and this incident keeps reminding me to be accountable to our supporters.

Our volunteers contributed their time to support our daily office work, the annual Oxfam Rice Sale and Oxfam Trailwalker. For the latter, some work on a 24-hour shift during the three-day event, enduring tiredness and sleeplessness so as to ensure a successful fundraiser and a memorable time for all. I could never thank them enough for their unconditional support to Oxfam.

Our Council members are mostly busy executives but they contribute their off-hours volunteering in Oxfam’s work. For example, Elsie once sent us emails at 9 pm asking questions regarding governance issues of Oxfam; at the same time of the same day, Bernard was presenting awards at the Oxfam Trailwalker Prize Presentation Ceremony. CK Lo and Tse Kam Keung always reply our emails on weekends. It seems to me that they do not have rest time at all. I also find that they are very familiar with the issues of the agency. I believe they have spent much time reading thoroughly our documents before they attend each Council meeting. They really care about the work of Oxfam. How can a full time employee like me not work as hard as they do?

Fifteen years have gone by. My job has made my life happier and more fulfilled. I see this as a sustainable personal development.

In January this year, Kanie visited Oxfam’s project sites in Nepal. “I salute Rakesh Mohan, our Associate Country Director in Nepal, for his hard work and development strategies in helping poor Nepalese people strive for a better future.“

Kanie (3rd from right) has always been impressed by the unconditional support of volunteers in selling Oxfam Rice

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New Project Highlights(From December 2012 to 31 March 2013, Oxfam Hong Kong approved 125 new projects)

591 on-going projects (as of 28 February 2013)* The programme expenditure is subject to audit and will be published

in the Annual Review 2012/2013.

Total Programme Expenditure: HK$69million(November 2012 to February 2013)

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China • Supporting platform for people living with HIV in Mangshi City, Yunnan Province

• Project of agricultural production and farming cooperative in Lueyang County, Shaanxi Province

• Training on sewing skills for impoverished women of 4.14 Earthquake in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province

Building community resilience to drought for 15,000 vulnerable people in Siti Zone, Somali Region

Agricultural inputs and related assessments to introduce a low-input sustainable farming system at five farmsAdvocacy on rent allowance for grassroots families

Supporting upland agriculture and community forestry programme (Phase 2) in Kachin State

Livelihood and empowerment programme (LEP), Udayapur district

Emergency water, sanitation and hygiene assistance and early recovery support for 10,000 households affected by the flood in Sindh

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Oxfam China Development Fund 2013 Oxfam UnwrappedOxfam AmbassadorsIvana WongPoman Lo

Oxfam Volunteer PhotographerDick Lau

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2013 Oxfam Musical MarathonSponsored by: Tom Lee Music

Venue Sponsors: CityplazaGoodwell – Fortune Property Services LimitedMa On Shan PlazaMaritime SquareMTR Corporation LimitedPopCornSwire Properties Management Ltd.Telford Plaza

Companies that Organised Beneficiary Events to Support Oxfam’s Work3plus1Dogs SeasonsDr Mak Wing KinHong Kong Wedding Association Ltd.Logic Tutorial CentreMiyazakiTai Hing Worldwide Development Ltd.TC2

Companies Made a Donation of HK$ 50,000 or more4M Industrial Development Ltd.Umbro Asia Sourcing Ltd.Unitrade Global Limited

Companies that support Oxfam Lai See Donation 2013DSC Holdings LtdEnglish ExcelHeng Fa Lau Japan Home Centre Mu Gu NiangProtrek

Oxfam Lai See 2013

Oxfam’s Lai See Donation campaign has come to an end. Thank you for your participation. Altogether, 102 kindergartens, primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong joined the event this year and donated over HK$1.056 million. Every penny that was donated will be used to help poor families throughout the world to fight against poverty. Special thanks to the volunteers from Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. for helping us count the donations and also thanks to Eaton Hotel for providing the venue for the prize presentation.

The prizes are as follow:Donation Award (Kindergarten group):Champion: Keen Mind Kindergarten1st runner-up: Hong Kong Baptist University

Kindergarten2nd runner-up: Yuen Long Sam Yuk Kindergarten

Donation Award (Primary group):Champion: P.L.K. Choi Kai Yau School1st runner-up: Raimondi College Primary School2nd runner-up: Kowloon Tong School (Primary Section)

Donation Award (Secondary group):Champion: Ying Wa Collage1st runner-up: St. Joseph's College2nd runner-up: St Rose Of Lima's College

Highest rates of Participated Award:Kindergarten Group: N.T. Women & Juveniles Welfare Association Ltd. Yuen LongPrimary Group: SKH Kolwoon Bay Kei Lok

Primary SchoolSecondary Group: HKTA Tang Hin Memorial Secondary School

Other Participating Schools:Agnes English KindergartenAL & VS Education Fung Gordon Pei Nursery KindergartenAssembly of God Leung Sing Tak Primary schoolAssembly of God Union Church KindergartenBishop Ford Memorial SchoolBuddhist Tai Kwong Chi Hon CollegeBuddhist Lam Bing Yim Memorial SchoolC & Ma Sun Kei Primary SchoolC & Ma Sun Kei Secondary SchoolCatholic Ming Yuen Secondary SchoolCFSC Cheerland Kindergarten & Childcare centreChan Sui Ki (La Salle) CollegeCheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary SchoolChi Hong Primary SchoolChi Lin Buddhist Secondary SchoolChina Holiness Church Living Spirit CollegeChinese YMCA Primary SchoolChiu Yang Por Yen Primary SchoolDiscovery Bay CollegeECF Saint Too Canaan CollegeFDBWA Chow Chin Yau SchoolFirst Assembly of God Primary SchoolGCEPSA Whampoa SchoolHeung To Secondary SchoolHHCKLA Buddhist Chan Shi Wan Primary SchoolHHCKLA Buddhist Ching Kok Lin Association SchoolHK Man Sang Kindergarten & Int'l NurseryHKSYC & IA Wong Tai Shan Memorial CollegeHKUGA Primary SchoolHo Lap Primary School (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen)Ho Shun Primary SchoolHomantin Baptist Church KindergartenHop Yat Church Shin Ka Chuen Memorial KindergartenHoyu College & Primary School (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen)Karlam Anglo-Chinese Kindergarten (Oasis)Kowloon Tong School (Secondary Section)Kowloon True Light School (Primary School)Kwong Lam Baptist Lui Kwok Pat Fong KindergartenL.K.W.F.S.L. Wong Yiu Nam Primary SchoolLai Chack Middle SchoolLei Muk Shue Catholic Primary SchoolLok Sin Tong Primary SchoolLok Sin Tong Young Ko Hsiao Lin Secondary SchoolMarymount Primary School

Kanie Siu, Director of Fundraising and Communications, Oxfam Hong Kong, presented a certificate of appreciation to Megha Kaul, Business Administrator of Active Communication Limited for their pro-bono training on presentation skills to Oxfam’s staff.

Hong Kong, China Rowing Association has been donating funds raised at the Charity Rowathon to Oxfam Hong Kong for the past three years. Sir David Akers-Jones, GBM, KBM, JP, GBS (6th from right), Honorary Advisor of Hong Kong; China Rowing Association; Robert Wilson (6th from left), President of the Hong Kong, China Rowing Association; and Kanie Siu, Director of Fundraising and Communications, Oxfam Hong Kong (4th from left) attended the prize presentation.

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Hong KongSponsorsChow Tai Fook Jewellery Co., Ltd.Hong Kong Health Check & Medical Diagnostic Group LimitedTai Shing Group (Holdings) Co Ltd.Wing Hang Bank

Logistics SponsorTNT Express Worldwide (HK) Ltd.

Oxfam Rice Sponsor Dah Chong Hong Holdings Limited

Oxfam Rice Stall SponsorAthena Best Financial GroupBaker & McKenzieCITIC Pacific Ltd.Hang Seng Bank

Oxfam Rice Sale Venue SponsorsClub MIDTOWNCreative Property Services Consultants LimitedGoodwell Property Management LtdHang Lung PropertiesHong Kong Housing AuthorityHong Kong Housing SocietyLe Prestige Club HouseLGF Investment Limited c/o Savills Property Management LimitedMTR Corporation LimitedNg Yuk Secondary SchoolNICE Property Management Ltd.Royal PeninsulaSynergis Management Services LimitedThe LinkVineberg Property Management LimitedWell Born Real Estate Management LimitedYOHO CLUBYuet Wu Villa Management Office

Oxfam Ambassador Joey Yung

Volunteer PhotographersHugo LamTitan Lam

AcknowledgementAmerican Express International, Inc.Chocolate Rain Jewelery & Design Co. Ltd.Chong Hing Bank

CLPDélifrance (HK) Ltd.Federation of Hong Kong IndustriesFubon Bank (Hong Kong) LimitedGeorge Miller LimitedHong Kong Broadband NetworkJapan Home CentreMIXNanyang Commercial Bank, LimitedProtrekRegal Hotels InternationalTeen Guide MagazineThe Bank of East AsiaThe Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd.Time Square MagazineToys "R" UsWharf T & T LimitedWing Hang Bank Limited

MacauSponsorsBanco Weng Hang, S.A.Seng Fung Jewellery

Logistics SponsorDah Chong Hong Macau Logistics Warehouse Co. Ltd.

Oxfam Rice SponsorRoyal Supermarket Company Limited

Storage Service SponsorStore Friendly Self Storage Group

Media PartnerTDM TELEDIFUSAO DE MACAU, S.A.

Oxfam AmbassadorJoey Yung

Volunteer PhotographersHugo LamTitan Lam

AcknowledgementBank of China (Macau Branch)Grand Emperor HotelInstituto para os Assuntos Cívicos e MunicipaisManningsRicacorp (Macau) Properties Limited Tealicious Art House

N.T. Heung Yee Kok Tai Po District SchoolNew Generation English Kindergarten (Tuen Mum)NLSI Lui Kwok Pat Fong CollegePentecostal Lam Hon Kwong SchoolPing Shek Estate Catholic Primary SchoolPLK Castar Primary SchoolPo Leung Kuk Centenary Li Shiu Chung Memorial CollegePo Leung Kuk Lee Shing Pik CollegePooi To Middle SchoolS.R.B.C.E.P.S.A Ho Sau Ki SchoolSalesian English SchoolShau Kei Wan East Government Secondary SchoolShataukok Central Primary SchoolSaint Kwong Anglo-Chinese KindergartenSheung Shui Pui Yau KindergartenSKH Holy Trinity Church Secondary SchoolSKH Tsoi Kung Po Secondary SchoolSt Louis School (Primary School)St Marks' SchoolSt Matthew's Church KindergartenSt. Anthony's SchoolSt. Joseph's Primary SchoolSt. Paul's College Primary SchoolSt. Stephen's Girls' CollegeSung Tsin Mission Graceful Kindergarten & Nursery (Ma On Shan)Taoist Ching Chung Primary SchoolThe Baptist Convention Of Hong Kong Yiu Hing KindergartenThe Church of Christ in China Kei Wan Secondary SchoolThe HK Chinese Women's Club Kindergarten Nursery SchoolThe Little Flower's Catholic Primary SchoolTin Shui Wai Government Secondary SchoolTKDS Fong Shu Chuen SchoolTrue Light Middle School of Hong KongTruth Baptist Church Empower KindergartenTruth Baptist Church KindergartenTsung Tsin Christian AcademyTWGHs Chan Zao Men CollegeTWGHs Chang Ming Thien CollegeTWGHs Lee Ching Dea Memorial CollegeTWGHs Sin Chu Wan Primary SchoolTWGHs Sun Hoi Directors' CollegeWong Shiu Chi Secondary SchoolY.C.H. Chiu Tsang Hok Wan Primary SchoolYuen Long Public Secondary SchoolYL PMSAA Lau Leung Sheung Memorial KindergartenYWCA Hioe Tjo Yoeng College

Besides, we launched the first Oxfam Lai See campaign in Macau this year. Six schools including kindergartens, primary and secondary schools joined the event and they raised over HK$48,000 to support Oxfam’s poverty alleviation work.

Participating schools in Macau:Escola Secundaria Luso-Chinesa de Luis Gonzaga GomesEsola De St. TeresaMacau Sam Yuk Middle SchoolSacred Heart Canossian College (English Section)Sheng Kung Hui Choikou School MacauThe International School of Macao

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Editorial Committee: Kanie Siu, Maranda Wong, Brenda Lee, Vivian AuOXFAM HONG KONG: 17/F China United Centre, 28 Marble Road, North Point, Hong KongOxfam Hong Kong Interactive Education Centre: 9/F China United Centre, 28 Marble Road, North Point, Hong Kong The Oxfam Shop in Central: LG 8, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place (Tel: 2522 1765)

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