Konica Minolta‧Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Green Concert
Celebrating the 140th Anniversary of TWGHs
December 17, 2010 (Hong Kong)- The Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (TWGHs) Konica Minolta will proudly present Hong Kong’s first zero-carbon emission concert on January 22, 2011 in the Sha Tin Racecourse. Being part of the 140th Anniversary celebration programmes of the TWGHs, the concert also aims to promote environmental protection and greener living style.
In order to rally more public support for this meaningful charity event, the organizer held a road show yesterday (December 17) in Plaza Hollywood, Diamond Hill. TWGHs Chairman Billy Leung said, “Global warming is endangering the environment and people’s lives. In 2009, TWGHs became the first non-governmental organisation having received subventions from the Environment and Conservation Fund for implementing a three-year green project. This time, we would like to join hands with the public to build up a greener living attitude.”
Yuji Nakata, Managing Director of Konica Minolta, the title sponsor for this event, said, “As an enterprise that emphasizes corporate social responsibility, Konica Minolta upholds the motto of ‘Green At Heart’. Apart from developing green technologies and products, the company strongly encourages staff and clients to preserve the earth. In this meaningful green concert, the kinetic energy generated by cycling would be converted into electricity. This gives everyone a chance to help reducing carbon emission.”
The green concert will be fully supported by the Metro Radio, and will feature musicals and songs performed by pop singers, TWGHs users and staff. In order to make the concert totally carbon-free, a Power Generating Challenge will be held from 16 to 19 January 2011 in Plaza Hollywood, Diamond Hill. Enterprises and schools will form teams to generate electricity through cycling on the spot. Through the challenge, the organizer hopes more people would understand their daily energy consumption came with toil and sweat, and would start to conserve the environment.
This concert is also the finale of a series of events to commemorate the 140th anniversary of TWGHs. All the stakeholders for TWGHS, including its alumni, service users and friends will be able to recall their collective memories and the core values weaving into a harmonious society. The entry fees collected by the teams participating in the Power Generating Challenge will contribute towards the“TWGHs 140th Anniversary Scholarship and Financial Assistance Grant” for supporting underprivileged students to get into university.
In the road show, pop singer Stephanie Cheng urged everyone to join the Power Generating Challenge. She said she would give her full support to the event as it is a way to promote green living through music. She hoped more people could join and contribute to a greener life.
Konica Minolta‧Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Green Concert – Power Generating Challenge is open to teams formed by 5 to 10 members. The minimum entry fee for each team is HK$25,000. Each team will be given 5 power generating bicycles and ride non-stop for at least one hour.
Awards for “The golden corporation” and “The golden teams” will be given to those which raised the highest amount of donations. Teams that demonstrated the best team spirit will be given “The best team spirit” award. Teams and riders that generated the greatest amount of power will be crowned “The most powerful team” and “The strongest rider”.
Participants will find the names for their corporations and their teams published on the Green Concert Webpage, the TWGHs Webpage, TWGHs’ monthly newsletter and newspaper features. Those who donate more that HK$100 can enjoy tax exemption. Members who joined the Power Generating Challenge will be given free tickets for the Green Concert.
TWGHs Chairman Billy Leung also gave his special thanks to Hong Kong Polytechnic University Department of Electrical Engineering as the advisor for technical supports, and Hong Kong Jockey Club for sponsoring the venue for the Green Concert.
For more information on the Power Generating Challenge and entry details, please visit https://www.tungwah.org.hk/?content=1425 or contact TWGHs by 2859 7480 or 2859 7857
About TWGHs
Established in 1870, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals has been all along upholding its mission “To heal the sick and to relieve the distressed; to care for the elderly and to rehabilitate the disabled; to promote education and to nurture youngsters; and to raise the infants and to guide the children.” Nowadays, Tung Wah has become the largest charitable organization in Hong Kong. For over a hundred years, Tung Wah’s medical and health, education and community services have developed rapidly to fulfill the needs of the society and to provide high quality services at low rates. Today, Tung Wah operates 223 services centres, including 5 hospitals, 19 Chinese and Western medicine treatment and health management centres; 50 schools and 148 community services centres, to provide a spectrum of social welfare services catering to the needs of families, children and youth, the elderly and the disabled. In addition, Tung Wah Museum aims to facilitate the protection of cultural heritage work by promoting the history of the group and restoration and preservation of institutional archives.
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Representatives from the Title Sponsor Konica Minolta, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and pop singer Stephanie Cheng promoted the Power Generating Challenge at “Konica Minolta‧Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Green Concert” road show.
(From left to right) Robert Ip, Director of Sales, Marketing and Corporate Communications of Konica Minolta; Yuji Nakata, Managing Director of Konica Minolta; TWGHs Chairman Billy Leung; and TWGHs Chief Executive Stephen Ng lighted up the light boxes by bike pedaling, which marked the opening of the event.
As TWGHs is actively running a three-year green project, Billy Leung, Chairman believed the green concert can help the public build up a greener living attitude.
Yuji Nakata, Managing Director of Konica Minolta, the title sponsor for this event, delivered a speech on stage.
Event advisor, Prof. Ho Siu-lau, Chair Professor & Head, Department of Electrical Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University explained the concept of Power Generating Challenge.
Stephanie Cheng, pop singer, urged the public to join the Power Generating Challenge.