The recipients of the Hong Kong Humanity Award 2015 are announced on 5 September. Six awardees of the Hong Kong Humanity Award and one awardee of the Hong Kong Humanity Youth Power are lauded for their persistent deeds in helping the vulnerable. The seven distinguished awardees, of different backgrounds, are unsung heroes in serving others without any desire for personal gain. Their commendable humanitarian deeds are in unison with the theme of the Award this year: “Small Deeds‧Big Blessing”.

The Award, co-organized by the Hong Kong Red Cross (HKRC) and Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), has been launched in 2007. The very first award of its kind in Hong Kong to advocate for humanitarian actions, the Award aims to disseminate the universal value of humanity and motivate all sectors of society to carry forward such spirit, through paying tribute to people dedicated to humanitarian deeds. More than 40 recipients have been commended in the past seven years. In recognition of the devotion and contribution of the young generation to humanity, the award of Hong Kong Humanity Youth Power is newly introduced this year. Through unveiling the good deeds of those young people who are dedicated to promoting humanity, it is hoped that more young people will be motivated to join humanitarian services and help disseminate the humanitarian spirit.

Awardees of the Hong Kong Humanity Award 2015

 

• Dr Chan Ngai-yin - launching free cardiac and electrocardiogram screenings for the general public for early detection and treatment of cardiac diseases; analyzing data collected to enhance medical professionals’ knowledge of cardiac diseases for improving treatment strategies.

 

 

• Dr Chiu Hon-ching - providing free dental treatment and oral health talks for the deprived, elderly and disabled in Hong Kong, mainland China and South East Asia; organizing dentists and healthcare personnel of various sectors to provide voluntary health services.

 

 

• Ms Lam Kam-ching - caring for persons in custody who had had no visitors, most serving long-term or life imprisonment; visiting them persistently to bring them care, love and support, and encourage them to plan for the future.

 

 

• Ms Jenny Law Chun-heung - providing hairdressing and beauty service for the terminally-ill to enable them to complete their end-of-life journey with dignity; organizing volunteers to offer hairdressing and beauty service for cancer and terminally-ill patients, so as to make them feel being loved.

 

 

• Dr Eric Leung Siu-fai - providing voluntary dental services for the vulnerable, including street sleepers, vagrants, people with low income, rehabilitated drug addicts and residents of psychiatric rehabilitation hostels, so as to help them regain self-esteem and resume their normal life.

 

 

• Mrs Bessie S M Pang - advocating and practising the belief of “deaf not equaling dumb”, “training early to speak, for changing one’s life”; setting up speech and hearing centre for training hearing-impaired children to master verbal language so as to break communication barriers.

 

Awardee of the Hong Kong Humanity Youth Power 2015

 

• Mr Clovis Man Kwok-pan - organizing regular gatherings and massive activities for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients and their families; sharing his own SLE experience with other patients, and offering himself as their keen listener to bring them comfort, encouragement, care and support.

 

Addressing at the ceremony, Mr Vincent Lo, Chairman of the HKRC, said “Humanity is a ‘down to earth’ attitude towards life. To live out humanity is to pay more attention to the people and happenings around us, and to make good use of our abilities to help those in need. In short, everyone can live out the humanitarian spirit.” He applauded the awardees for applying their expertise to alleviate the physical and psychological sufferings of others, so that they can live with dignity. At the same time, their enthusiasm has influenced their peers and others to take part in benevolent causes, enabling humanitarian services to reach out further.

Ms Lisa Liu Lai-yee, Assistant Director (Radio and Corporate Programming), said “For years, RTHK has been striving to encourage community participation and to build a caring society through broadcast services. In this aspect, we share the same mission with the Hong Kong Humanity Award of promoting the humanitarian spirit.” She congratulated the awardees, and hoped that the Award would help stimulate more Hong Kong people to join the humanitarian forces for saving life, caring for the vulnerable and respecting human dignity.

Selection Panel: Everyone can live out Humanity

The Selection Panel of this year is chaired by The Hon Mr Justice Patrick Chan (Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal). Other panel members are: Ms Virginia Chan (Director of the HKRC), Mr Chua Hoi-wai (Chief Executive, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service), Dr Albert Ko (Awardee of the Third Hong Kong Humanity Award), Mr Barry Kwong (Senior Vice President, Corporate Sustainability, Asia Pacific Region, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited), Professor Daniel Shek (Associate Vice President (Undergraduate Programme) and Chair Professor of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) and Mr Tai Keen-man (Deputy Director of Broadcasting (Programmes), RTHK).

The Panel unanimously believes that the seven awardees are exemplary models of humanity. They not only use their experiences and capabilities to help people in need, but also inspire others to join their humanitarian forces. They have helped sustain the humanitarian spirit, for realizing the vision: “Everyone can live out Humanity” in the long run.

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