The "Christmas Carol Festival" held by the Child Development Matching Fund this year was successfully concluded on Christmas Eve (24th). in physical form.
The fundraising target for this year's carol festival is 3 million yuan, and it has raised close to 2 million yuan so far. The chairman of the matching fund, Chen Gongweiying, hopes that more charities will donate generously, so that the fund can reach the fundraising target in the first quarter of 2023.
Li Jiachao received young people from Tung Chung to perform at the Carol Festival at Government House
The purpose of the Christmas Carols program is to allow Hong Kong people to celebrate the festival while raising funds through carols to contribute to the healthy growth of the next generation. This year is the 13th year.
The Child Development Matching Fund stated that the Chief Secretary for Administration, Chen Guoji, the Secretary for the Civil Service, Yang Ho Pui-yin, the Secretary for Labor and Welfare, Sun Yuhan, the Secretary for Housing, Ho Wing-yin, the Secretary for Education, Cai Ruolian, the Director of Social Welfare, Li Peishi, and the member of the Executive Council, Dr. Ko Wing-man, were all invited Attended and sang Christmas carols with the singing team; Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao took advantage of Christmas to receive children from Tung Chung Children's Development Fund at Government House and held a special carol festival performance in Government House.
The founding chairman of the Matching Fund and current member of the Executive Council, Cheng Mo-chi, said that he is infinitely grateful for the continuous support of countless Hong Kong people over the years of the Carol Festival; the government's Child Development Fund and the Children's Development Matching Fund established by the private sector have helped thousands of people in the past 13 years Grassroots children and teenagers, develop the habit of saving, set ideal goals, realize their dreams, and build a positive life.
A total of 5,000 people participated in the Carol Festival for the first time under the epidemic this year
Chan Kung Wai-ying, chairperson of the Matching Fund, said that the problem of intergenerational poverty in Hong Kong needs to be solved by all walks of life and the government. This is the original intention of the Child Development Matching Fund.
She pointed out that through these years of hard work, the fund has raised more than 50 million yuan for the children's development matching fund, and has benefited more than 10,000 grassroots children and teenagers.
This year's carol festival has a total of hundreds of hours of caroling performances, filled by nearly a hundred caroling teams, and nearly 5,000 participants.
More than 100 choir teams from kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, social welfare organizations, government departments, churches and other groups and free folk groups, during the 14-day carol festival, went to different places in Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories to sing Christmas songs for the Hong Kong people who have been troubled by the epidemic cheer.
In addition to raising funds for grassroots teenagers and helping them realize their dreams, the Matching Fund will also arrange for these teenagers to participate in the Y-WE work experience program of its strategic partner "Youth Development Enterprise Alliance", allowing young people to get in touch with the social workplace early, build soft power, and Keep a firm eye on the direction of your career and prepare for the road out of poverty.
