Standard Chartered’s corporate clients donate near HKD20 million to subsidise subdivided unit households to pay rent
Joint hands to ride through the storms with the underprivileged
26 May 2020, Hong Kong – Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (“Standard Chartered Hong Kong”) and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (“HKCSS”) has launched a programme to subsidise families living in subdivided units to pay rent in late April. The initial quota of 2,000 was taken up in three days. To help alleviate the unexpected financial burdens for more families, Standard Chartered commenced a second phase of donations and invited its corporate clients and partners to contribute. The Bank has committed to match the donations up to HKD10 million.
The collective efforts in the past three weeks have paid off, with the Bank’s corporate clients and partners pledging to donate near HKD20 million (See Appendix) to support the programme. Including Standard Chartered’s earlier donation of HKD10 million and the HKD10 million donation matching commitment, the programme has raised almost HKD40 million, benefiting more families.
Mary Huen, CEO, Standard Chartered, Hong Kong, said: “We have received generous donations from our corporate clients and partners since the launch of the programme, demonstrating the care for the distressed, low-income families by the community. Hong Kong is facing unprecedented challenge. Apart from providing the usual business support to our clients, Standard Chartered would also like to join hands with our clients and partners to provide timely assistance to the underprivileged during this difficult period. We sincerely thank our corporate clients and partners for pitching in to get Hong Kong through the pandemic.”
Chua Hoi-Wai, Chief Executive, HKCSS, said: “The generous support from Standard Chartered and its corporate clients and partners has demonstrated that the Hong Kong business sector is willing to bear the social responsibility and help the underprivileged to get through the hard times. We hope that more corporates would be able to extend their helping hands, offering more supports in different ways to those impacted by the pandemic.”
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For more information, please contact:
Nicole Lo
Corporate Affairs, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
+852 2820 3843
Eddie Tsang
Corporate Communications, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service
+852 2864 2982
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The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS)
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