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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In line with the season for contemporary arts, Time to Give is a collaborative charity art auction between renowned photographer and artist Robert Lam and the Sheen Hok Charitable Foundation.</span></p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-67585" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-8.png" alt="art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong (8)" width="466" height="600" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-8.png 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-8-200x258.png 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-8-217x280.png 217w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-8-120x155.png 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-8-400x515.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hosted by Robert Lam at his eclectic art-filled office-cum-showroom, about 30 vibrant contemporary artworks will be exhibited throughout the venue for the charity art auction organised by Sheen Hok Charitable Foundation. It will be a rare glimpse into the imaginative world of Robert Lam and his artistic voyage.&nbsp;</span></p>
<figure id="attachment_67581" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-67581" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-67581" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-4.png" alt="art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong (4)" width="466" height="600" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-4.png 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-4-200x258.png 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-4-217x280.png 217w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-4-120x155.png 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-4-400x515.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-67581" class="wp-caption-text">No. 2. Title: Eve apple (915x1220mm)</figcaption></figure>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Unlike the stylistic photography of Lam’s earlier works, he now delves into combining photo technique and digital system. The idea behind the collection is to combine basic art theory with numeric digital technique, and merging photography and painting together in exploring colours and movements.</span></p>
<figure id="attachment_67586" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-67586" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-67586" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong.png" alt="art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong" width="466" height="600" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong.png 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-200x258.png 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-217x280.png 217w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-120x155.png 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-400x515.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-67586" class="wp-caption-text">Robert Lam next to art piece No. 1. Title: Sunday (1210x1510mm)</figcaption></figure>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The opportunity was a very nice surprise&#8221;, Lam says. A few months ago, after having created several pieces within the collection, Lam was looking for someone to give the artworks to. &#8220;Coincidentally, I met with Professor Alice Chiu, a very good friend of mine, and we had started to discuss doing collaborative work for her Sheen Hok Charity Foundation. The title of the charity art auction is Time to Give and I am prepared to give”, explains Lam.&nbsp;</span></p>
<figure id="attachment_67584" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-67584" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-67584" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-7.png" alt="art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong (7)" width="466" height="600" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-7.png 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-7-200x258.png 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-7-217x280.png 217w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-7-120x155.png 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-7-400x515.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-67584" class="wp-caption-text">No.13. Title: Famous Singer (1200x900mm)</figcaption></figure>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The charity art auction will welcome a community of star-studded guests and the city’s creme dela creme of the high society art lovers, including Professor Chiu’s personal friends and supporters of the Sheen Hok Charitable Foundation.</span></p>
<figure id="attachment_67582" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-67582" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-67582" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-5.png" alt="art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong (5)" width="466" height="600" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-5.png 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-5-200x258.png 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-5-217x280.png 217w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-5-120x155.png 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-5-400x515.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-67582" class="wp-caption-text">No. 5. Title: Flower Dance (915x1220mm)</figcaption></figure>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The art pieces are specifically for the charity art auction Time to Give. The money raised will go to Sheen Hok Charitable Foundation to help Hong Kong special education students and their families&nbsp;under the The Sheen Hok Rising Sun Project.</span></p>
<figure id="attachment_67583" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-67583" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-67583" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-6.png" alt="art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong (6)" width="466" height="600" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-6.png 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-6-200x258.png 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-6-217x280.png 217w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-6-120x155.png 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-6-400x515.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-67583" class="wp-caption-text">No.14. Title: Art Deco (915x1220mm)</figcaption></figure>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I was so excited and happy when I heard that Robert was looking to give his art pieces to someone. I really needed the support from different sectors, companies and friends. In fact, some of my friends have been supporting me to help the youth in need. In addition to providing medical assistance, I hope to improve them in education and art and increase professional training, so that they will have skills to improve family incomes in the future. I think this is the right way and right direction for our foundation to contribute to society”, says Professor Chiu. &#8220;There are many people who require our help that I believe charity services will never end. I will not consider stopping, and it will never be enough.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-67587" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-gafencu.png" alt="art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-gafencu" width="466" height="600" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-gafencu.png 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-gafencu-200x258.png 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-gafencu-217x280.png 217w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-gafencu-120x155.png 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-gafencu-400x515.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The private viewing will be held at the Robert Lam Colour &#8211; Photobition on 16 &amp; 17 August 2022. All 30 art pieces within the collection will then go to auction the following day on 18 August.&nbsp;</span></p>
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<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information, please visit </span><a href="http://www.sheenhok.org"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>www.sheenhok.org</strong></span></a></em></p>
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<p><b>About Robert Lam&nbsp;</b></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Robert Lam has had a prolific career in fashion photography with some of Hong Kong’s most famous celebrities, as well as a few selective international stars. He is now a successful entrepreneur and founder of major printing studio RobertLam Color &#8211; Photobition. He spends his leisure time exploring the combination of photography, digital art and oil painting, while still enjoying an active lifestyle in music, gastronomy and exercise.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong>About&nbsp;</strong><b>Sheen Hok Charitable Foundation</b></p>
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<figure id="attachment_67579" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-67579" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-67579" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-2.png" alt="art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong (2)" width="466" height="600" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-2.png 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-2-200x258.png 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-2-217x280.png 217w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-2-120x155.png 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/art-auction-fundraiser-timetogive-robertlam-alicechiu-sheenhokcharitablefoundation-hongkong-2-400x515.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-67579" class="wp-caption-text">Professor Alice, Chiu Tsang Hok Wan, Founder of Sheen Hok Charitable Foundation</figcaption></figure>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Established in 1994 by Professor Alice, Chiu Tsang Hok Wan, Sheen Hok Charitable Foundation has been helping people in need by providing medical and educational support, as well as broadening her charitable services to different areas including Amblyopia treatment for children in China, health care services for the elderly, cleft lip and palate surgery, and more. The Sheen Hok Rising Sun Project serves Hong Kong&#8217;s special education children born in low-income familied with free treatment to reduce economic pressure and treatment waiting time. </span></p>

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<section class="section__service"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Covid has affected many lives and businesses in the city across different demographics but many might not realize that local charities have also taken a huge hit during this trying time. With the effects of the pandemic and due to social distancing regulations, it has made them vulnerable even more vulnerable as charities have had to cancel volunteer programs and fundraisers. The closure of restaurants has also put a hamper on daily donations to charities that feed the needy. Nevertheless, these charity organizations continue to push for&nbsp;change and serve the different social needs of the underprivileged.</span></section>
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<h3><b>ImpactHK</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The pandemic has left many people out of a job and pushed some to sleep on the streets. </span><b>ImpactHK</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, however, is one of, if not the only, highly active charities that are making an impact in the lives of the disenfranchised and homeless in Hong Kong. Founder, Jeff Rotmeyer, has long advocated for children with down syndrome with his first charity, Love 21 Foundation, and the social movement turned registered charity organization, ImpactHK. Rotmeyer has long pushed for the kindness and visibility of the homeless people he calls his friends, by providing them a safe house, free laundry, job opportunities, haircuts and more importantly, kindness, with the support of his active volunteers and staff. The organization has been bold in taking on the most difficult issues and overcoming hurdles in alleviating the homeless issue in the city by constantly setting up new programmes and initiatives to not only help underprivileged communities but offer volunteers a hands-on opportunity to get involved and make a difference.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This Christmas, the charity has organized an art exhibition, Perception 2020 Art Show, that showcases pieces from six different artists at the Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre between December 16 and 21</span></p>
<p><b>Contact:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> www.impacthk.org&nbsp;</span></p>
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<h3><b>Box of Hope</b></h3>
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<section>With school closures, limited overseas travel and shipping barriers,&nbsp;<b>Box of Hope</b> has experienced some struggles in following through on its annual charity project which delivers over 30,000 boxes of donations from local school children and organizations to children in poverty across Hong Kong and Asia, leaving the children even more in need this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;Nonetheless, co-founder and director, Sian Taylor, is persistent to serve children in need and their families by delivering over 200 boxes of supplies across town. Residents can also spread the joy this Christmas season by participating at the “White Christmas Village” at ELEMENTS. The lavish West Kowloon shopping mall has partnered up with the charity in a “Box of Hope” donation campaign from now until 3 January. For every HK$250 donation, two boxes of gifts will be made in the same amount and be given to children in need.&nbsp;</section>
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<section><b>Contact:</b> www.boxofhope.org</section>
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<h3><b>Foodlink foundation</b></h3>
<p><strong>Foodlink Foundation</strong>, founded by Vanessa Hwang and directed by her daughter, Robin Hwang, is a local charity that organizes food runs to deliver meals to&nbsp;individuals, children and families living in shelters, street-sleepers, asylum seekers, the unemployed and the elderly. It&nbsp;is one of the local charities that took a hard hit due to the current pandemic. Social distancing regulations led to several food and beverage establishments to close their doors which caused the charity to lose 70% of food donations. Regardless, of the struggles the organization has faced, they continue to push through with their objective to feed the less fortunate in a recent partnership with DBS in setting up&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: 400;">a Faster Payment System (FPS) so people can efficiently and conveniently donate on the organization’s website.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><b>Contact:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> www.foodlinkfoundation.org</span></p>
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Local charities that are giving the city hope

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 10th successful <a href="http://www.cdmf.org.hk/b5_evt_details.php?id=10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iteration</a> of the Child Development Matching Fund (<a href="http://www.cdmf.org.hk/b5_main.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CDMF</a>)’s annual Carol Singing Festival came to a rousing close as students from the prestigious Harrow International School sang at the One International Finance Centre (IFC) Concourse this month.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-50268 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/10th-year-min.jpg" alt="CDMF Carol Singing Festival" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/10th-year-min.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/10th-year-min-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/10th-year-min-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/10th-year-min-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/10th-year-min-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/10th-year-min-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/10th-year-min-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The event, which aims to raise awareness and funds for the problems faced by underprivileged youth across the city, saw over HK$1</span>00,000 raised for CDMF through the youth performance.&nbsp;</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In addition, in the wake of the months-long troubles that have gripped the Fragrant Harbour, the young singers also expressed their love and support for the people of Hong Kong through their vocal talents.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This year, the choir was organised and directed by Christy Yung, a high school student from Harrow International School, along with her classmates ‒ Natalie Tsz and Sammie Zhangas. The 20-student-choir performed seven Christmas carols.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apart from spreading strong and meaningful messages, the troop did not fail to emphasise on the spirits of Christmas through this event.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">CDMF is a <a href="//www.gafencushop.com/alia-eyres/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">charity</a> group that encourages people to invest on matters that will aid the future generations. They believe that “inter-generational poverty” is one of the most significant problems in Hong Kong.&nbsp;</span></p>


CDMF Carol Singing Festival raises city’s spirits for a good cause

<p>This Tuesday, 3 September, within the shopper’s paradise of Festival Walk, <strong>Hong Kong Cancer Fund (HKCF)</strong> – the city’s largest cancer support organisation and provider of free professional services for cancer patients and family members – launched its Cancer Fund Pink Revolution 2019 campaign.</p>
<p>Aiming to bring awareness to breast cancer education in Hong Kong, HKCF was founded in 1987 by Sally Lo, and will now feature singer and actress Sammi Cheng as the Pink Ambassador for the Cancer Fund Pink Revolution. As a community-focused initiative, HKCF strives to not only educate the community about breast cancer but also to raise funding for women and their families who have been affected by the disease.</p>
<p>Among the guests in attendance were Dr. Janice Tsang a Medical Oncology Specialist and the Founding Convenor of the Hong Kong Breast Oncology Group, and a young breast cancer survivor Queenie – who courageously shared battle with cancer with the crowd. Both women, along with Lo and Cheung encouraged women to be empowered – “Be Smart • Self Check”.</p>

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<p>One in every 15 Hong Kong women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Those who wish to learn more about <strong>Hong Kong Cancer Fund (HKCF)</strong> and the Pink Revolution 2019 campaign can visit their website <a href="https://www.cancer-fund.org/en/">here</a>.</p>


Cancer Fund HK Launches Self Check Pink Revolution 2019 Campaign

<p>Asia Society Hong Kong, the city&#8217;s go-to destination for all things art and culture-related, invited friends and patrons of the arts to its annual <a href="https://bit.ly/2I4hGrq">Arts &amp; Culture Benefit</a>&nbsp;last Wednesday. Showcasing the society&#8217;s upcoming projects and exhibitions, guests began their evening atop of the centre&#8217;s rooftop garden for cocktails before heading into the art-themed dinner, which was created exclusively by <a href="https://asiasociety.org/hong-kong/ammo">AMMO</a>&#8216;s Chef Cyrus So, within the JC Hall .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p>So began an action-packed evening of entertainment,&nbsp; featuring performances from soprano singer Jasmine Law and pianist Linda Yim, a live auction showcasing rare porcelain plates by artist Yoshitomo Nara, the opportunity to win a private tour&nbsp;with <a href="https://www.teamlab.art/">teamLab</a>&nbsp;and lunch in Tokyo, and more, with all funds going towards future programmes for the centre.</p>

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Asia Society Hong Kong hosts annual Arts & Culture Benefit

<p class="p1">The typical ultra-high net worth (UHNW) philanthropist&nbsp;donates some US$25 million to sundry good causes&nbsp;over the course of their lifetime. While it’s a huge sum,&nbsp;for the vast majority, it’s often way less than 10 percent&nbsp;of their total assets. Even so, it’s an act of altruism, a&nbsp;worthy disinterested gesture in a world where such acts&nbsp;of kindness are rare indeed, right? Well…</p>
<p class="p1">At a time when everything from the media (social&nbsp;and otherwise) to celebrity and from fashion to ethnic&nbsp;faction has been weaponised, co-opted by causes of&nbsp;various worth and retooled in line with what reality&nbsp;really isn’t (or shouldn’t be), is it perhaps folly to think&nbsp;philanthropy could remain immune?&nbsp;</p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-46152" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Berkeley-IGI-2.jpg" alt="philanthropy" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Berkeley-IGI-2.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Berkeley-IGI-2-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Berkeley-IGI-2-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Berkeley-IGI-2-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Berkeley-IGI-2-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Berkeley-IGI-2-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Berkeley-IGI-2-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></p>
<h4><strong>Pinpoint Philanthropy</strong></h4>
<p class="p1">Gone are the days of laissez-faire largesse. Today’s more&nbsp;diligent dosh-dispensers want to know exactly where what&nbsp;they are giving is going. In line with this, corporations&nbsp;are far less inclined to sprinkle strings-free sums across&nbsp;the communities in their immediate vicinity, topping up&nbsp;the funds of local schools or making the bank balances of &nbsp;proximate hospices a little healthier. Instead,&nbsp;such funding is being funnelled towards&nbsp;foundations dedicated to facilitating said&nbsp;corporation’s long-term goals.</p>
<p class="p1">In the case of Microsoft and Toyota, for&nbsp;instance, this has seen the two high-tech&nbsp;behemoths steer all their corporate social&nbsp;responsibility (CSR) cash towards backing the&nbsp;kind of science, technology, engineering and&nbsp;mathematics (STEM) educational programmes&nbsp;set to churn out would-be workers with just the&nbsp;right skills to staff their future production lines.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-46156" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/bill-and-melinda-gates-image-1_eff.jpg" alt="philanthropy" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/bill-and-melinda-gates-image-1_eff.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/bill-and-melinda-gates-image-1_eff-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/bill-and-melinda-gates-image-1_eff-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/bill-and-melinda-gates-image-1_eff-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/bill-and-melinda-gates-image-1_eff-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/bill-and-melinda-gates-image-1_eff-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/bill-and-melinda-gates-image-1_eff-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></p>
<h4 class="p1">The Charity Vote</h4>
<p class="p1">Not so long ago, Capitalism with a Conscience was&nbsp;seen as likely to end all the world’s ills, with the wealth&nbsp;trickling down from the globally most-haves to the&nbsp;far more frequently-found most-needs set to Make&nbsp;Poverty History, while leaving no super-richee with an&nbsp;unsalved conscience. That’s what it pretty much said&nbsp;on the press release anyway.</p>
<p class="p1">In practice, under the guise of giving, many of the&nbsp;world’s most well-heeled have actually diverted their&nbsp;divestibles towards steering the ship of state in the&nbsp;direction that best suits their longterm&nbsp;personal profitability.&nbsp;Hence, it’s lobbyists,&nbsp;candidates and oftopaque&nbsp;‘think&nbsp;tanks’ that find&nbsp;themselves&nbsp;in receipt&nbsp;of million-dollar donations rather than Nepal’s least-well resourced&nbsp;leprosy alleviation facility or the West&nbsp;Minsk Home for the Physically Challenged and The&nbsp;Terminally Crotchety.</p>
<p class="p1">One of the issues here is that, where once think&nbsp;tanks were funded to identify and solve the world’s&nbsp;most pressing problems, now they’re more likely&nbsp;to be bankrolled to churn out bogus studies, which&nbsp;either align with the aims of their benefactors or&nbsp;counter the claims of those that don’t. No doubt, a&nbsp;few quid also goes to keeping “wealth disparity” off&nbsp;the must-resolve list of legislators everywhere.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-46154" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/VCG111174917264_duotone.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/VCG111174917264_duotone.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/VCG111174917264_duotone-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/VCG111174917264_duotone-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/VCG111174917264_duotone-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/VCG111174917264_duotone-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/VCG111174917264_duotone-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/VCG111174917264_duotone-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></p>
<h4 class="p4">Benefishy</h4>
<p class="p1">Back in 2015, the infamous Panama Papers became&nbsp;inexplicably public, giving the wider world an&nbsp;unexpected insight into how one Central American&nbsp;legal firm – Mossack Fonseca – had done way&nbsp;more than most when it came to fabricating bogus&nbsp;bestowals on the part of the fabulously wealthy.&nbsp;With the ultimate self-serving beneficiaries buried&nbsp;within a labyrinthine legalish structure, not only&nbsp;could the mega-rich have their cakes and eat them,&nbsp;they could render all such analogous comestibles&nbsp;wholly tax-deductible.</p>
<p class="p1">Fast forward four years, 23 jurisdictions have&nbsp;jointly recovered some US$1.2 billion in sneakily&nbsp;sequestered taxes, while many money-laundering&nbsp;miscreants are now settling into serious stretches&nbsp;of penal servitude and Mossack Fonesca is no more.&nbsp;A practice curtailed? The little smart money still in&nbsp;circulation is not being wagered on that, with the&nbsp;publication of the British Virgin Island Volumes, the&nbsp;Luxembourg Letters or the Guernsey Grimoires&nbsp;almost daily anticipated.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-46153" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Priscilla-Chan-Mark-Zuckerberg_duotone.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Priscilla-Chan-Mark-Zuckerberg_duotone.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Priscilla-Chan-Mark-Zuckerberg_duotone-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Priscilla-Chan-Mark-Zuckerberg_duotone-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Priscilla-Chan-Mark-Zuckerberg_duotone-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Priscilla-Chan-Mark-Zuckerberg_duotone-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Priscilla-Chan-Mark-Zuckerberg_duotone-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Priscilla-Chan-Mark-Zuckerberg_duotone-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></p>
<h4 class="p2">Ego-nomics</h4>
<p class="p1">So, is all philanthropy really nothing but fancily packaged&nbsp;fraud, with the donor and the beneficiary, if&nbsp;not as one, in all likelihood joined at the metaphorical&nbsp;hip? Despite the old adage, can money actually buy&nbsp;you everything – respect, gratitude, your own way&nbsp;and even redemption – you could possibly crave?&nbsp;Well, as perhaps a tiny hint of consolation, when&nbsp;it comes to redemption, at least, the tide may be&nbsp;turning, even if only by a trickle.</p>
<p class="p1">Just recently, for instance, a charity dedicated&nbsp;to providing free education to impoverished Haitians&nbsp;sent back a US$100,000 cheque to Robert Kraft,&nbsp;the 77-year-old owner of the New England Patriots&nbsp;football team, who is currently facing trial on two&nbsp;charges of soliciting prostitution. Clearly not wanting&nbsp;to be tainted by the funds nor to play any part in&nbsp;restoring Kraft’s respectability, the head of the&nbsp;charity admonished: “We cannot do good by doing&nbsp;bad. The end cannot justify the means.”</p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-46155" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Wiki_Education_attends_Dr._Amin_Azzams_spring_2018_UCSF_class_duotone.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Wiki_Education_attends_Dr._Amin_Azzams_spring_2018_UCSF_class_duotone.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Wiki_Education_attends_Dr._Amin_Azzams_spring_2018_UCSF_class_duotone-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Wiki_Education_attends_Dr._Amin_Azzams_spring_2018_UCSF_class_duotone-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Wiki_Education_attends_Dr._Amin_Azzams_spring_2018_UCSF_class_duotone-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Wiki_Education_attends_Dr._Amin_Azzams_spring_2018_UCSF_class_duotone-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Wiki_Education_attends_Dr._Amin_Azzams_spring_2018_UCSF_class_duotone-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Wiki_Education_attends_Dr._Amin_Azzams_spring_2018_UCSF_class_duotone-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></p>
<p class="p1">Despite such small victories, though, the world of philanthropy is&nbsp;far murkier than it might first appear. It is, of course, possible to argue&nbsp;that, no matter what the true motive, doing good is still doing good,&nbsp;and should the donor and the beneficiary both benefit, well that’s hardly&nbsp;the end of the world. But it’s harder to find a plus, when the supposed&nbsp;recipient is either mythical or merely the cheque-signer themselves with&nbsp;a curly wig and big glasses.</p>
<p class="p1">While we can all nod at the home-spun wisdom that “charity begins&nbsp;at home”, it’s an axiom that becomes all the less palatable when that&nbsp;home turns out to actually be a second or even third home, with a&nbsp;swimming pool, a helipad and a taxman kept very much in the dark.</p>
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<p><em>Text: <a href="bailey@itotalmedia.com">Bailey Atkinson</a></em></p>
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Big Give-Aways: What are the tell-tale signs that even philanthropy doesn’t come free?

<p>The Asia Society Hong Kong is hosting its annual benefit event to celebrate and support the arts initiatives of the Asia Society Hong Kong Centre.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-46053 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/benefit.jpg" alt="Asia Society Hong Kong " width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/benefit.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/benefit-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/benefit-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/benefit-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/benefit-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/benefit-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/benefit-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></p>
<p>In what is promised to be a truly unforgettable night, the society will showcase upcoming art projects from its centre, and gather together patrons of the arts and guests to raise money for the programs to come.</p>
<p>Kicking the night off atop of the Roof Garden with a cocktail or two are two spring exhibitions <a href="https://asiasociety.org/hong-kong/exhibitions/story-light-hon-chi-fun-guangdegushi-hanzhixun"><strong><em>A Story of Light: Hon Chi-fun</em></strong></a> and&nbsp;<a href="https://asiasociety.org/hong-kong/exhibitions/yukaloo-james-turrell-zhanmusiteruieryukaloo"><strong><em>Yukaloo by James Turrell</em></strong></a>, then to follow an art-themed dinner in the JC Hall, and the of course, the true purpose of the night&nbsp;– the auction.</p>
<p>With the auction now open online and with over 15 items to bid on this year, here are some of the most attractive lots. Happy Bidding!</p>

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<p>Those keen to bid on the auction items can do so <a href="https://givergy.hk/ashkartsbenefitJUNE5/?controller=lots&amp;action=showLot&amp;id=8"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">here</span></strong></a>.</p>
<p>When: Wed, 5 Jun 2019<br />
Time: 6:05pm &#8211; 10 pm<br />
Where: Jockey Club Hall, Asia Society Hong Kong Center, 9 Justice Drive, Admiralty<br />
Tickets: <a href="https://ticketing.asiasociety.org.hk/Index?eventId=a0l2v000006Hx7O&amp;_ga=2.6611506.122294622.1559030446-1539420426.1551930633"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Asia Society</span></a>&nbsp;</p>


Asia Society Hong Kong Centre Presents the Arts & Culture Benefit

<p>On Wednesday, 8 May, the <a href="https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/hong-kong/hkgkl/hoteldetail">Holiday Inn Golden Mile hotel</a>&#8216;s&nbsp;ballroom was transformed into a space for celebration for the eighth edition of&nbsp;<strong>The One 2019 Gala Dinner</strong>&nbsp;and was attended by nearly 400 of the city&#8217;s celebrities, socialites and industry leaders. The evening saw nearly HK$2 million in prize money awarded to winners and runner-ups.</p>
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<p>Founded by Hong Kong entrepreneur and philanthropist <a href="//www.gafencushop.com/the-power-list/char/H/?cn-s=DAVID+HARILELA">Dr. David Harilela</a>,&nbsp;<strong>The One</strong>&nbsp;annually acknowledges the ultimate unsung heroes from the 852 and beyond, awarding one with a grand cash prize of HK$200,000, and the two runner-ups with HK$80,000. The prize money is then used to bolster the humanitarian&#8217;s efforts and expand on the existing service projects they lead.</p>
<p>Taking home the grand-prize and honour as <strong>The One</strong> this year was Maria Law, a single mother to an intellectually disabled daughter. Ms. Law operates the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Holycafehk/"><strong>Holy Café</strong></a> in Cheung Shan Wan, where she employs her daughter as well as other individuals with intellectual disabilities, giving them the chance to be employed and trained in&nbsp; restaurant service. The runner-ups were Chow Shu Tak, a street hawker in Jordan who provides care to the homeless and intellectually-disabled, and Nip Yeung Sing, a former businessman, who has developed programmes for Hong Kong&#8217;s elderly including funeral services and food distribution.</p>

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The One 2019 Gala Dinner honours local and international humanitarians

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">S</span>ince 2011, <a href="//www.gafencushop.com/new-wine-ministries-hong-kong-limited-raises-funds-refugees/">New Wine Ministries Hong&nbsp;Kong </a>has continuously and consistently&nbsp;been dedicated to the cause of&nbsp;betterment of the less fortunate&nbsp;members of society – the poor, the sick, the&nbsp;neglected. From providing financial assistance&nbsp;to the impoverished to extending medical&nbsp;support to those fighting cancer, New Wine&nbsp;Ministries Hong Kong has touched the lives of&nbsp;thousands throughout its years of operations.&nbsp;For that, New Wine Ministries Hong&nbsp;Kong is extremely grateful to its generous&nbsp;supporters and donors who have never&nbsp;hesitated to extend a helping hand to the&nbsp;charity at all times. So it is with great hope and&nbsp;humility that New Wine Ministries Hong Kong&nbsp;urges you to join this worthy cause and continue&nbsp;to support the charity, now and always.</p>

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<p class="p4"><em>To donate, please make cheque payable to “New&nbsp;Wine Ministries Hong Kong Limited” and send to&nbsp;1225, 12/F, Southmark Tower A, 11 Yip Hing Street,&nbsp;Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong or by telephone to&nbsp;2553 2106 / 2580 8201.</em></p>


New Wine Ministries HK providing financial assistance the sick and poor

<p>Design Trust, an acclaimed charity, just celebrated its 11th Annual Ambassador&#8217;s Ball this weekend at Kerry Hotel, Hong Kong. This year&#8217;s theme, Hyper Environment explores the relationship between the city and the countryside – a juxtaposition of technology and nature.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-40181" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/5.jpg" alt="Ambassador's Ball" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/5.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/5-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/5-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/5-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/5-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/5-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/5-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></p>
<p>The event, which was sponsored by Prada, was officiated by the Hong Kong&#8217;s CEO Carrie Lam and other guests of honour included the Dutch Office for Metropolitan Architecture&#8217;s partners Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten who flew in especially for the occasion. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-40182" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/3-9.jpg" alt="Design Trust" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/3-9.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/3-9-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/3-9-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/3-9-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/3-9-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/3-9-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/3-9-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></p>
<p>&#8220;It’s been such an honour working with Prada – a name and brand that resonates with creativity and design excellence, and a pioneer who promotes and preserves art and culture with passion and commitment. It has been so empowering to work closely with OMA’s Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten – such visionaries who have brought our gala concept to an entirely new level. I know our guests are reflecting on the constantly evolving status of our city and countryside with a new perspective&#8221;, says Marisa Yiu, co-founder and executive director of Design Trust.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-40183" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/4-5.jpg" alt="Design Trust" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/4-5.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/4-5-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/4-5-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/4-5-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/4-5-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/4-5-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/4-5-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></p>
<p>The event also included an auction featuring limited edition art and decorative objects, travel experience and more from names such as Zao Wou-ki, Zaha Hadid, Daido Moriyama, Andre Fu, Joan Miro and more.&nbsp; The event was an overwhelming success, raising over HK$10.5 million, all of which is being donated to Design Trust.</p>


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