Jardine Matheson is donating 179,000 face masks and 30,000 bottles of hand sanitiser to health care workers and communities-in-need to help limit the spread of coronavirus in Hong Kong.
Dr YK Pang, Deputy Managing Director and Hong Kong Chairman of Jardine Matheson, said, “As a committed supporter of local communities and health and education organisations, Jardines has provided help – in many forms – over many years during emergency situations. The face masks and hand sanitisers will help people requiring immediate support – namely our tireless health care workers and communities in need – and I want to thank our partner organisations for helping to mobilise this donation programme as quickly as possible.”
Under this support initiative, 79,000 N95 high protection masks will be donated to the Hospital Authority to be used by their frontline health care workers. In addition, 100,000 KF94 masks and 30,000 bottles of hand sanitiser will be distributed to the elderly, underprivileged youth and families, physically challenged students and people recovering from mental health problems through 22 partner non-governmental organisations supported by Jardines in-house charities, MINDSET and The Keswick Foundation, namely:
The ABM Hong Kong Swatow Baptist Church Community Service Association, Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service, Caritas Hong Kong, Children’s Heart Foundation, Christian Family Service Centre, Ebenezer New Hope School, Evangel Children’s Home, Home Care for Girls, Hong Kong Christian Service, Hong Kong Family Welfare Society, Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre, The Mental Health Association of Hong Kong, Mothers’ Choice, New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, Project Space, Sisters of the Good Shepherd – Marycove Center, Society for Community Organisation, Yan Oi Tong, Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service, YCH Sheung Wan Rehabilitation Services Centre and Youth Outreach.
Representatives of Jardine Matheson helped to distribute masks and hand sanitisers at The Mental Health Association of Hong Kong, which is one of the partner nongovernmental organisations connected to Jardines in-house charity MINDSET.
