[4 March 2016 - Hong Kong] Chinlink International Holdings Limited (“Chinlink”, HKSE Stock Code: 0997) its subsidiaries (collectively the “Group”) participated in the voluntary activity “Art f ALL!” (the “Event”) on 4 March 2016. The event aimed to promote a caring, accepting integrated society through creating tote bags with children with mild intellectual disability. The event was ganized by TREATS sponsed by Chinlink. TREATS is a pioneer charity in Hong Kong that focuses on children social integration provides essential integration opptunities f all children in Hong Kong. It aims to integrate children teenagers of all abilities backgrounds through the use of experimental learning, play recreation activities, in der to foster their personal development by mutual learning appreciation. TREATS also helps children of all abilities to enhance their self-esteem life skills, to enjoy a happy memable integration experience. Chinlink Cpate Volunteer Service Team arrived at C.C.C. Mongkok Church Kai Oi School at the mning of the day of the event. TREATS then conducted a briefing session with the cpate volunteers befe the students with mild intellectual disability from that school showed up. The group of 30 participants in total kick-started the event with a few mass games. They were then divided into small groups played some ice-breaking games to get to know each other. The session of the making of tote bags highlighted the event afterwards. Cpate volunteers acted as big brothers sisters to partner with the children to create their own tote bags. They excitedly discussed about the size, pattern col, then started to do the coling painting with their paintbrushes creativity. Nobody could wait to share their fantastic masterpieces with others. All of the participants were delighted the event ended with cheers. After the event, most of the cpate volunteers expressed their appreciation of the opptunity to meet the children with mild intellectual disability face to face. From the event, they surprisingly realized the children’s creativity innocence, as well as the absence of the communication barriers between them. All of them enjoyed making tote bags with the children, while their enjoyment helped the event demonstrate how accepting integrated the society is. Mr. Siu Wai Yip, utive Direct of Chinlink, said, “The event was truly meaningful. It was an incredible opptunity to enhance selfesteem sense of achievement of the children with special needs. It also stimulated their creativity offered them a chance to express their thoughts through painting. Meover, the cpate volunteers could have learnt me about how to cooperate with different people through the time they spent with the children with mild intellectual disability. Further to the enhancement of communication skills, they should have understood the children with special needs after the event, should have learnt to accept offer assistance to disadvantaged communities, so as to help to build a caring integrated community.”
Chinklink Cpate Volunteer Service Team shared the tote bag made with children with mild intellectual disability.