ED Report (24-25)
In an age of AI products and instant information, why encourage grassroots children to read? Because stories and reading bring joy, creativity, positivity, and intergenerational harmony. Following our three service directions, last year we held 7,879 activities, served 101,154 participants, and partnered with over 200 schools and organisations.
We partnered for the first time with LCSD Hong Kong Public Libraries to promote reading on “spiritual healing,” “temperament improvement,” and “travelling footprints.” Thanks to veteran media professional Mr Tsang Chi‑wah as “Star Reading Ambassador.” Nearly 20 NGOs joined; participation far exceeded expectations.
▲ Storytelling session and various reading workshops are featured at the event . Children are guided to reflect on the meanings behind the stories through performances by HAC storytelling volunteers.
The event includes a “Reading Zone,” with a selection of 200 books covering three key themes “spiritual healing,” “temperament improvement,” and “travelling footprints.”.
Lamma Island Centre’s picture books “Home of Dreams” and “A Journey with warmth” received strong praise, proving co‑creation across ages builds inclusion. We launched them at the 2025 Hong Kong Book Fair with our own booth, drawing many visitors and media. A third community picture book will launch in 2026. Our “Warm Love Love” project with HK Electric won the CIC Gold Award for social‑service collaboration.
▲We are excited to launch the second community picture book of Lamma Island, “A Journey with Warmth”. Together with the intergenerational creation team, a New Book Release Presenation successfully held at Book Fair 2025 to share interesting moments from the creative process.
▲Hong Kong Electric and HAC Lamma Island Centre won the Gold Award for “Outstanding Collaboration in Social Welfare Organizations.”
Since 1985, Diana Boyd Wilson Centre has served Wang Tau Hom for 40 years, supporting generations of youth. Working with corporate and parent volunteers, we give grassroots children care, broaden their horizons, and help them grow. The recent “Fly with Me” programme gave children in residential care financial and life‑skills training for future independence.
▲We visited Wu Kai Sha Youth Village to promote reading among the youth living in the hostel, hoping that through reading, their minds and spirits can be nurtured and enriched.
We would like to thank the following groups for their support (in alphabetic order):
A.S. Watson Group
Anway Limited
Barnabas Charitable Service Association Limited
Canaan Church of The Joshua Church ,Hong Kong
Caritas Ma On Shan Secondary School
Central and Islands Integrated Family Service Centre,SWD
Community Care Fund
Community Investment and Inclusion Fund
Deacons
Free Duty (Sky Connection Limited/Anway Limited)
Ginger Innovation
Good Deeds Explorer
Hang Lung Properties Limited
Hip Hing Construction Co., Ltd.
Home Affairs Department Islands District Office
Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry Co. Ltd
Hong Kong PHAB Association Peng Chau
Hong Kong Public Libraries
Hong Kong Secondary School Association
IVE Childcare, Elderly and Community Services
IYUNO Hong Kong Limited
Lamma Island (North) Rural Committee
Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Kowloon Tong Government Primary School
Leo Club of Victoria Hong Kong
MTR Volunteers
Orientop Limited
Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Kindergarten
Ping Shek Estate Catholic Primary School
Po Yan Oblate Primary School
Seedland Educational Charitable Foundation Limited
Seedland International Limited
Social Welfare Department (WongTaiSin/ Sai Kung)
Social Welfare Department (Central Western, Southern & Islands District)
St. Patrick’s School
The Actuarial Society of Hong Kong
The Church of Christ in ChinaLammaChurch
The Community Chest of Hong Kong
The Education University of Hong Kong Jockey Club Primary School
The Hong Kong Council of Social Service
The Hong Kong Electric Company Limited
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
The Rock Foundation Ltd
The Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Co.(HK)Ltd.
Vibro Construction Company Limited
Vibro (H.K.) Limited
Wah Fung Computer Services Limited
Wong Tai Sin District Office Home Affairs Department
Wong Tai Sin Government Primary School