Hebe Jebes 2015 Issue May/Jun | Page 66

ANNOUNCEMENTS Caring Company Partnership Expo HHYC has built up a long tradition of giving back to the local community and helping out local charities and is constantly striving to further extend its reach in this respect. To help more social organisations know about HHYC sailing facilities—which are open for free to less-advantaged families in Hong Kong—Rex (CHENG Kwok Tim) and Bosun (YAU Wai Shing) from HHYC’s sailing department attended the Caring Company Partnership Expo. Topics covered at the expo, held on 25 March 2015, included: • Sustaining manpower sources: trends and strategies • Developing talents of non-engaged youth through mentorships and apprenticeships • Achieving business goals by promoting social inclusion for ethnic minorities • Enhancing the employability of low-income groups and new arrivals to Hong Kong The event saw over 90 exhibition booths run by social service organisations to introduce their services and help facilitate future partnerships with private enterprises. Organisations exhibiting came from numerous sectors including Rehabilitation Services, Integrated Services (aka family resources, support and counselling services), Elderly Services, Family and Community Services, Children and Youth Services, Social Enterprises and Sustainability. The overall mission of the Caring Company Scheme is to build a more cohesive society by promoting strategic partnerships [[ۙ