The Chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Riko announced that it will set up a public welfare charitable research institute at least HK $ 5 billion (about $ 867 million).
Comprehensive Hong Kong Zhongtong News Agency and Sing Tao Daily reported that the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charity Trust Fund held the Hong Kong International Charity Forum in the West Kowloon Cultural District from September 11th to 12th., Make the above announcement.
This forum is based on the theme of "join hands with public welfare, inclusive communities", and will learn from different international cases to explore how to promote changes through public welfare charity and benefit the community in a more equal way.The topic of the forum covers educational gap, fair medical and health, aging society, Eastern and Western welfare systems, and the role of science and technology in public welfare charity.Essence
Hong Kong Chief Executive Li Jiachao said in the forum that Hong Kong was attacked by unprecedented heavy rain last week. Volunteers, community leaders, civil servants, regional care teams, and different non -governmental organizations stood up and affected to affected.The citizens reached out.
Li Jiachao revealed that according to the state of tax exemption, Hong Kong has established about 10,000 charity.In fiscal 2020/21, the total donation of business donors approved by profit tax was US $ 560 million (about S $ 761 million).For individual donors, charity donations approved by salary tax are donated nearly $ 1 billion.At the same time, more and more global family offices are creating a charity foundation to stimulate social progress.These measures have strengthened the charity spirit of Hong Kong.
Li Jiachao believes that the establishment of the Public Welfare Charity Research Institute will help the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government to promote Hong Kong to become the leading international charity center.
In his speech, Rikoo said that more than 1,600 representatives around the world went to Hong Kong to participate in the forum, providing a unique opportunity for Hong Kong to discuss how to solve the most difficult challenges facing the 21st century city, and to explore how to strengthen how to strengthenCooperation to contribute to society's progress.
He announced that the Hong Kong Jockey Club will establish a new public welfare charitable research institute with no less than 5 billion Hong Kong dollars, hoping to provide the industry with reliable charity knowledge and cover the knowledge of different circles and other circles.Basic and development indicators.
