People from across society walk together, bringing support to grassroots medical services
The “Walk for Medical Support 2026” charity walk (「贈醫施藥同心日步行籌款2026」) was held on 17 October 2026 along the Central and Western District Promenade in Hong Kong. The event was organised by the Hong Kong Chiu Chow Mutual Aid Society (香港潮商互助社), with the HK ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS(GBA), the Hong Kong Chiu Chow Chamber of Commerce (香港潮州商會) and the Federation of Hong Kong Chiu Chow Community Organisations (香港潮屬社團總會) as co-organisers. According to event information, more than 100 guests, directors, members, volunteers and community members walked together to raise funds for the society’s Western medicine clinic, supporting its free medical care and medicine-dispensing services and poverty-relief and elderly-care work.
The starting ceremony was held at Pier No. 1 on the Central and Western District Promenade. 陳豪勳, the Central and Western District Office officer in charge of Sai Ying Pun; 高佩璇, president of the Hong Kong Chiu Chow Chamber of Commerce (香港潮州商會); and 黃家豪, vice-chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Chiu Chow Community Organisations (香港潮屬社團總會), officiated, with 孫淑強, chairman of the society’s council, accompanying them and presiding over the starting ceremony.
Chen Jin Tong (陳勁佟院長), founding president of the HK ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS(GBA), founding chairwoman 鄭小漫, volunteer-team vice-chairman 許慶嘉, secretariat member 樊惠清, and senior members 林燕, 殷淑雯 and 梁詠文, among others, attended, showing their support for the charitable cause through their participation.
Participants set out from Pier No. 1, passing Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park and the Sheung Wan and Central sections of the Central and Western District Promenade, before walking to the Wan Chai Promenade and arriving at Wan Chai Waterfront Park. The full route took about two hours. According to event information, the Victoria Harbour waterfront was blessed with crisp autumn weather that day, while flags flew along the walking procession as participants responded in action to the call to “help one another with benevolence”, creating a warm and lively scene.
According to the event information, during the 96 years since its founding, the Hong Kong Chiu Chow Mutual Aid Society (香港潮商互助社) has remained committed to the principle of “unity and mutual assistance, helping those in hardship and danger”, serving the community and giving back to society. The society opened a Western medicine clinic as early as 1958 and introduced free medical care and medicine-dispensing services. For 68 years, it has provided appropriate and affordable medical services to grassroots residents, benefiting many people.
In recent years, the society has launched the “Central and Western District Elderly Health Service Programme” (「中西區長者健康服務計劃」) and the “Realising the Dreams of the Elderly Together Programme” (「同夢耆圓計劃」) to care for older people living in poverty. Since September 2026, it has also participated in the Social Welfare Department’s “Carer-Friendly Shops Scheme for Carers of the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities” (「護老者及殘疾人士照顧者友善商戶計劃」), providing dedicated discounts for carers in the district and continuing to expand its social-service work.
Event information records that, in his speech, 孫淑強, chairman of the society’s council, said the significance of the charity walk went beyond raising funds: it also lay in uniting the strength of all sectors of society and turning care into practical support, so that grassroots residents, older people and disadvantaged communities could continue to receive appropriate medical care and attention. He thanked all co-organising and supporting organisations, donors, directors, volunteers and staff, and expressed the hope that all sectors of society would continue working together to promote the spirit of doing good and helping others.
At the starting ceremony, the officiating guests presented certificates of appreciation to co-organising organisations, gold sponsors and supporting organisations. The co-organising organisations were the Federation of Hong Kong Chiu Chow Community Organisations (香港潮屬社團總會), the Hong Kong Chiu Chow Chamber of Commerce (香港潮州商會) and the HK ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS(GBA); the gold sponsor was 匯橋資本集團 (Ally Bridge Group); and the supporting organisations were 香港汕頭商會, 潮汕文化協會, 尚盛潮州海鮮飯店, 皓明科技集團有限公司, 美亞食品貿易有限公司, 亞太網絡資訊有限公司, 明珠物業, 匯泉國際有限公司, 啟思教育 and 愛比施慈善教育基金.
The event ended at noon at Wan Chai Waterfront Park. The organisers distributed certificates to participants who completed the full route as a memento. According to event information, all funds raised will be used to promote the Western medicine clinic’s free medical care and medicine-dispensing services and various poverty-relief and elderly-care efforts, allowing goodwill to continue benefiting the community.
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