The Group has been active in fulfilling its social responsibility and encouraging its staff to support voluntary services and community activities through various means.


AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

The Group was awarded by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service as "Caring Company" this year for our dedication to promote corporate social responsibility through caring for the community, employees and the environment.

Our subsidiary was awarded "Prime Awards for Corporate Social Responsibility 2011" by MetroBOX in recognition of our commitment to community services.


STAFF VOLUNTEERISM

Our volunteer services team visited "Ronald McDonald House" located in Shatin assisting them in cleaning up of the hostel. "Ronald McDonald House" was the first organisation in Asia providing temporary housing for kids receiving treatment and their families during their stay in hospitals. We also made sponsorships for "Ronald McDonald House Charities" Raffle Ticket Sale 2011.


NURTURING YOUTH

The Group has participated in different programs to nurture the youth.

The Group sponsored the "Business Innovation Awards" organised by the School of Professional Education and Executive Development of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. This competition provided a platform to unleash the business creativity of students.

Our subsidiary worked with The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups on "Workplace Visit" and "Job Shadowing Program". Both events give students a better understanding on office environment and assist them in their future career planning.

In "Workplace Visit", a group of 20 Form 4 students were led by teachers and social workers to visit our office and data centre of the Group. HR department explained to students our products and services, company's background, the level of competency required for entry level positions and career prospects.

In "Job Shadowing Program", 18 senior secondary students were arranged to have a one-on-one shadowing with our staff. The students were given the opportunity to observe and practice daily operations in an office environment.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT 50222 Hiker SMS Tracking Service The Group continues to support community work in the technology sector. The Group together with mobile operators in Hong Kong have provided full support to the 50222 Hiker SMS Tracking Service. This is a user friendly and potentially life-saving SMS-based tool available to all users of Hong Kong's country parks as a free service to report their tracks, thereby facilitating the Government's emergency services to more accurately pinpoint their locations in the event of a rescue attempt. Internet services The Group also continues to sponsor the projects of the Hong Kong Internet eXchange (HKIX) and Hong Kong Internet eXchange 2 (HKIX2), both of which are nonprofit organisations. The Group provides networking equipment and two protected 10 Gbps optical fibre connections between HKIX to co-location spaces. In addition, 7 x 24 support services are provided by the Group to ensure stable daily operations and to provide users with quality Internet services in Hong Kong. The Group also assists in expanding the number of Internet users and extent of usage. DONATIONS The Group made donations respectively to "Ronald McDonald House Charities" and "Dana-Farber Cancer Institute" this year. A fund raising event was held by our subsidiary to express our support for people in Japan who have been affected by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. With the whole hearted support from our staff, the money raised has been sent to the World Vision emergency relief fund for buying the much needed blankets and emergency food and supplies for the victims. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Our subsidiary joined the Green Power Hike "Information and Communications Technology Cup (ICT Cup)" 25km Hong Kong Trail Challenge organised by Green Power. The fund has been raised for supporting environmental education in the community and schools. Our Singapore office continued to be awarded the Eco- Office Certificate by the Singapore Environment Council in 2011 in recognition of their environmental friendly practices and effective carbon emission reduction within the workplace in constantly improving the company's environmental performance. CHILDREN'S LIBRARY The Group's overseas office in Singapore continues to work with Evercare Welfare Centre to encourage reading for children in the community. National Library Book Exchange was organised in this year and the books exchanged for the event were donated to the children's library co-organised by our Singapore subsidiary and Evercare Welfare Centre.