Board of Directors Toast (L-R: Gary Liu, Anna Lo, Jacqueline Lam, Chairman Ming Wai Lau, Founder & President Joseph Wan, Bonnie Ngan, Abigail DeLessio, C S Wai)

Guests of the Party with Director C S Wai (3rd Right) and Founder & President Joseph Wan (2nd Right)

Janice Chan, Director, Cost Control at Hutchison Property Group Limited; Alan Wan, Director, Meinhardt China'; Kenneth Hsu

Chairman Ming Wai Lau speaking at the Launch Party

Founder and President Joseph Wan sharing the vision of Support!, and why it was established

Founding Member and Senior Vice President, Operations Kerry Hsu having a discussion with Olivia, one of our very first beneficiaries at our Tak Oi Secondary School site

Youth Director, Events Engagement Anthea Li with Elizabeth Fung, Political Assistant to the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development; and Cindy Fung, Program Manager at Kids4Kids

Guests of the Party with Foundation student leaders

Director Jacqueline Lam (1st left) and Founder & President Joseph Wan (1st right) with Paul Tchen, Managing Director and CEO of Sir Horace Kadoorie Youth Development Foundation SHKYDF (2nd left), and Penny Peng, Corporate and Business Affairs Manager, SHKYDF

Director Abigail DeLessio with Lynne Anne Davis, President of FleishmanHillard APAC

Michael Ma, Director, Consulting at PricewaterhouseCoopers Hong Kong; and Tam Po-Yiu, Former Assistant Director of Planning, Hong Kong Government

Senior Vice President, Communications Harriet Kwok (left) and her guest

Founder & President Joseph Wan (middle) with Catherine Han (Director of Community Relations, CIS) and Brandy Stern (Vice Principal, RCHK)

Praise all around as Support! officially launches

Support! International Foundation, on 16 November 2017, successfully hosted its official Launch Party, that marked its registration as a charitable institution under Section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance. To celebrate, the Foundation hosted the event thank friends and supports, and pay tribute to the young people who have so positively contributed to its development and to its beneficiaries.

Founded in 2014 as a school student group, Support! International Foundation has since grown to reach more than 1000 students through its 9 educational and community development programmes. Speaking at the Party, Founder & President Joseph Wan commented on the integrity and hardworking nature of everyone in the Foundation. "The team you see here today, the teams you don't see here today—those who are busy organising our projects—they are all working positively and tenaciously for the betterment of our beneficiaries' livelihoods", he said.

The Party saw over 100 friends and supporters participate. Among them were eminent community leaders, government officials, partner school principals and administrators, donors, and community partners. Discussing the importance of positivity and vision in young people in Hong Kong, Chairman of the Board of Directors Ming Wai Lau, GBS, JP, noted the valuable role that the Foundation was creating in realising this path to greater success for Hong Kong. "With these young people growing up to be the future Leaders of Hong Kong, I have no doubt that we will be in good shape.", Mr. Lau remarked.

With food and venue sponsored generously by The Hong Kong Jockey Club, Party participants had the opportunity to socialise and enjoy some delectable delicacies at the Happy Valley Racecourse. The evening also marked a special appearance from our Advisor Dr. Allan Zeman, GBM, GBS, JP, who, owing to a sudden business trip, could only appear on a video message.

At the end of the programme, the Board of Directors and the Founder & President toasted to long-term success for the Foundation.