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The Foundation supported Light Be to revitalise an abandoned former textile factory into affordable homes for the impoverished households

05 Oct 2016
(From left) Governor Ms. Leonie Ki Man-Fung, HKSAR Chief Secretary for Administration Mrs. Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-Ngor and Light Be Chairman Mr. Laurence Li
Photo / Video Courtesy: Light Be

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Synopsis:

In 2016, Chow Tai Fook Charity Foundation donated a total of HK$22 million to launch the first-ever Empowerment Housing in Hong Kong with Light Be, a social enterprise that focuses on promoting social housing, to revitalize the staff quarters of an abandoned former textile factory in Sham Tseng into an affordable home for the grassroots families. The “Sham Tseng Light Housing” targeted families and empowers them to regain upward mobility and establish a positive life style.

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