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Club marks over 50 years' support for rehab services with opening of new day care centre

12 March 2010

The Hong Kong Jockey Club has made countless contributions over the years to local rehabilitation services, including donations to various initiatives by The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation (HKSR) that span half a century and total some HK$181 million in value.  These projects have included the building of rehabilitation centres, the provision of barrier-free transport services and the establishment of a home for the elderly in Shenzhen, serving Hong Kong residents who have retired to the Mainland.

Today (12 March), the latest Club-funded HKSR project - the Lee Quo Wei Day Rehabilitation & Care Centre in Pok Fu Lam - was officially opened by Club Steward Dr Donald K T Li, Secretary for Labour and Welfare Matthew Cheung, Chairman of the Wei Lun Foundation Dr Lee Quo Wei, and HKSR Chairman Lee Man Ban.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Dr Li urged the elderly and those suffering chronic diseases to make active use of the centre's rehab training facilities to rebuild their lifestyles.  "With Hong Kong's ageing population trend and the growing number of young chronic disease patients, the provision of continuing rehabilitation services is important to the community," he said.  "This new care centre will provide 'east-meets-west' medical treatment to help chronic disease patients and the elderly improve their well-being and establish a healthier lifestyle.  It will also foster family harmony by helping ease the pressures on families in taking care of needy relatives."

Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Matthew Cheung, noted that HKSR had been providing rehabilitation services throughout the city since its establishment 50 years ago, and that the Society's achievement had been widely recognised by the World Health Organisation, and local medical and social services groups. "With the support of the Social Welfare Department, the Community Chest and The Hong Kong Jockey Club, HKSR is able to provide all-round rehabilitation services to the disabled, chronic disease patients and their families and the elderly," he said.

Mrs Chan, who shared her experience with the guests today, suffered a stroke last year that affected the movement of the right side of her body.  She could not stand and even experienced incontinence.  She and her husband, a heart disease patient, were left helpless by the sudden change, as their home did not have adequate facilities to cater for Mrs Chan's need.  Fortunately, she was introduced to the centre's rehabilitation services, where she received treatment to improve her muscle control.  At first she could not stand even with the help of two people. Now she can use her own strength to stand with a frame.  Moreover, her incontinence problem has also been resolved.

"Thanks to the advanced facilities and the caring staff of the centre, my wife's condition has improved significantly," Mr Chan said.  "At the beginning, with the lack of sufficient facilities at home, I found it difficult even to just give her a bath.  Now she asks to come to the centre five times a week.  She is even more hardworking than at work!"

The Club has donated HK$4.5 million to the HKSR to operate the new facility for three years.  It provides dynamic rehabilitation services to the elderly and patients suffering ailments such as strokes, dementia and orthopaedic illnesses.  It adopts east-meets-west medical treatments to help patients engage in a healthier lifestyle, including sports therapy, functional electrotherapy, qigong, Chinese medicine services, acupuncture and moxibustion, tuina treatment, acupuncture point massage and spa therapy.  The centre has a capacity to serve around 50 people a day.

Other ongoing efforts by the Club to strengthen rehabilitation services in the community include the self-initiated elderly project "CADENZA: a Jockey Club Initiative for Seniors", a one-stop integrated primary health and social centre The Jockey Club CADENZA Hub, the establishment and enhancement of The Jockey Club Centre for Positive Ageing to serve elderly people with dementia; and the funding of the SAHK Jockey Club New Page Inn for tetraplegic or paraplegic patients.

 

125th Anniversary of The Hong Kong Jockey Club

Founded in 1884, The Hong Kong Jockey Club is celebrating its 125th Anniversary in 2009/10 season.  Over the past 125 years, it has become one of Hong Kong's best known and respected organisations, providing the public with world-class sporting entertainment as well as being the city's major non-Government community benefactor, now donating more than HK$1 billion a year to charitable and community projects.  It has been a part of Hong Kong through good times and bad, sharing the city's growth and development with its people, and is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for future generations.

Club Steward Dr Donald K T Li (3rd from left); Secretary for Labour and Welfare Matthew Cheung (4th from left); Chairman of the Wei Lun Foundation Dr Lee Quo Wei and his wife (right);  The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation's Chairman Lee Man Ban (2nd from left); and Chairman Designate Benny Cheung (1st from left) at today's opening ceremony of the Lee Quo Wei Day Rehabilitation & Care Centre.
Photo 1:
Club Steward Dr Donald K T Li (3rd from left); Secretary for Labour and Welfare Matthew Cheung (4th from left); Chairman of the Wei Lun Foundation Dr Lee Quo Wei and his wife (right); The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation's Chairman Lee Man Ban (2nd from left); and Chairman Designate Benny Cheung (1st from left) at today's opening ceremony of the Lee Quo Wei Day Rehabilitation & Care Centre.

Club Steward Dr Donald K T Li urges the elderly and chronic disease sufferers to make active use of the centre's rehab training facilities to rebuild their lifestyles.
Photo 2:
Club Steward Dr Donald K T Li urges the elderly and chronic disease sufferers to make active use of the centre's rehab training facilities to rebuild their lifestyles.

Chairman Designate of The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation, Benny Cheung, presents a souvenir to Club Steward Dr Donald K T Li.
Photo 3:
Chairman Designate of The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation, Benny Cheung, presents a souvenir to Club Steward Dr Donald K T Li.

Centre beneficiaries Mr and Mrs Chan share their experience with the guests.
Photo 4:
Centre beneficiaries Mr and Mrs Chan share their experience with the guests.

Club Steward Dr Donald K T Li (2nd from left); Executive Director, Charities, Legal & Corporate Secretariat, Douglas So (1st from left); Secretary for Labour and Welfare Matthew Cheung (3rd from left); Chairman of the Wei Lun Foundation Dr Lee Quo Wei and his wife (4th & 5th from right); Professor Charles Kao and his wife (3rd and 1st from right) and Chairman of The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation, Lee Man Ban (2nd from right).
Photo 5:
Club Steward Dr Donald K T Li (2nd from left); Executive Director, Charities, Legal & Corporate Secretariat, Douglas So (1st from left); Secretary for Labour and Welfare Matthew Cheung (3rd from left); Chairman of the Wei Lun Foundation Dr Lee Quo Wei and his wife (4th & 5th from right); Professor Charles Kao and his wife (3rd and 1st from right) and Chairman of The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation, Lee Man Ban (2nd from right).

Club Executive Director, Charities, Legal & Corporate Secretariat, Douglas So, and Nobel Laureate for Physics Professor Charles Kao.
Photo 6:
Club Executive Director, Charities, Legal & Corporate Secretariat, Douglas So, and Nobel Laureate for Physics Professor Charles Kao.

 

 

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