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Jockey Club supports hospice to meet growing demand

11/13/2012

The ageing population in Hong Kong inevitably means a growing demand for hospice services – a demand The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust is helping to meet with a HK$122 million donation to the Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care (SPHC) to build a hospice in Shatin.

The Jockey Club Home for Hospice will serve as a residential home for the terminally ill, offering personalised advance care planning and providing support to their families. 

Announcing the project today (13 November), Jockey Club Chairman T Brian Stevenson said this was the second time that the Club had partnered SPHC, having funded its Bradbury Hospice two decades ago, the first facility to provide hospice care in the city.

“We hope the Society can establish a new service model that meets the growing need for symptom control and psychological support, to complement curative treatment in hospitals,” he said.  “This service will supplement existing palliative services by providing more options for the community, thus facilitating patients’ earlier discharge from hospital and releasing hospital beds which are in great demand.”

The Jockey Club Home for Hospice will be located on A Kung Kok Shan Road in Shatin, opposite the Bradbury Hospice. With a home-like hospice residence of 30 apartments, the new facility will comprise of multi-purpose function rooms for family gatherings, a peaceful garden as a sanctuary for residents and their family members, a multi-religion quiet room for meditation and remembrance etc. Designed to be self-financing, the residential home will help alleviate the burden on public palliative care services. 

Apart from supporting the SPHC, the Club has taken a number of other initiatives to meet the increasing demand for hospice services and promote positive attitudes in society towards death.  They include the construction of Haven of Hope Holistic Care Centre in Tseung Kwan O to provide medical and nursing care for the chronically ill and frail elderly, while the ENABLE Project was a Trust-funded programme implemented by The University of Hong Kong promoting local life and death education, and “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Community Project Grant – Comfort Care and Support for the Bereaved” offers bereavement support services through the Comfort Care Concern Group.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club

Founded in 1884, The Hong Kong Jockey Club is not only one of the world's leading horse racing organisations but also a world top 15 charitable organisation and Hong Kong’s largest community contributor, donating HK$1.7 billion in 2012. It is also a major taxpayer, Hong Kong's single largest by far, generating over HK$16 billion a year for public funds. The Club pioneers technology applications for sporting and betting entertainment, striving for the highest levels of customer service. As a membership club, it is recognised as one of Asia’s most prestigious, with more than 23,000 members. These multifaceted roles make it a well-respected and remarkable organisation, dedicated to its mission of enhancing the quality of life for all Hong Kong people.

Club Chairman T Brian Stevenson hopes the Society can establish a new service model in the Jockey Club Home for Hospice to complement curative treatment in hospitals.
Club Chairman T Brian Stevenson hopes the Society can establish a new service model in the Jockey Club Home for Hospice to complement curative treatment in hospitals.

Club Chairman T Brian Stevenson (centre) joins SPHC Honorary Presidents Dr Leong Che-hung (2nd left) and James Thompson (2nd right), Executive Committee Chairman Raymond Wong (1st left) and the Cluba£į?s Executive Director, Charities, Douglas So (1st right) unveil the Jockey Club Home for Hospice model.
Club Chairman T Brian Stevenson (centre) joins SPHC Honorary Presidents Dr Leong Che-hung (2nd left) and James Thompson (2nd right), Executive Committee Chairman Raymond Wong (1st left) and the Cluba£į?s Executive Director, Charities, Douglas So (1st right) unveil the Jockey Club Home for Hospice model.

Club Chairman T Brian Stevenson (2nd right), SPHC Honorary Presidents Dr Leong Che-hung (3rd left), Executive Committee Chairman Raymond Wong (1st left), the Cluba£į?s Executive Director, Charities, Douglas So (1st right) and SPHC Committee Member, Donald Cheung (2nd left).
Club Chairman T Brian Stevenson (2nd right), SPHC Honorary Presidents Dr Leong Che-hung (3rd left), Executive Committee Chairman Raymond Wong (1st left), the Cluba£į?s Executive Director, Charities, Douglas So (1st right) and SPHC Committee Member, Donald Cheung (2nd left).

Club Chairman T Brian Stevenson (2nd right), SPHC Honorary Presidents Dr Leong Che-hung (1st left) and James Thompson (2nd left) and Executive Committee Chairman Raymond Wong (1st right).
Club Chairman T Brian Stevenson (2nd right), SPHC Honorary Presidents Dr Leong Che-hung (1st left) and James Thompson (2nd left) and Executive Committee Chairman Raymond Wong (1st right).

Club Chairman T Brian Stevenson (3rd right), SPHC Honorary President James Thompson (3rd left), Executive Committee Chairman Raymond Wong (2nd right), the Cluba£į?s Executive Director, Charities, Douglas So (1st left), SPHC Executive Committee Member Dr Hubert Chan (2nd left) and Executive Director Dorothy Wong(1st right).
Club Chairman T Brian Stevenson (3rd right), SPHC Honorary President James Thompson (3rd left), Executive Committee Chairman Raymond Wong (2nd right), the Cluba£į?s Executive Director, Charities, Douglas So (1st left), SPHC Executive Committee Member Dr Hubert Chan (2nd left) and Executive Director Dorothy Wong(1st right).

Model of the Jockey Club Home for Hospice.
Model of the Jockey Club Home for Hospice.

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