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「愛心相連大行動2009」嘉許禮
方力申親身表揚參與義工   宣揚「停不了的愛分享．分享愛」訊息  

（香港‧2010年3月2日）由香港紅十字會舉辦的一年一度義賣籌款活動「愛心相連大行動2009」自去年11月底啟動後，得到眾多名人、企業、學校及團體的參與和支持，現已圓滿結束，籌得善款港幣逾210萬，義賣「熊」簿仔數量達12,734本，數量為歷年之冠。為答謝各義工及團隊，本會特於今天下午5時正假座跑馬地禮頓山社區會堂舉行「愛心相連大行動2009」嘉許禮，更榮幸邀得連續四年擔任「愛心相連大行動」榮譽大使的方力申先生、香港紅十字會董事會成員暨輸血服務管治委員會主席蔡永忠先生聯同活動鑽石贊助雋思集團執行董事廖淑如女士及金贊助傑特生物醫療（亞太區）有限公司亞洲區營運總監楊偉榮先生蒞臨頒獎予各得獎組別，表揚傑出義工、團隊及學校。

「愛心相連大行動」自2003年舉辦起已踏入第七屆，本年活動以「停不了的愛分享．分享愛」為主題，號召多個團體及中小學參與義賣籌款。為了鼓勵各界積極參與，香港紅十字會更特別舉辦義賣籌款比賽，並於是日頒獎予義賣「熊」簿仔成績卓越的學校和外展義工團隊，表揚他們的熱心參與。嘉許禮上，現場觀眾更參與「熊」簿仔義賣數目競猜遊戲，氣氛非常熱鬧。

香港紅十字會董事會成員暨輸血服務管治委員會主席蔡永忠先生出席「愛心相連大行動2009」嘉許禮時表示：「本屆的『愛心相連大行動』能順利完成，全賴所有義工無私的付出，感謝大家在聖誕節及新年期間抽出寶貴時間參與義賣，為香港紅十字會出一分力，活動所籌得的善款對擴展本會的人道服務有極大幫助。在此，我同時感謝所有參與機構及團體，並衷心恭賀各個組別得獎者。」（得獎名單見附頁一）

連續四年獲委任為「愛心相連大行動」榮譽大使的方力申，多年來身體力行支持此活動，他於嘉許禮上表示：「我們生活在物質豐裕的香港，但過去我曾探訪多個落後地區，看到世界上還有很多生活貧乏、身心飽受煎熬的人士需要我們幫助，我們只要付出一點點，便能為身邊的人、甚至在地球另一角落的有需要人士帶來溫暖和希望。我對所有曾為『愛心相連大行動』出力的義工致以萬分敬意，他們無條件的付出支持着香港紅十字會的人道工作，受惠更多有需要人士。」

「愛心相連大行動2009」得以圓滿結束，本會衷心感謝所有參與機構及團體，包括活動鑽石贊助雋思集團及金贊助傑特生物醫療（亞太區）有限公司、多家商戶包括百佳超級市場、INTERNATIONAL、TASTE、GOURMET、FUSION、GREAT、屈臣氏酒窖、豐澤、屈臣氏、Neway、皇朝會、Wise-Kids、生活易、Asian Tigers、金牌大風、新城廣播有限公司及新鴻基地產，使活動得以順利舉行，合力向公眾傳揚「分享與關懷」的訊息，使世界洋溢愛與溫暖。

關於「香港紅十字會」
香港紅十字會成立於一九五零年，屬世界最大的人道網絡之成員。本會積極推動社群，本着人道理念與志願服務精神，竭力保護生命、關懷傷困、維護尊嚴。服務涵蓋輸血服務、賑災備災、急救及健康護理訓練、青年及義工事務、尋人、特殊教育及復康服務等範疇。詳情請瀏覽www.redcross.org.hk。

關於「愛心相連大行動」
香港紅十字會的「愛心相連大行動」於2003年首辦，希望透過活動向公眾傳揚「分享與關懷」的精神，現已成為香港紅十字會主力籌款項目之一。活動強調團結力量的重要性，帶出只要攜手將「愛心」「相連」，便能凝聚「愛心力量」幫助更多有需要人士，為他們送上暖暖的關心和祝福。活動籌得善款將用於支持及擴展香港紅十字會的人道服務，繼續「保護生命、關懷傷困、維護尊嚴」的使命。

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For immediate release                                  3 March 2010

The love-filled Pass-it-On 2009 Award Presentation Ceremony
Alex Fong praises and recognizes participating volunteers to further “Carry On: Love to Share, Share to Love”

(Hong Kong‧2 March 2010) With the profound support of enterprises, schools, organizations and volunteers, the annual fundraising campaign of Hong Kong Red Cross – Pass-it-On 2009, which kicked off in late November of 2009, has come to a fruitful completion with record-breaking 12,734 Red Cross BearÌBooks sold and over HK$2.1million raised. To commend and recognize the effort of volunteers throughout the Campaign, the Pass-it-On 2009 Award Presentation Ceremony was held on 2 March at 5:00p.m. at Leighton Hill Community Hall, Happy Valley. Hong Kong Red Cross was honoured to invite Mr. Alex Fong, Chief Ambassador of the Campaign together with Mr. Philip Tsai, Council Member cum Chairman of Blood Transfusion Service Governing Committee of Hong Kong Red Cross, Ms. Sanny Liu, Executive Director, QP Group (the Diamond Sponsor of Pass-it-On 2009) and Mr. Ben Yang, Director, Asia Operations of CSL Biotherapies Asia Pacific Limited (the Gold Sponsor of Pass-it-On 2009) to be the guests of the Award Presentation Ceremony.

Initiated in 2003, the Pass-it-On Campaign is now at the 7th anniversary. With the theme “Carry On: Love to Share, Share to Love”, the Charity Sales of Red Cross BearÌBook had been held in various districts over the past few months with active participation of enthusiastic organizations and schools as well as an exceptional guessing game of “How many Red Cross BearÌBooks were sold?” to get every audience involved.

Mr. Philip Tsai, Council Member cum Chairman of Blood Transfusion Service Governing Committee of Hong Kong Red Cross expressed in the ceremony his heartfelt gratitude to all the volunteers who spared their time during Christmas and New Year devoted to the Charity Sales of Red Cross BearÌBook, “The great success of Pass-it-On 2009 is ascribed to all involved parties. On behalf of Hong Kong Red Cross, I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the participating schools, organizations and volunteer teams for their selfless dedication to support the humanitarian work of Hong Kong Red Cross and also congratulate to the awardees of all categories.” (Please refer to Appendix 1 for List of Awardees.)

Having been appointed as the Chief Ambassador of Pass-it-On Campaign for four consecutive years, Alex Fong has been all along supporting the Campaign, “We are undoubtedly fortunate to live in a prosperous city but the visits to various underdeveloped cities did arouse me that there are still lots of people who are suffering all over the world. Just by small donation, we can bring warmth and hope to those people in need. I salute to all volunteers over their devotion and participation and I wish all of you will continue to support the humanitarian work and development of Hong Kong Red Cross and extending our love and care to the needy.”

At the time Pass-it-On 2009 has been rounded up with remarkable results, Hong Kong Red Cross would like to express sincere gratitude to QP Group and CSL Biotherapies Asia Pacific Limited for being the Diamond and Gold Sponsors respectively for the Campaign as well as a number of supporting units including PARKnSHOP, INTERNATIONAL, TASTE, GOURMET, FUSION, GREAT, Watson’s Wine Cellar, FORTRESS, WATSONS, Neway, The Dynasty Club, Wise-Kids, ESDlife, Asian Tigers, Gold Typhoon, Metro Broadcast and Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. for their enthusiastic support that joining together make the Campaign a great success.

About Hong Kong Red Cross
The Hong Kong Red Cross was established in 1950. We belong to the world's largest humanitarian network and dedicate ourselves to protect human life, care for the health of the vulnerable and respect human dignity by mobilizing people to serve voluntarily for the cause of humanity. Our services include blood transfusion service, disaster relief and preparedness, first aid and health training, youth and volunteer service, tracing, special education and rehabilitation service, etc. For more information, please visit: www.redcross.org.hk.

About Pass-it-On Campaign
Aiming to raise funds in support of the humanitarian work of Hong Kong Red Cross and to promote the “Share and Care” spirit amongst people, Hong Kong Red Cross has organized the Pass-it-On Campaign since 2003 an is now one of the key fundraising events of Hong Kong Red Cross. It emphasizes the power of joining hands, that when we all put ourselves together, an enormous “loving power” can be accumulated to help those who are in need. Proceeds raised from the Campaign will be used to sustain the humanitarian services of Hong Kong Red Cross in fulfillment of its mission in “protect human life, care for the health of the vulnerable and respect human dignity.”

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Appendix 1
Pass-it-On 2009 Award Presentation Ceremony
List of Awardees

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