Operation Santa Claus: Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital staff show off their culinary talent for good cause
- From bread shaped like a Christmas turkey to dalgona candy made trendy by Squid Game, employees cook up entries for contest as part of annual charity drive
- Hospital, which is celebrating its centenary next year, also hosts fundraising activities around theme of ‘100 second challenge’
Staff at a Hong Kong private hospital have turned the culinary skills they acquired during months spent at home during the Covid-19 pandemic towards raising money for a good cause.
The annual OSC fundraiser is jointly organised by the South China Morning Post and public broadcaster RTHK, with donations this year going to 18 beneficiaries.
From sourdough bread shaped like a Christmas turkey to colourfully decorated treats “floating” on a bed of smoke generated by dry ice, the tasty ideas were creative.
“A lot of our colleagues picked up new cooking skills – like bread making, cake decorating or even making ice cream – during the pandemic,” Deputy Medical Superintendent Dr Joseph Chan Woon-tong said. “So we thought, let’s give these talents a platform and also use it to raise money.”
But the contest was just one of a host of events the employees organised as part of the charity drive. Chan noted that in the past, the hospital held large parties or fairs with game booths to raise money but chose not to this year because of the pandemic.
“So we needed to think of a different way to involve everyone,” Chan said.
