Hong Kong’s Shaw Foundation teams up with Operation Santa Claus for charity drive

Foundation set up by late entertainment magnate Run Run Shaw contributes to annual fundraising campaign by SCMP and RTHK to champion local causes

‘[What] one organisation can do is limited. So we hope to influence more people to work together and do good to make a bigger impact,’ foundation chair says

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The foundation hopes local entrepreneurs will follow in the footsteps of the late Run Run Shaw and give back to the community. Photo: Handout

Published: 12:15pm, 22 Jan 2024Updated: 5:02pm, 22 Jan 2024

A major charitable foundation in Hong Kong has stressed the importance of collaboration and the pursuit of sustainable development to maximise the impact of philanthropic efforts.

“After the Covid-19 pandemic, Hong Kong’s economy is facing big challenges, and charities are having difficulties raising funds,” Shaw Foundation chairman Raymond Chan Wai-man said.

“But what one organisation can do is limited. So we hope to influence more people to work together and do good to make a bigger impact.”

The foundation, which was established in 1973 by late entertainment magnate Run Run Shaw, recently became a new major donor to Operation Santa Claus (OSC) after it contributed HK$200,000 (US$25,560).

Raymond Chan, chairman of the Shaw Foundation, has said the organisation hopes to influence more people to work together and do good to make a bigger impact. Photo: Handout

OSC is an annual fundraising initiative by the South China Morning Post and public broadcaster RTHK, which brings businesses, schools, NGOs and the public together to support charitable projects.