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A snapshot of
Total Funding/Grants Awarded (HKD)
Total Votes
$28,014,380
$36,753,585
Round1
$64,767,965TotalFunding/GrantsAwarded
Round2
Total Elected Projects
Admitted Projects
1,589TotalProjects
427
TotalProjects
250
Round2 177
Round1
Other36
Education130
Culture48
Health care51 162 Community
210,959
1,098,134
Round1
Round2
TotalVotes 1,309,093
112Individuals 315 Organisations
younger generation’s growing involvement in
society. “It is a lesson to all ages,” he added.
Ms Lee said it was wonderful that
“Love Ideas, Love HK” supported individuals
as well as larger organisations. “There are so
many enthusiastic individuals in our
community who simply need a little help and
encouragement to implement their valuable
and beneficial ideas,” she noted.
Lasting impacts
A common thread in people’s reactions to
the “Love Ideas, Love HK” initiative is a
firm belief that the programme marks just
the beginning of a rekindled passion for
community service in Hong Kong.
“Even though Hong Kong people are very
busy, they were willing to come together
under this programme and make a huge
collective community service effort,” said
Ms Lee. “It really is a starting point for
arousing the attention of our seven million
Hong Kong citizens. Hopefully, the seed
planted by ‘Love Ideas, Love HK’ will grow
and flourish into something even more
beautiful in the future.”
According to Benson, of the “Last Photo”
project, the submission of so many ideas
under the scheme has already sparked
conversations with a huge impact. “There is
now wider awareness about all of the issues
the project entries targeted. I am confident
that these efforts will grow and develop long
into the future.”
Still more love
During the summer, citizens were urged
to “Keep Loving HK Your Way!” during
Round 2 of “Love Ideas, Love HK”. More than
1,000 proposals were posted, attracting an
astonishing tally of more than one million
votes. To enable more people to participate,
LKSF set up an interactive voice response
system to accept votes via telephone, in
addition to votes received online. More than
HKD36 million in grants was given to 250
projects, including 20 proposals personally
selected by Mr Li Ka-shing.
Expert Advisers work with
entrants to help them turn ideas
into action.
Top: Cliff Choi of the Hong Kong
Council of Social Service
Above: Josephine Lee of
St James’ Settlement