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Corporate Social Responsibility

SHKP Reading Club

SHKP Reading Club recently co-hosted "How do performers enjoy reading", a pre-show event for the play Verdict, with Theatre Space. Lead actors from the play were invited to talk about the characteristics of localised plays and to explore how reading can refine the development of an actor. Stephen Chan, BA (First Class Hons) in Linguistics from The University of Hong Kong, pointed out that the best way to train memory is by repetition. He suggested that listening to audio recordings while sleeping helps a text to enter into your subconscious and to strengthen your memory. Seasoned radio host and TV producer Simon Ngai said that he often hides himself away for more than five hours at a time to concentrate on reading new scripts. He spends the time mastering the plot and deliberating subtexts, enhancing his memory through reading aloud. Three-time Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Actress-winner and retired English teacher, Patra Au, admitted that the most effective method was familiarising herself with the lines and practicing repeatedly, with serious hard work. Please click here for a full recap of "How do performers enjoy reading", listening to the guests' unique insights on reading (in Chinese only).

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SHKP-Kwoks' Foundation

The SHKP-Kwoks' Foundation is committed to alleviating poverty in Gansu by developing different projects over the years. After its project of piping in drinking water for local farming families in Da’an village in Weiyuan county, the Foundation worked with the local government of Dingxi, Gansu again, to install solar-powered street lights in remote, rural villages in Puma township in Min county, one of the national-level poverty-stricken counties. The county has poor living conditions and light is a particularly precious resource there. The street lighting project has been completed with a batch of road lighting powered by solar energy. The cost of electricity is low and there was no need to lay complex circuits, making the installation fast and simple. Bringing light to the pitch-black streets has allowed villagers to go out safely at night and to enjoy greater convenience. SHKP-Kwoks' Foundation Executive Director Amy Kwok was pleased that the lights have had a positive impact on the livelihood of rural villagers.

"How do performers enjoy reading" attracted many SHKP Reading Club members
Aesthetic, practical solar-powered street lights help eradicate poverty in various remote and rural villages in Puma township in Min county of Dingxi