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The Commission on Poverty (CoP) has commissioned a radio programme series being broadcast on eight consecutive Wednesday nights from 13 July. In the programme, the Chief Secretary for Administration, ex-officio and non-official members of the CoP, representatives from non-governmental organisations, beneficiaries and others share their views on various issues related to poverty alleviation.

The 7th episode, on Community Care Fund and SIE Fund, was aired on 24 August. The Chief Secretary for Administration Mrs Carrie Lam and Task Force Chairperson Prof Stephen Cheung were interviewed in the latter part of the programme. They started with the background and objective of the SIE Fund, and introduced several innovative ventures as examples of how technology and innovative ideas can deliver great social impact. Check out the audio clip (Cantonese only) here or visit the CoP website for more details about the programme series.

August 21 was not a day with a sunny morning, yet it was a great day for one of our innovative ventures Youth.ROC. It was the day young runners joining the training and life coaching programme participated in the Hong Kong Streetathon@Central organised by RunOurCity to testify to the programme's success. To show support to the event and the runners we set up a booth at the carnival held alongside the races at the Central Promenade. Over 350 runners and visitors found their enjoyable moments at the 3D photo-taking zone of our booth and got to learn more about us from display panels. Distinguished guests visiting our booth included Mr John Tsang, Financial Secretary; Mr Clement Cheung, Secretary for the Civil Service; and Dr Peter Lam, Chairman of Hong Kong Tourism Board. Check out more records of happy moments from our Facebook Fanpage!