{"id":777013448,"date":"2024-02-26T08:26:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T11:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777013448"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:41:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:41:02","slug":"hkjc-allocates-hk790m-to-fund-mental-health-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/hkjc-allocates-hk790m-to-fund-mental-health-initiatives","title":{"rendered":"HKJC allocates HK$790M to fund mental health initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Hong Kong Jockey Club has donated funds to programmes targeting young people and the elderly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Hong Kong.- The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust has announced the allocation of HK$790m to eight mental health initiatives focusing on the needs of young people and the growing elderly demographic in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at a press conference on February 23, club steward<strong>\u00a0Lester Huang\u00a0<\/strong>said these initiatives will work with the government, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), social service units, schools, and academia to provide online and offline emotional support.\u00a0He said the initiatives are expected to support more than 154,000 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key figures present at the press conference included Dr. Lam Ching-choi, chairman of the Advisory Committee on Mental Health; Dr. Donald Li, chairman of the Elderly Commission and convenor of the Advisory Committee of JC JoyAge; and Kwan Chuk-fai, chairman of the Community Investment &amp; Inclusion Fund Committee and convenor of the Advisory Committee of LevelMind@JC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/hkjc-sponsored-hong-kong-arts-festival-opens\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HKJC-sponsored Hong Kong Arts Festival opens<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hong Kong Jockey Club has donated funds to programmes targeting young people and the elderly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777005940,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust has allocated HK$790 million to eight mental health initiatives in Hong Kong, targeting young people and the elderly. 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