Case studies

To celebrate this milestone, CLP Power teamed up with the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and the Salvation Army to launch the Be Your Peer Community Power Journey programme. The programme recruited and trained 20 elderly people as docents, who guided community tours for around 100 guests around the Kowloon Walled City Park and explained its history. They also visited CLP Pulse to learn about the development of power in Hong Kong and the importance of energy conservation and decarbonisation. At the celebration luncheon of the 30^th anniversary of the CLP Volunteer Team, a graduation ceremony was held for the elderly docents in recognition of their efforts.

The Be Your Peer Community Power Journey programme tapped the unique skills of elderly docents, enabling them to continue making contributions to the community.

The CLP Sharing the Festive Joy programme also celebrated its 10^th anniversary this year. CLP Power collaborated with Fusion HUB, St James' Settlement, Yan Chai Hospital and Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council in organising nearly 20 upcycling workshops. Over 180 CLP volunteers worked alongside more than 600 elderly people to create unique eco-friendly bags, wallets and cushion covers from nearly 1,000 unused garments donated by CLP colleagues. The programme, which gave the elderly participants the chance to utilise their past sewing experience, was valuable in emphasising the importance of sustainability and waste reduction at source.

To celebrate Senior Citizens Day, CLP Power partnered with NGO partners and Youth College (International) to host an upcycled fashion show at a celebration luncheon in November. Eight design students from Youth College (International) created outfits inspired by trends from the 1960s to the 1990s. They also worked with 16 elderly participants to transform recycled clothing into 12 innovative fashion pieces, which were presented on the runway by CLP volunteers and elderly models.

The Sharing the Festive Joy programme got elderly participants involved in transforming old clothes into fashionable and practical items, while also learning about the importance of waste reduction at source.

CLP Power has three Hotmeal Canteens in Sham Shui Po, Kwun Tong and Kwai Tsing districts, which provide nutritious hot meals for people in need as well as offer a place for them to meet, socialise and connect with the community. CLP volunteers visited the Canteens regularly to help serve meals, as well as to organise thematic activities to promote physical and mental health, such as games and art workshops.

CLP volunteers visited the CLP Hotmeal Canteens regularly.