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| Guest-of-Honour, Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon,
Singapore’s Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports (centre)
and Mr A K Han, Executive Director, Haw Par Corporation Limited, handing a cheque of
S$100,000 to Ms Chia Yong Yong, President of the Society for the Physically Disabled at
the Tiger Balm Record Roar. |
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COMMUNITYIn line with the Group’s corporate social responsibility
mission, contributions were made to charitable organisations and educational concerns.
Some of these included the Singapore President’s Challenge, the YMCA-Lim Kim San
Volunteers Programme, and the Society for the Physically Disabled. |
Children from Ban Home Hug at Underwater World Pattaya
Underwater World Pattaya supports social causes in Thailand
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Haw Par Healthcare celebrated the Year of the Tiger on the seventh day of the Chinese New
Year, 20 February 2010, with the “Tiger Balm Record Roar” — a fundraising
event in support of the Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD) held at Underwater World
Singapore. The event set a record in the Singapore Book of Records as the largest
gathering of people born in the Year of the Tiger. Amongst them were Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon,
Singapore’s Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports and the
Guest-of-Honour for the event, and Ms Chia Yong Yong, President of SPD, both born in the
Year of the Tiger. Courageous and resilient in the face of setbacks, the SPD’s
beneficiaries demonstrate the spirit of the Tiger. Haw Par Healthcare succeeded in raising
S$100,000 for SPD.
In support of the meaningful cause that “no child shall
be left behind”, Underwater World Singapore(UWS) hosted the fundraising event —
“Children for Children 2010” where some 1,100 underprivileged children from
various schools and non-profit organisations celebrated Children’s Day at UWS.
Jointly organised by The Business Times, The Arts House and CHIJ (Kellock), the event
raised a total of $282,050 from corporate sponsors. The net proceeds were donated to
ChildAid which supports The Business Times Budding Artists Fund and The Straits Times
School Pocket Money Fund. RAdm Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Information, Communications and
the Arts, was the Guest-of-Honour.
Underwater World Pattaya (UWP) is committed to
supporting social causes in Thailand. On 27 June 2010, UWP welcomed the underprivileged
children from Ban Home Hug, a child welfare organisation located in North East Thailand
that provides a caring home and offers hope to children living with HIV and other
disabilities. The rare opportunity to experience the marine world up close through
UWP’s feeding shows and marine biology programmes brought cheer and excitement to
these children. UWP also participated in Her Royal Highness Princess Bajra
Kitiyhhaba’s Campaign to raise awareness of violence against women held at Pattaya
Beach in July 2010.
In September 2010, Chengdu Haw Par Oceanarium (CHPO)
offered free admission days to teachers in appreciation of their contribution to the
society.
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ENVIRONMENT
Tiger and Leopard Conservation
The Group maintained its support for the conservation of tigers in several markets like
Singapore, India, Germany and the United States. In Singapore, the Group continued with
its sponsorship of the Malayan Tiger Exhibit at the Night Safari and the Leopard Exhibit
at the Singapore Zoo.
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Marine Conservation
In commemoration of the International Year of Biodiversity 2010 (IYB) designated by the
United Nations, UWS, UWP and CHPO held a series of activities with the aim to promote
awareness, understanding and appreciation of the urgent need to conserve marine
biodiversity and protect our oceans and the Earth.
In
celebration of the Year of the Tiger and the IYB, the three oceanariums launched a
Tiger-themed exhibit showcasing the uniqueness of various species of Tiger Fish. Funds
collected by UWS from their Exhibit were donated to the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity
Research of the National University of Singapore in support of their fundraising efforts
to build a new natural history museum.
The three oceanariums jointly supported the Earth Hour, the biggest climate
awareness campaign, by switching off the lights on the façade during Earth Hour, 8.30pm
to 9.30pm on 27 March 2010. In line with our Blue Mission to inspire, educate and
conserve, and in support of the “Earth Hour, Every Hour” movement, the three
oceanariums incorporated the conservation message — “Reduce, Reuse,
Recycle” — in the commentary for all their shows and feeding sessions.
As part of the effort to study the migratory behaviour of the highly endangered Hawksbill
Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), UWS collaborated with the Port of Nagoya Public
Aquarium (PNPA) of Japan and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of
the United States in the tag-and-release of 13 Hawksbill turtles off Singapore’s Big
Sister’s Island (Pulau Subar Laut) in August 2010. Dr Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman,
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for National Development (Singapore), graced the event.
Satellite tracking devices were fitted on these turtles. Details and preliminary results
of this collaborative project were shared at the Kyoto University International Symposium
— “Biodiversity, Zoos and Aquariums” in September 2010.
In August 2010, UWP participated in the beach cleanup
organised by the Bang Saray Municipality.
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