11,000 people join Walk for Millions on mega bridge to mark 55th anniversary of Community Chest

A special Walk for Millions was held on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) this morning to celebrate the 55th anniversary of The Community Chest, with around 11,000 people participating.

The event attracted over 170 teams from business and industrial organizations, groups, as well as individual supporters.

It started at about 9.30 am, with Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and Director of the Liaison Office of China in Hong Kong Zheng Yanxiong as the officiating guests at the opening ceremony.

They were accompanied by Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok, Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak Mei-kuen, Police Commissioner Raymond Siu Chak-yee, and so on.

Participants started at the HZMB-Hong Kong Link Road-Hong Kong direction near the west portal of the Scenic Hill Tunnel and then turned back along the road near Sha Lo Wan to the finishing point, with a total length of about six kilometers.

It took about two hours to complete the journey, and there was no drop-out point along the route.

All funds raised from the activity will be used to subsidize members of the Community Chest to provide family and child welfare services without deducting any administrative expenses.