Festival love for those in need

With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, volunteers and government officials have been busy spreading love and care to every corner of the city.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club's team of volunteers, including executive director Dennis Hau Tak-yeung, external affairs manager Freely Cheng Kei and Hong Kong's "queen of swords" Vivian Kong Man-wai, visited elderly singles and couples in Sham Shui Po. Kong also brought along her gold medal as a pleasant surprise.

"One senior has to walk eight flights of stairs to get home, which is not easy given his age and the surgery he has gone through," Kong said. "Many of his friends also passed during the pandemic, greatly affecting his emotions. They deserve more care and attention."

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day in a Yuen Long village on Saturday.

They paid home visits to the elderly living at Kong Ha Wai Village, the largest transitional housing development in the city, and made lanterns with them.