Oxfam Express 2012 Sept issue english

Issue

47

Sep 2012

More Food!

Less Vulnerable to Disasters!

Photos by: Ricky Wong

Oxfam has been supporting long-term development projects in Zambia since the 1980s. Over the years, we have improved the lives of over three million people in the country through responses to natural disasters and carefully targeted longer-term development programmes.

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Message from the Director General Dear Oxfam Friend, I am honoured and delighted to greet you in this issue of Oxfam Express as the Director General of Oxfam Hong Kong. It is my privilege to be able to join the big Oxfam family and take part in the challenging and meaningful job of poverty alleviation. I thank members of the Oxfam Hong Kong Council as well as my colleagues for their support and trust.

Meanwhile, we are working with other Oxfam affiliates to assist people in East and West Africa to cope with the food crisis.

In China and around the world, we continue to support poor communities to improve their lives by building their capacity for self-reliance. We also address gender equality through our carefully designed community development programmes.

For more about our work on gender equality, please refer to this issue’s Oxfam Work Report. Our vision is to assist poor communities to get on the path to wellbeing, enjoying equal opportunities for all.

Some of you may wonder why I chose to work for Oxfam Hong Kong after my retirement.

The answer is simple: I have come to another stage of my life and I want to do something that I find truly meaningful. I believe in the power of civic society to make a difference for a better world. I am also confident that as an international non-governmental organisation (INGO), Oxfam is where I can achieve my aspirations.

The world is changing rapidly in the process of globalisation. The increasingly inter-connected world delivers more opportunities for our poverty alleviation work. It also creates more challenges.

We at Oxfam Hong Kong must respond to the needs of poor people flexibly and strategically.

I have always been concerned about poverty issues in the world. I am particularly concerned about the widening gap between rich and poor people in Hong Kong and the difficulties low-income families face in their daily lives. According to the United Nations Human Development Report 2011 titled Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All, among the countries and regions of very high human development, Hong Kong is ranked no. 3 in income inequality, following Chile and Argentina. Working with local partners, Oxfam Hong Kong remains committed to advocating the Government for pro-poor policy changes.

Thank you.

Together we can make a difference.

Stephen Fisher Director General

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The vast majority of people in Zambia are poor smallholder farmers living in rural areas depending on subsistence agriculture for their livelihoods. There are a number of factors preventing people from getting a better life:

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• Recurrent droughts and floods in many parts of the country and people’s limited capacity in dealing with disasters result in poor harvests and food insecurity, leaving farmers in a vicious cycle of poverty • Farmers’ lack of productive assets such as oxen and mechanised farm implements results in added labour burdens, especially for women • Farmers tend to engage in low-input, low-output agricultural activities to avoid taking risks • Geographic isolation causes lack of access to services and markets • HIV prevalence – Zambia is still among the countries in sub-Saharan Africa worst affected by the pandemic • Gender inequality undermines women’s rights and sustains poverty and suffering for many women and girls • Lack of economic diversification with over dependency on mining

Most people in ru ral Zambia face chronic food insecurity

Fast Facts on Zambia Population Human Development Index Population living on US$1.25 a day Mortality rate under five (per 1,000 live births) Health adjusted life expectancy (years) HIV prevalence (adult) Literacy (age 15+)

About 13.5 million (2011) 164 of 187 countries (2011) 64.3% (2009) 141 (2009) 40 (2007) 13.3% (2009) 70.9% can read and write (2010)

Source: Human Development Report 2011

Lack of productiv e assets such as and mechanised oxen farm implements results in low productivity and added labou r burdens for farmers espe cially for women

More Food! Less Vulnerable to Disasters!

Oxfam Hong Kong has been working with local partners and Oxfam affiliates in four provinces in Zambia to assist poor households especially women, farmers, elderly and marginalised people to improve their lives. In 2009, Oxfam began a three-year community-led disaster risk reduction (DRR) programme that combines sustainable livelihood with disaster risk reduction and preparedness as well as women empowerment in three districts in Southern and Western Provinces. 480,000 vulnerable people in almost 40 communities have received assistance and learned to cope with food and income insecurity and disasters through the programme. The focus of the programme includes:

• Sustainable livelihood development: helping poor people especially women to bring in more income and food through conservation farming, crop diversification, livestock production, sustainable fishing methods, and training and support in banana plantation • Disaster preparedness and risk reduction: building the capacity and resilience of communities to mitigate, predict, prepare and recover from disasters through use and linkage of indigenous knowledge and practices to modern scientific technology; building the capacity of district leaders, local NGOs and government departments on DRR concepts; training in early warning signs and information systems • Gender equality: building women’s confidence in decision making and community development • HIV/AIDS prevention: promoting awareness of HIV/AIDS prevention through health talks and drama performances • Advocacy: advocacy forums, school learning and debates on climate change at the district and national level

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Gender mainstreaming at all stages in the programme cycle

Women Can Catch Fish!

“Men wondered when they saw me paddling a canoe, but I proved to them that women can catch fish too.”

Veronica Mutafela, 50, lives in a village in Namwala district, Southern Province, Zambia. The area is prone to floods and droughts. As a single mother living with the HIV virus, Veronica’s life is anything but easy.

In order to provide an alternative livelihood source to communities in case of crop failure due to floods or droughts, Oxfam began a livelihood project in the area in 2010.

Veronica received four fishing nets and training on conservation fishing, fishing policy and fish processing. She said,

reduction and climate change adaptation

A successful Disaster Risk Reduction programme

Livelihood development and food security with disaster preparedness and risk reduction

“Before, we used unsustainable and traditional methods such as poisoning, hooks and mosquito nets to catch fish. I caught about 3 to 4 kg of fish a day. Now with the nets, we can catch up 8 to 9 kg of fish a day. After the trainings by the Fishery and Agricultural Department, we know we should not catch small fish for sustainability.”

Veronica’s daily income increased from HK$27 to HK$70.

Oxfam also supports villagers to raise livestock and grow cash crops such as groundnuts, cabbage, tomato and onions during off-fishing season. A total of 300 people benefited from the project.

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“I cultivated a garden growing vegetable for self-consumption and some income. Life is gradually improving,” said Veronica. “My two sons had stopped attending school for three years because I had no money to support their education. Now I can put them back to school. I am more confident and empowered.” She formed an HIV/AIDS support group and actively promotes awareness of the epidemic in her community. “I want an HIV free community.

Members of the group support and help each other fight stigma and other social challenges.”

Work Together for Better Lives Crescia Siabula, 66, lives in a village in Livingstone in Southern Province, Zambia with three grandchildren. For years, Crescia and other farmers in rural Livingstone face many difficulties including droughts and lack of income generating activities. Women are discouraged from participating in decision making processes at community level. High HIV prevalence has worsened the problem of food insecurity in the area.

In 2007, Oxfam began supporting 600 households (60% of which are women-headed households) to grow chili peppers in eight communities.

Chili peppers are a high-value crop which fetches higher prices than traditional crops such as maize. Since chili is more resistant to drought and flood than other crops like maize,

learning how to grow them will provide farmers with a better livelihood option.

“We knew nothing about growing chili before,” said Crescia, “but from the training, we learned how to grow chili and also acquired some market knowledge. Now I work for about six hours in the chili garden with other group members every day. Altogether there were three harvests in the last few years and I made about HK$6,000! I am happy with the income as I can buy food for my grandchildren and support their education. I also find support among other members. Last year, I couldn’t work in the chili garden due to some family issues. They all shared my work. We are like a big family.”

Emma helps her grandmother, Crescia, in the chili garden when she is off school. “I like to eat meat, especially chicken,” said Emma. “We can eat a little meat every week now.”

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Oxfam’s Humanitarian Response

(April to August 2012)

Africa Food Crisis In mid-2011, a major food crisis affecting 13 million people was declared across parts of East Africa. During the year, Oxfam has implemented emergency and livelihood projects in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya to help 2.8 million affected people cope with the crisis and restore lives.

The food crisis has spread to West Africa in late 2011.

Oxfam targets to assist 1.8 million people in Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal through the crisis. Together with emergency relief, we are

also supporting their livelihoods and assisting them to prevent, prepare and cope with crises. As of 31 December 2011, Oxfam Hong Kong received HK$16,438,138 in donation, of which HK$3 million was from the HKSAR Government Disaster Relief Fund. For more information, please visit: www.oxfam.org.hk/en/eastafricaoneyearon.aspx.

Here is a brief report of our work in West Africa in the previous months.

Burkina Faso

Mali

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Chad

• Water and sanitation, emergency cash, food for the cattle and small animals for 188,747 people • In total, we target to assist about 290,000 people to cope with the crisis

• Emergency cash for food and water, water and sanitation and public health for 45,968 people in Kayes and Gao • Oxfam aims to reach 128,000 people across the country

• Emergency cash and cash for work, food for livestock for 147,759 people in Agadez, Dosso, Tillabery, Maradi and Tahoua • Developing water points and restoring cereal banks

• Food, emergency cash and cash for work, agricultural support, animal health support such as vaccination, food for animals, training of veterinaries, construction and rehabilitation of wells and public health promotion for 166,018 people in the most affected regions of Guéra, Sila and Bahr El Gazal • Oxfam has been working in the country for over 45 years

Mauritania

To help solve food insecurity, through a local partner ATAD, Oxfam supports 30 women in Taffogo, north-central region of Burkina Faso to cultivate a vegetable garden where they plant cabbages, aubergines, gombo (a local vegetable), onions and garlic. The project enables the women to diversify their diet and they will be able to sell any surplus. Photo: Andy Hall

Oxfam is providing 1,400 vulnerable families (71 per cent of beneficiaries are women) in Mello village in the Kayes region with cash vouchers for a period of three months. The vouchers are worth a total of about HK$500. Families can use the vouchers in 76 shops which are involved with the scheme.

In Niger, Oxfam runs a cash-for-work programme with the World Food Programme and local partner Mooriben in the village of Gobro at Tibiri, region of Dosso. In exchange for HK$14 a day, beneficiaries are investing in the recuperation of land for agriculture.

Photo: Fatoumata Diabate

Photo: Habibatou Gologo

China Floods The flooding triggered by torrential rains across China since June has affected over 10 million people and left 650,000 in emergency evacuation, with hundreds of thousands of houses and crop fields damaged. Oxfam Hong Kong allocated HK$2,413,492 to deliver relief supplies to meet the immediate needs of the residents severely affected by the recent floods in the impoverished provinces of Shaanxi and Guizhou after an onsite assessment.

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Shaanxi

• 69,960 kg of rice, 500 quilts, 82 sets of cooking utensils and hygiene kits for 4,500 people in Gudong Township, Pingtang County • 6 0 , 5 0 0 kg o f rice for 2,600 people in four villages in Wanshan district • 22,500 kg of rice, 800 quilts for 2,300 people in eight villages in Nayong County

• 32,370 kg of rice, 4,314 kg of cooking oil, 875 quilts, 1,250 torches, 3,750 soaps and 1,250 mosquitoes repellents for 4,461 people in eight villages in three townships in Nanzheng County in Hanzhong City • 44,000 kg of flour, 5,360 kg of rice, 3,260 kg of cooking oil, 1,066 quilts, 848 hygiene kits as well as sanitary items for 3,156 people in 65 villages in Jiaxian in Yulin City

• Food for cattle, emergency cash and rehabilitation of wells for 45,046 people from the poorest families mainly around the Gorgol and Brakhna regions • Water and sanitation to prevent water-borne diseases • Emergency intervention with long term development programmes such as the vegetable gardens which benefit 1,300 women

Senegal • Cash for work and emergency cash, hygiene promotion and hygiene kits for 20,000 people • Repairing community wells

Gambia • Targeting 10,000 affected people with emergency cash for food, seeds and hygiene promotion

Oxfam’s humanitarian programmes emphasise: • Responding in some of the poorest areas vulnerable to disaster • Working closely with local NGOs who know the local context and governments to achieve the best result • Conducting assessments in the field before deciding what kind of assistance affected communities need most • Women, elderly and marginalised people are the main targets of assistance • Emergency relief for immediate needs, livelihood support, disaster preparedness and risk reduction for long-term recovery • Advocacy to governments about climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction • Community participation, gender transparency and accountability

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Oxfam activities Parent-Child Exploration Workshop: Legend of The Hungry Farmers If somebody tells you that there is a game which can make players hungry, you probably would wonder, “How can that be?”

We invite you and your children to this parent-child exploration workshop to find out the cause of hunger, understand the relationship between food production and hunger, and find a solution to solve global hunger through role playing and other interesting games.

Date: 6 October, 2012 (Saturday) Venue: Oxfam Hong Kong Interactive Education Centre, 9/F China United Centre, 28 Marble Road, North Point Time: 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm Language: Cantonese For parents and their children aged 9 to 12 Please arrive at 2:20 pm Participants will be asked to sit on the floor; please remove your shoes before entering the Centre

Donor Trip to Laos We invite you, our valued monthly donor, to travel to Laos — a great opportunity to see changes in people’s lives and to deepen your understanding of Oxfam’s work. We will take you to some of our development projects where you will learn about our work first-hand and be able to talk directly with project participants.

Date: 3 –10 November 2012 Number of Partners: 8 Price: About HK$12,000 (including transport and accommodations; any refund will be made after deducting the actual charges) Requirements: Oxfam monthly donors aged 18 or above who are willing to share trip observations with Oxfam supporters and the general public Please return the form below by 28 September.

We will contact successful applicants by 12 October.

Oxfam Trailwalker 2012 Oxfam Trailwalker 2012 will be held from 16 to 18 November. In teams of four, 4,800 participants will try to complete the 100km MacLehose Trail and additional route within 48 hours and raise as much money as possible for poor people.

The 100km trail is tough and requires perseverance more than anything else — that is what poor people need, too — every day, every week, every year, over and over. Each and every step taken by the Trailwalkers is for poor people. Since 1986, more than 73,000 people have joined Oxfam Trailwalker and helped raise over HK$365 million to support Oxfam’s poverty alleviation projects in Africa and Asia, including Hong Kong and Mainland China. Still, millions of people continue to live in poverty. They really need our support.

For more information, please visit our website: www.oxfamtrailwalker.org.hk or our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/oxfamtrailhk

Please fax this form to 2590 6880 or send it to Oxfam Hong Kong, 17/F China United Centre, 28 Marble Road, North Point, Hong Kong.

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We expect you to record your observations during the trip and share them with other donors and possibly with the general public.

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Oxfam Snapshots “Oxfam Parents” and Oxfam Kids Explore Local Poverty At Oxfam, we believe that everyone can play a part in ending poverty and upholding justice. We strive to raise public awareness on poverty issues and foster a sense of global citizenship through development education.

Every year, we organise three parent-child exploration activities in the Interactive Education Centre to provide a unique experiential learning environment for Oxfam Supporters and their children, as well as Oxfam Kids and their parents.

On 14 July, we organised the “Miserable Pork Chop and Lonesome Jelly — Interactive Drama” for parents and kids. In the 150-minute workshop, 53 participants (27 of them were kids) learned more about the lives of poor people in Hong Kong and their struggles through a drama performance.

Most of the participants commented that the activity was interesting and inspiring. One participant said, “The drama reflected the real situation of poor people in our community.”

Oxfam Rice Sale 2012 The annual Oxfam Rice Sale, our main fundraiser for projects in Mainland China, was held in Hong Kong over two weekends on 12, 13, 19 and 20 May. This year, we also held the first Oxfam Rice Sale in Macau on 26 and 27 May. We thank you for buying Oxfam Rice — this year we raised more than HK$2 million for projects in Mainland China by selling the small bags of rice.

Each grain helps! Special thanks go to Oxfam Ambassadors Joey Yung, Sammy Leung, Poman Lo and Vanessa Yeung and to all the Oxfam supporters and volunteers, corporations, schools and groups for joining the event. We look forward to seeing you again next year!

Donor Trip Sharing From 18 to 22 June, eight monthly donors traveled to Sichuan Province, China to visit some of Oxfam’s rehabilitation and community development projects in areas affected by the 5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake.

Two members — Ellie Lee and Cheung Sing Yin — share their experience.

“I have always Ellie Lee (third from left , last row), Cheung Sin g Yin (first from been aware of Oxfam’s work through right, first row) and oth er Oxfam monthly do nors gained a its publications and newsletters. When it comes deeper understandin g of Oxfam’s rehab ilitation projects during a visit to the ear to poverty alleviation, I would always think of Oxfam. So thquake-affected areas in Sichuan I was excited to join the trip with other Oxfam donors to see how Oxfam assists earthquake-affected people to rebuild their lives. After the trip, I learned more about Oxfam’s participatory work approach and its “Working with “During the five-day trip, we People against Poverty” principle. Oxfam is always visited poor farmers in mountainous communities more concerned about the lives of poor people and learned more about Oxfam’s rehabilitation work in in remote mountainous areas who lack Sichuan through meeting and talking directly with project participants. support. So they go there to visit them and For example, Oxfam assisted villagers to select 20 households as model see what kind of assistance they need farmers to take part in the frog farming project. After the farmers sell the frogs most, and work with them to restore in the market and earn some income, they will share their knowledge and their lives. I will continue to support experience with other poor households. I really appreciate this approach Oxfam.” of “helping people help themselves” as passing knowledge and Cheung Sing Yin building capacity can enable poor people to improve their lives in a sustainable way.”

Ellie Lee

Communtiy Solidarity is the Key to Livelihood Development

by Lu Wenbo, Programme Officer Rural Development & Disaster Management, China Programme Unit

Meet Oxfamers In the afternoon of 22 February 2012, as I returned to the office in Kunming from Luquan, Yunnan, I received a phone call from Ding Hongying, an officer of our partner, the Women Federation of Longyang District. She informed me that Liang Jiang Pa villager, Song Chunwen’s high quality breed ram died from illness. Parasites were found in the neck and buttocks of the breed ram of another villager, Li Tianfu. There were two other local breeds with similar illness. A veterinary dissected the rams and discovered parasites in the rams’ faces. The disease was suspected to be cerebral hydatid.

Wenbo (left) is engaging villagers in participatory community development

I immediately contacted the breeding farm in Shilin District on the outskirt of Kunming to learn more about the situation. Before my departure, I had a phone conversation with the in-charge person of the farm. I was told that the goats were examined before they were delivered to community members and it has been more than six months since then. So it is possible that the disease broke out just now.

Cerebral hydatid disease is only transmitted between goats and dogs, and among goats and rabbits and pheasants. It does not infect humans, nor does it spread among goats. I felt more relieved when I heard that. But if the goats ate the grass that were polluted by other animals’ excrement containing parasite eggs, then the goats could be infected. If they were diagnosed of cerebral hydatid, not only would there be no cure, but the cost for treatment would also be high, and that would increase the burden of the villagers.

I discussed the situation with the local Animal Husbandry and Technical Department and the villagers, and learned that the villagers did not raise rabbits, nor were there any pheasants around, but they did have guard dogs. They cannot tie up all the village dogs, but they can do de-worming on a regular basis.

In order to reduce the economic loss of the villagers, the technician of the farm suggested that Li Tianfu and other villagers should sell the allegedly infected rams to local restaurants. He said that the rams are safe to eat after cooking at high temperature. However, he did not want to sell his ram no matter what. He said that he was willing to bear the loss even if the ram could not be cured.

Fortunately, the expert diagnosed that the ram was not infected with cerebral hydatid and could be treated. He distributed anthelmintic to the farmers for de-worming treatment as a preventive measure. The villagers were very grateful for the support and services of the technicians. Everyone was relieved that no greater loss was made.

The newborn lambs which mixed breed with high quality goat and ewe will provide poor farmers in Yunnan Province with more income After this incident, the villagers were more aware of the importance of project management and cooperation among themselves. Community development is not just a matter of an individual farmer; in addition to technical and financial support, cooperation within the community and support for each other is essential. So they immediately carried out de-worming treatment for the village dogs, and worked out the management systems and measures that everyone needs to comply with.

Ma On Shan Village in Longyang District is also taking part in a goat raising project. Learning from the experience of Liang Jiang Pa Village, the villagers in Ma On Shan realised that many things have to be planned ahead. With the assistance of the Women Federation of Longyang District and the technicians, the villagers developed a number of management measures and development guidelines, so that they can continue to work together for their livelihoods and community development.

Editor's Note: Since February 2011, Oxfam has been supporting development projects in two villages in Longyang District, Baoshan City, Yunnan. These projects include raising goats, improving breed quality, planting grass, raising pigs, changing the traditional free-range mode to semi-barn raising mode in order to reduce ecological damage, restoring and protecting the ecological environment, providing technical training, setting up the

community development fund and building the community activity room. The goat project was initiated by the villagers. With the assistance of Oxfam and its local partner, the villagers successfully obtained funds and technical support from the local government. The project illustrates the importance of cooperation among villagers, local NGOs as well as the government.

Oxfam

Highlights

Total Programme Expenditure: HK$34million (1 April to 30 June 2012) Archipelagic Southeast Asia

Hong Kong

Africa 2%

(Indonesia, North Korea & the Philippines)

9%

3% 2%

11%

(Ethiopia, South Africa, South Sudan & Zambia)

South Asia

The Mekong (Laos, Myanmar & Vietnam)

New Project Highlights (From 1 April to 31 July 2012, Oxfam approved 73 new projects)

(Bangladesh & Nepal)

8%

Global Hong Kong 65%

Mainland China

769 on-going projects (as of 30 June 2012) * The programme expenditure is subject to audit and will be published in the Annual Report 2012/2013.

Acknowledgements Australian Golf Academy Dreamwalker

Mainland China Beijing Legislative Proposals to Amend “Regulations on the Prevention and Control of Pneumoconiosis” and Research on the Rights and Support of Pneumoconiosis Patient Shaanxi Community-based Climate Change Adaptation Project Guangxi Desertification Control and Livelihood Development Project in Pingle Yao Ethnic Minority Township, Fengshan County Cross Region GAD Conference 2012 — “Policy Advocacy Experiences Sharing and Capacity Building of China’s Women/Gender Organisations” The Mekong Myanmar Agribusiness (AGB) Planning Workshop South Asia Nepal Samunnati — Livelihood and Empowerment Programme in Arghakhanchi District Africa Zambia Support to Agriculture Marketing and Value Chain Development Project Oxfam Partners Recruitment Campaign Exhibition Area Sponsorship (April to July 2012)

Project TOM Time Square Magazine

Companies that Organised Beneficiary Events to Support Oxfam’s Work Alfax-Media Alkit Company Limited American Express International, Inc. Apple Daily DSC Holdings Ltd Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting Co., Ltd. Hong Kong Wedding Association Ltd. Jade Dynasty Japan Home Centre/City Lifestyle CLP Power Hong Kong Limited held the “Safety Incentive Scheme Recognition Ceremony” on 25 April and donated over HK$60,000 to Oxfam Hong Kong.

William Mocatta, Chairman, CLP Power Hong Kong Limited (6th from right, second row), attended the ceremony.

Johnson Group (Bianca) Ltd Mars Technologies (Asia) Ltd. Mian Café PCCW PopCorn Protrek Semk Products Limited Trafalgar Unitec Laboratory Services Limited Waterfall Gym

Companies Made a Donation of HK$50,000 or more Cisco Systems (HK) Ltd. Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

Oxfam China Development Fund 2012 Hong Kong Sponsors China Unicom (Hong Kong) Operations Limited Chow Tai Fook Charity Foundation Glorious Property Holdings Limited Hong Kong Health Check & Medical Diagnostic Group Limited Tai Shing Group (Holdings) Co. Ltd. Logistics Sponsor TNT Express Worldwide (HK) Ltd. Oxfam Rice Sponsor Dah Chong Hong Holdings Limited Oxfam Rice Stall Sponsors Athena Best Financial Group Baker & McKenzie Hang Seng Bank Wing Hang Bank World Wide Stationery Holdings Co., Ltd. Oxfam Ambassadors Joey Yung Poman Lo Sammy Leung Vanessa Yeung Volunteer Photographers Dick Lau South Ho Titan Lam

Acknowledgements ACCA Hong Kong BamBoOs! Life BOC International City Telecom (HK) Limited Chong Hing Bank CLP Columbia Sportswear Company DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited Délifrance (HK) Ltd. Federation of Hong Kong Industries Fubon Bank (Hong Kong) Limited Health Action HK360 Magazine Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited i.shop Journey to Chinese Opera & Drama Ming Pao Weekly MIX Nanyang Commercial Bank, Limited Protrek Regal Hotels International The Bank of East Asia The Dining Map Toys "R" Us Wing Hang Bank Group Wing Lung Bank

Oxfam Rice Sale Venue Sponsors China Overseas Property Services Ltd. Hang Lung Properties Hong Kong Housing Authority Hong Kong Housing Society Hong Yip Service Company Ltd. Nice Property Management Ltd. Synergis Management Services Limited The Link Management Limited Urban Property Management Limited Wellborn Real Estate Management Limited Yuet Wu Villa Management Office Organisations Supporting Our Publicity 881903.com Alfax Media RoadShow Touchmedia Media Partner CUP Magazine Publishing Limited Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited Jiepang Milk Ming Pao Weekly Touchmedia

Macau Sponsors Banco Weng Hang, S.A. Royal Supermarket Company Limited Store Friendly Self Storage Group Oxfam Rice Sponsor Dah Chong Hong Holdings Limited

Logistics Sponsor Dah Chong Hong Macau Logistics Warehouse Co. Ltd. Media Partner TDM TELEDIFUSAO DE MACAU, S.A.

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Acknowledgement Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau Mannings MO360 Magazine

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