Annual Report 2020

China Merchants China Direct Investments Limited Annual Report 2020 77 ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE REPORT (CONTINUED) SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CONTINUED) Health and Occupational Safety (continued) Work-related fatalities: 2018 2019 2020 Number of work-related fatalities of employees 0 0 0 Lost days due to work injury: 2018 2019 2020 Number of lost days of employees caused by work injury 0 0 0 In response to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in the year 2020, the Investment Manager has been dedicating to prevent employees and management from being infected. Health advices from the government have been closely followed with pro-active measures taken to ensure that the health of the employees is safeguarded. For example, the Investment Manager has been: ‧ providing face masks and sanitiser in offices; ‧ encouraging employees to keep an appropriate social distance; ‧ checking employees’ body temperature before they enter the offices to identify any suspected case; and ‧ arranging flexible working hours and work-from-home policy. Employees are also encouraged to participate in the annual fire drill to maintain awareness on fire safety. Building management office also inspects the fire exit regularly to ensure a non-obstructed escape passage whenever there is an occurrence of fire emergency. During the Reporting Period, there were no cases of non-compliance noted in relation to relevant health and safety law and regulations, including but not limited to Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance (Cap. 509, Law of Hong Kong). Employees’ Development and Training Bringing a culture of continuous improvement and education is one of the most critical components to the Company success. The Investment Manager provides opportunities for employees to develop, for example, on-the-job coaching, professional experience sharing sessions, peer cross-trainings, induction programmes, and in-house seminars in an on-going basis. Employees are also encouraged to attend job-related seminars or training courses held by professional organisations or authorities to improve their knowledge and skills about the Listing Rules as well. The Investment Manager believes providing continuous learning opportunities for employees is mutually beneficial and it is expected that employees should be able to bring positive impacts to the Company’s and the Investment Manager’s operations and performance.