Annual Report 2022

Transport International Holdings Limited 2022 Annual Report 80 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT Community Participation KMB and LWB offer free rides on all bus routes for people with disabilities, together with one accompanying caregiver, to support the International Day of Persons with Disabilities every year; KMB and LWB support the annual Senior Citizens Day by offering free rides to people aged 65 and over; KMB has rolled out several new electric bus engagement activities to encourage more passengers to experience our new-generation electric buses. These activities include the redemption of exquisitely-designed pins and the visits of electric single-deckers to different communities; The KMB Open Day was held for the first time at Kowloon Mosque in collaboration with The Incorporated Trustees of the Islamic Community Fund of Hong Kong to promote social inclusion; KMB has organised a bus drawing competition to connect with the newly developed area, Queen’s Hill, bringing art and culture into the community as the winning entries are painted on buses that serve North District; and KMB has long supported the Community Chest activities. In 2022, a group of KMB staff and its volunteer club participated in The Community Chest New Territories Walk for Millions. FRIENDS OF KMB KMB’s volunteer club FRIENDS OF KMB (“FRN”) has been promoting environmental protection, civic education and social service activities since it was formed in 1995. In the reporting period, FRN comprised 2,220 members, including passengers, KMB and LWB staff and their dependents. During the reporting period, FRN volunteers distributed anti-epidemic supplies to people living in cage houses and subdivided units, and families affected by COVID-19. FRN participated in regular home visits and made care calls to the elderly who suffered from depression. The programme was organised by the Suicide Prevention Service, with whom FRN has built a partnership since 2013. FRN also assisted Food for Good Community Kitchen in packing hot meals and worked with the People Service Centre’s “Food Friend Action” in collecting food from markets and bakery shops for the elderly and underprivileged families every week. In December 2022, KMB held an appreciation ceremony to commend FRN volunteers who served 50, 100, 200 and 500 hours or more. FRN actively serves the community and regularly visits the elderly and people in need KMB and LWB participated in The Community Chest New Territories Walk for Millions in 2022