Annual Report 2023

86 2023 Annual Report Transport International Holdings Limited SUSTAINABILITY REPORT To promote work-life balance and boost team spirit, KMB and LWB staff members are encouraged to participate in sports and leisure activities as well as voluntary work. A total of ten Staff Interest Clubs, including singing, hiking, photography, basketball, table tennis, badminton, football, running, chess and dragon boat racing, were maintained throughout 2023. We organised a company-wide sports tournament to promote teamwork, camaraderie, and a healthy work-life balance among staff members. Throughout the year, KMB and LWB won 16 awards in total from external competitions, and fundraising events, such as the Sowers Action Challenging 12 Hours 2023, the Community Chest Corporate Challenge, Green Power Hike, Race for Water, and Sacramento Homeless World Cup (Hong Kong) Fundraising Tournament. Occupational Safety and Health KMB and LWB staff members are encouraged to make suggestions on possible improvements to health and safety measures. We have incorporated health and safety practices proposed by our staff during our regular health and safety meetings and introduced a series of health and safety control measures. Our staff are also protected from any discrimination for their speech in these health and safety meetings. We continued to make Automated External Defibrillators (“AED”) available at the Customer Service Centres located in major bus termini and depots for the use of the public and staff in case of emergency. TIH Retiree Association The TIH Retiree Association was formed to maintain close contact with retired colleagues through various activities. With the community returning to normalcy, afternoon tea gatherings and festive gifts distribution resumed for KMB and LWB retirees in 2023. We used our Facebook page and set up a KMB retiree website to actively communicate and stay connected with the retirees so as to promote mutual support. Staff Development and Training The KMB Academy was established to demonstrate our determination to strive for continuous service improvements and staff training while also ensuring that a stable team is in place to provide maintenance service for KMB and LWB as well as the transportation industry in general. “Mission Safety • Act with Self-discipline” is adopted as the motto of the KMB In 2023, KMB and LWB collectively received 16 awards in external competitions and fundraising events Among them, KMB encourages its employees to participate in Pok Oi Cycle for Millions, not only to motivate them to engage in physical activity but also take concrete actions to support charity cause KMB has set up ten Staff Interest Clubs to promote work-life balance among its employees Members of the running club have completed the full marathon race at the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon within three hours