Hong Kong Colleagues Participate in the Veggie Run

In an effort to reduce food waste at its source, at the same time alleviate hunger and relieve poverty, on the evenings of July 19, 26 and August 17, OOCL Hong Kong colleagues participated in Veggie Run, a voluntary service event to serve the community in need. The participants collected unsold vegetables, fruits and other foodstuff from public market stalls, sorted the products and re-distributed them to low-income families in the neighbourhood.

The event was hosted by the People Service Centre (民社服務中心), a Hong Kong charity aimed at assisting people in need especially the elderly, unemployed, and low-income families. We are pleased to share that for the three nights, 39 volunteers collected a total of 270 kg of food.