Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief - Canon HongKong
Despite natural disasters and threats occasionally happen, Canon Hong Kong has always been positive and strive to provide assistance to the society. Growing hand-in-hand makes "Kyosei" come true.
Canon Blood Donation Day
Canon Hong Kong (Canon HK) has been inviting Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service to host Blood Donation Day at our head office twice a year, so that our employees can donate blood during working hours. We also motivate our Canon group companies for this event, by inviting Canon Electronic Business Machines (H.K.) Company Limited and Canon Engineering Hong Kong Company Limited to join the blood donation activity.
Canon HK staff took the initiative to give blood and save life.
They showed continuous support to the Blood Donation Day.
Raise Fund For The Humanitarian Relief
On 25 April 2015, a strong earthquake measuring Richter scale magnitude 7.9 struck Nepal, 8 million of the local population is affected. In response to the devastating situation of Nepal, the Canon Group has made a donation of 5 million yen (approximately HKD325,000) to the NGO Japan Platform; Canon HK has also joined together with Canon Electronic Business Machines (H.K.) Company Limited and Canon Engineering Hong Kong Company Limited, to raise fund for the humanitarian relief work of Hong Kong Red Cross (HKRC), as a result, a total of HKD58,630 has been raised and donated to HKRC.
Source Photo: Hong Kong Red Cross
To relieve harms done to Japan after the earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011, Canon HK has joined together with Canon Electronic Business Machines (H.K.) Company Limited and Canon Engineering Hong Kong Company Limited, to raise fund for the humanitarian relief work of Hong Kong Red Cross (HKRC), as a result, a total of HKD133,036 has been raised and donated to HKRC. Canon HK has also supported the "Friends of Fukushima: Heart of Goodness Charity Photography Exhibition" in February 2012 by free printing of pre-disaster scenes for charity sales. In March 2012, Canon HK has joined the 5-day-long "Genki Japan Exhibition in Hong Kong", as organized by the Japan Foreign Ministry, with free shoot and print services to 2,500 booth visitors in front of a panel displaying the beautiful scene of Fukushima, realizing Imaging CSR.
The Canon booth at the "Genki Japan Exhibition in Hong Kong".
"Hong Kong Ka Yau" Campaign
In 2003, Canon HK has initiated "Hong Kong Ka Yau" campaign and donated HKD1.5M to the Hong Kong Hospital Authority in fighting SARS.
The “Hong Kong Ka Yau” Campaign
Canon HK has donated HKD1.5M to the Hong Kong Hospital Authority in fighting SARS.