Books for Love

The 2019 edition of our charity book sale, BOOKS for LOVE @ $10, attracted more than 65,000 visitors and raised over HK$750,000 for two beneficiaries: The Boys’ & Girls’ Clubs Association of Hong Kong’s “Treasure Trove” child development project, which helps underprivileged children; and the Agency for Volunteer Service’s efforts, which promotes volunteerism in the city.

Held in April at ArtisTree in Taikoo Place, the event also offered unique book-related experiences such as the Dr Louis Cha (also known as Jin Yong) corner and a parent’s talk featuring singer and child rights advocate, Dr Agnes Chan.

The tribute to Jin Yong proved popular, with all his books at the sale selling out on the first day, together with all 5,000 special-edition bookmarks. Dr Agnes Chan’s talk covered how reading can contribute to the development of children and the importance of connecting with children through reading.

This event won a Silver award at the second Construction Industry Volunteer Awards, an awards scheme that aims to foster a caring culture among industry practitioners and recognises their volunteering achievements and contributions.