Friends of KMB Receives Highest Service Hour Award

Friends of KMB (FRN) was named first runner-up in the “Highest Service Hour Award 2008 (Private Organisation – Customer Participation)” organised by the Social Welfare Department. The Award aims at honouring those private organisations which encourage and coordinate their customers to participate in volunteer service and contribute to society.

In appreciation of the number of hours dedicated to volunteer service, FRN has, since 1998, received a “Gold Award for Volunteer Service” from the Social Welfare Department in each of the past eleven years. FRN was also named first runner-up in the “Highest Service Hour Award 2008 (Private Organisation – Customer Participation)”. The award will encourage FRN to continue its promotion of social concern and care for others.

“Friends of KMB” is a volunteer organisation established by KMB. Besides encouraging members to be self-disciplined and to help and serve others by observing simple civic duties when travelling on KMB, the club organises various charitable events and social service activities for its members in the hope of promoting the spirit of social concern and care for others. Currently, FRN has 3,100 members and has accumulated close to 90,000 hours of volunteer service.

“Friends of KMB” received the award from Mr NIP Tak Kuen, Patrick, JP, Director of Social Welfare (centre)