With the financial support of Citigroup, the second HOPE worldwide Center for Kids was constructed in the Tai Hang Tung Estate of Shek Kip Mei District. Center members use one of the iMacs to explore the internet at the new center. We are committed to providing the best services we can for the children. We are especially gratified to have Citigroup's partnership, and our hope is that others will follow Citigroup's example of service and involvement in the community. HOPE worldwide began its center-based programs in 1996 with the objective of helping newly arrived children to adapt to and thrive in their new environment.
Volunteers conduct homework assistance and induction programs.
The first centre, located in Kowloon's Tai Kok Tsui area, has served over five hundred new immigrant children in the last three years. With this assistance, HOPE worldwide can now serve the district's large number of newly arrived children, a figure which increases daily. As the largest financial institution in the world, we are committed to the betterment of the communities in the 100 countries and territories in which we conduct business. We are pleased to be able to help HOPE worldwide in their service expansion. We hope more people in the community can recognize and support their work, so that new arrival children can receive more assistance in their learning.