{"id":19,"date":"2024-01-28T21:40:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T21:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hkcc.org.uk\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2024-09-13T16:34:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T15:34:41","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hkcc.org.uk\/?page_id=19","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:0px; margin-top:-80px\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"959\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/hkcc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Untitled-design-13.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1391\" style=\"width:610px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\">We are a not-for-profit organisation registered in the UK, dedicated to preserving and promoting Hong Kong culture. &nbsp;Since our establishment in 2021, we have organised various cultural exchange events, including Hong Kong Film Festival, Monthly Column on Hong Kong culture, community screening, city greening projects, volunteering events and community outreach, with an aim to connecting with UK communities and enhancing understanding towards Hong Kong culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\">Hong Kong Volunteers in Manchester is the sister organisation of Hong Kong Cultural Community, dedicated to organise volunteering events among Hongkongers living in the UK and help contribute to the UK society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#fafaee\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"font-size:em;flex-basis:40%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:em\">Awards &amp; Grants<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-small-font-size\"><strong>2024\u2003<\/strong>2263<sup>rd<\/sup> Points of Light Awarded to our Founder,&nbsp;<em>Prime Minister&#8217;s Office.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-small-font-size\"><strong>2023\u2003<\/strong>Hong Kong BN(O) Welcome Programme: VCSE Grant Year 3,&nbsp;<em>Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-small-font-size\"><strong>2023\u2003<\/strong>&#8220;Strange Faces in The Mirror Art Exhibition&#8221;, Neighbourhood Investment Fund (NIF),&nbsp;<em>Manchester City Council.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-small-font-size\"><strong>2022\u2003<\/strong>&#8220;Stand-up Paddleboarding&#8221;, Together Fund 2022-23,&nbsp;<em>Sport England.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-small-font-size\"><strong>2022\u2003<\/strong>Be Proud Creating Cleaner and Greener Neighbourhoods Award,&nbsp;<em>Manchester City Council.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>2023\u2003<\/strong>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thechasernews.co.uk\/%e9%a6%99%e6%b8%af%e6%96%87%e5%8c%96%e7%a4%be%e6%9b%bc%e5%9f%8e%e9%a6%96%e8%be%a7%e8%97%9d%e8%a1%93%e5%b1%95\/\">\u4ee5\u4ed6\u8005\u89e3\u8b80\u81ea\u5df1\u9748\u9b42 \u66fc\u57ce\u9999\u6e2f\u6587\u5316\u793e\u85dd\u8853\u5c55 \u4ee5\u82f1\u570b\u6587\u5316\u63a2\u8a0e\u9999\u6e2f\u6587\u5316<\/a>&#8220;, <em>\u540c\u6587\u5831\u9053 Commons.<\/em> Online Newspaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>2023\u2003<\/strong>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thechasernews.co.uk\/%e9%a6%99%e6%b8%af%e6%96%87%e5%8c%96%e7%a4%be%e6%9b%bc%e5%9f%8e%e9%a6%96%e8%be%a7%e8%97%9d%e8%a1%93%e5%b1%95\/\">\u9999\u6e2f\u6587\u5316\u793e\u66fc\u57ce\u9996\u8fa7\u85dd\u8853\u5c55 \u5180\u52a9\u53cd\u601d\u9999\u6e2f\u4eba\u6c11\u65cf\u6027<\/a>&#8220;, <em>\u8ffd\u65b0\u805e The Chasers<\/em>. 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