Chapter 098: Ye Nantian

The Nantian slowly headed south, out of the waters of Hong Kong, and into the open sea.

In the gambling hall of several thousand square meters, Ye Nantian made a speech that made an impassioned speech, which was regarded as the unveiling of the Nantian for this time. At the same time, he said that he would donate all the proceeds of the Nantian voyage to charities in Hong Kong.

This decision was warmly applauded by everyone.

In the perception of Hong Kong people, charity is not only about mercy and charity, but also about their own responsibility. Hong Kong has a social climate where having enough wealth does not mean success, and social dedication and social responsibility are important criteria for measuring success. It is precisely this that prompts many entrepreneurs to fulfill their social responsibilities and devote themselves to philanthropy.

Hong Kong has a long history of philanthropy and has enjoyed an outstanding reputation among the public in areas such as medical care, education, elderly care, disability assistance and vocational training.

In 1870, a group of philanthropic Chinese leaders saw that poor Chinese had no money for medical treatment and could endure pain and even die on the streets, so they proposed the construction of the Tung Wah Hospital (later renamed the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals) to provide free Chinese medicine services.

At present, TWGHs has more than 230 service units in various districts of Hong Kong, providing social welfare, medical and educational services to the public.

In 1878, in order to protect the unsupported women and children, a number of social leaders formed Po Leung Kuk, which has now become a large and diversified social service organization.

In addition to people from all walks of life organizing associations to run charities, a major feature of Hong Kong's philanthropic undertakings is that all kinds of religious organizations are very enthusiastic about participating in them, whether they are Christians, Buddhists, or Taoists, they all use donations from believers to vigorously engage in medical care and education, so as to relieve the difficulties of ordinary people.

To the surprise of many people, the Hong Kong Jockey Club, the leading institution engaged in gambling in the eyes of people, is actually an organization that is keen on charity.

In 1884, the Jockey Club was founded.

In 1915, he invested in donating to social welfare.

In 1950, Hong Kong was faced with post-war reconstruction and a large influx of immigrants, prompting the Jockey Club to include charitable donations in its operations.

In 1955, the Jockey Club officially decided to donate its annual surplus to charitable programmes.

In 1959, the Jockey Club set up an independent Hong Kong Jockey Club (Charities) Limited to manage donations.

In 1993, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust was established to manage donations to the Club's Charities Foundation.

In 1997, it donated about HK$1 billion annually to charities.

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In Hong Kong, philanthropy is not just for the wealthy, but is encouraged by the whole of Hong Kong. As a result, Hong Kong citizens have been called "one of the world's most generous philanthropic populations".

Every year, Hong Kong organises the Community Chest Walk for Millions, one of the oldest fundraising projects in Hong Kong. Hong Kong people, regardless of their status, are willing to join the fundraising team, and ordinary citizens participate in it to the best of their ability.

"Flag Selling" is also one of the fundraising activities in Hong Kong, where volunteers raise money from passers-by on the streets, and when people put money into the fundraising bags, volunteers will put a small sticker on the donor's clothes. Every Saturday "Flag Day", many "flag sellers" spontaneously formed by Hong Kong primary and secondary school students will hold transparent donation boxes and raise funds by "sticking flags".

It is worth mentioning that Hong Kong charities are different from those in the mainland in that they are non-governmental organisations. The actions are standardized and transparent, there is a board of directors to supervise the operation managers, and the selected managers themselves are self-disciplined, so there are few scandals. Huaxia's institutions have done a very inadequate job in this regard, not to mention the opaque actions, and it has been repeatedly revealed that managers have filled their own pockets and enjoyed luxury, and there has been a "Guo Meimei incident" that shocked the Chinese people.

Hong Kong's charities are not only oriented to Hong Kong, but also to the mainland. In all the natural disasters in China, Hong Kong's charity opportunities have played a huge role.

You can accuse Hong Kong people of being British dogs, and you can accuse them of limiting the purchase of milk powder, but it is undeniable that they have indeed made a lot of contributions to the mainland and helped many poor people.

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Ye Nantian's righteous act won everyone's applause and respect, making the atmosphere in the casino hall more enthusiastic.

In fact, Ye Nantian is a very philanthropic person, and he formed a charitable fund named after him as early as the last century. In addition to doing a lot of activities in Hong Kong to help Hong Kong people, he also donated a lot of money to the mainland.

Today he is wearing a set of red and festive Tang clothes, his skin is fair, and his body is strong, but his face looks serious, and there is a faint majesty in his gestures, which can be seen from his aura, this is obviously a very strong person.

Zuo Chuchu followed his grandfather over to say hello to Ye Nantian, and his heart actually swelled a little helpless.

"It's rare that you're here!" Ye Nantian turned around and saw Zuo Dao, and said unexpectedly.

"Grandpa Ye, hello!" Zuo Chuchu greeted him in a regular manner.

Ye Nantian glanced at her, nodded with satisfaction, and then his eyes fell on Zuo Dao again.

"Naturally, I'm going to come and see! You're a big deal! This directly throws billions into the water! Courageous! Zuo Dao gave a thumbs up, pretending to praise the authentic.

Hum!

Ye Nantian's face was immediately dissatisfied, and then he sneered, "I don't know if I threw these billions into the water, but I heard that your jewelry store has been patronized by thieves recently, are you doing something immoral again?" ”

Zuo Chuchu, who was standing on the side, sighed helplessly, grandpa and Ye Nantian have always been at odds, and everyone in Hong Kong has long known it. Although he didn't use any fists and kicks, there was never a shortage of disputes, and they often dismantled each other.

"I act above board, unlike some people who always like to calculate others!" The left lane is a very easy counterattack.

"Is this a calculation? You have been in the mall for decades, he can't run it, I will buy it, this is right! Ye Nantian sharply accused.

Zuo Dao glanced at him and said lightly, "Don't say it so great!" I don't know you yet, in order to reach an acquisition, you deliberately use the price to suppress people. ”

"It's vexatious!" Ye Nantian was very unhappy to accuse, and then when he saw Zuo Chuchu, his eyes suddenly lit up, "We seem to have already said back then, we want to form a family with you?" This son can't do it, how about a pair of grandchildren? ”

"If you can get your grandson to marry, I can give your grandson a chance!" Zuo Dao readily agreed.

When Ye Nantian heard it, he immediately didn't give him a good face, how could his Ye Nantian's grandson "marry" someone, this was simply an insult to him.

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After Zuo Chuchu followed his grandfather to meet a few elders, he also hurriedly went up to the third floor, but he couldn't find Ye Zhengzheng and Hu Niu in the room.