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The “Bless HK Lantern Festival” finale event was held today (Friday) at Lok Fu Place. In two weeks, Hong Kong citizens have created over 7,500 digital lanterns. Link Chairman Nicholas Allen expressed his gratitude to all those who took part in the event.
Link Chairman Nicholas Allen (third from the right); Link Chief Executive Officer George Hongchoy (third from the left); legislators Starry Lee (second from the right) and Kitson Yang (right), the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government District Officer (Wong Tai Sin) Steve Wong (second from the left), and Food Angel Founder Gigi Tung (left) officiated at the premiere of the NFT video.
Link Chief Executive Officer George Hongchoy picked the winner of an NFT video in the lucky draw.
Link Chairman Nicholas Allen (third from left), and Link Chief Executive Officer George Hongchoy (second from left) present the $100,000 donation to Food Angel Founder Gigi Tung (second from right), Food Angel Associate CEO Jocelyn Leung (left), and Astor Wong, Head of Partnership and Resources Development of Food Angel (right). The funds will be used to support the needy in the community with hot meals and food packs.
Digital lanterns carrying warm wishes created by over 7,500 Hong Kong citizens were put together into an NFT video as Link Asset Management Limited (Link) concluded its “Bless HK Lantern Festival” today (Friday). As part of the event, Link is donating $100,000 to Food Angel to support the needy in the community.
The finale event was held today at Lok Fu Place. Link Chairman Nicholas Allen, Link Chief Executive Officer George Hongchoy, legislators Starry Lee and Kitson Yang, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government District Officer (Wong Tai Sin) Steve Wong, and Food Angel Founder Gigi Tung officiated at the premiere of the NFT video. The NFT video is presented in three limited edition copies. A participant picked by Mr Hongchoy in today's lucky draw will be presented with one copy, while the other two copies will be offered to a public institution and kept by Link respectively.
Held between the 14 and 27 of May, the “Bless HK Lantern Festival” called on Hong Kong citizens to create their own versions of digital sky lantern as a sign of hope for the health of their loved ones and prosperity of the society. Link would donate for each digital lantern made and released. The “Bless HK Lantern Festival” is also part of a series of accredited events celebrating the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
An NFT video can be viewed here.
High-resolution pictures can be downloaded here.
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Link Real Estate Investment Trust (Hong Kong stock code: 823), managed by Link Asset Management Limited, is the largest REIT in Asia, and a leading real estate investor and asset manager in the world. Listed in 2005 as the first REIT in Hong Kong, Link has been 100% held by public and institutional investors and is a Hang Seng Index constituent stock. From its home in Hong Kong, Link owns and manages a diversified portfolio including retail facilities, car parks, offices and logistics assets spanning China’s Beijing, Greater Bay Area (Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Shenzhen), and Yangtze River Delta centred around Shanghai, the UK’s London and Australia’s Sydney and Melbourne. Link seeks to extend its portfolio growth trajectory and grasp expansion opportunities in different markets in pursuit of its medium-term target Vision 2025.
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