Wilson T.S. Wang District Elderly Community Centre launched the Opportunities for the Elderly Project -“Love & Traditional Games between Generations” from June, 2015 to February, 2016. The project was granted a special award by Social Welfare Department on 30 September, 2016 to recognize the profound contribution of elderly. It aimed at enhancing intergenerational love by the means of traditional games or toys sharing among the youth and elderly as well as promoting the Chinese Culture of ‘Play’. With the support of volunteers, schools and other service units in Shatin, 15 programs were implemented and 1,319 people served.

The grandparents played the traditional games and enjoyed the fun together with their grandchild.

The elder volunteers were the ‘Play Ambassadors’ and shared how to play the traditional games with teenagers. They experienced the happiness of games with simple tools 

Mr Ivan YIU Tze-leung (Community Services Secretary), Mrs Alice LEUNG Bick-king (Assistant Community Services Secretary (Elderly Services) and Mrs Gloria LEE (District Social Welfare Officer (Sha Tin) / Social Welfare Department) showed appreciation to the project volunteers in the ‘2016 Opportunities for the Elderly Project Award Presentation Ceremony’ held by Social Welfare Department. The volunteers were satisfied that their PLAY wisdom was recognized.