18 Oct 2004
Police Community Carnival 2004 souvenirs and
raffle tickets now for sale at BOCHK’s branches
The Police Community Carnival 2004 which is jointly organised again by the Hong Kong
Police and the Hong Kong Community Chest (“the Chest”), and solely sponsored by the
Bank of China (Hong Kong) (“BOCHK”) will be held on 20 and 21 November 2004
(Saturday and Sunday). By joining the Open Day at the Police Training School at Wong Chuk Hang,
the general public can enjoy a series of marvelous performances while contributing to the
Chest’s social welfare services.
As a leading banking group in Hong Kong and an active member of the community, BOCHK
participates in a number of charitable activities. BOCHK has donated HK$800,000 to the Chest
for organising the event. This enables all the funds raised through the Open Day can benefit
the Chest’s 141 member welfare agencies. The Hong Kong Police has specially designed a
Carnival Cops Set (“the Set”) of four different police figurines for sale at HK$30 each to help
raise more funds for the Chest. The Set, and a HK$10 Police Community Carnival 2004 Raffle
Ticket, will be available for sale at all BOCHK’s branches starting from 16 October. The sale
period will last for six consecutive weeks.
The two-day event will be divided into four sessions. Programmes include action drama by
Special Duties Unit and other operational units, Hong Kong Police Band & Guangdong Police
Band performances, police dog show, exhibition on police work, games stalls, Chinese martial
art performance and celebrity in concert. Admission tickets of HK$50 each are available for
sale at a number of designated Police Community Relations Officers’ Offices and the Chest’s
office. For details, please contact the Hong Kong Community Chest.
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About Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (“BOCHK”), incorporated in Hong Kong on October 1, 2001,
is a leading commercial banking group in Hong Kong. With approximately 300 branches and about
450 ATMs and other delivery channels in Hong Kong, it offers a comprehensive range of financial
products and services to retail and corporate customers. BOCHK is one of the three bank note issuing
banks in Hong Kong and serves as a Chairman Bank of the Hong Kong Association of Banks on a
rotational basis. In addition, BOCHK has 14 branches and sub-branches in the Mainland of China to
provide cross-border banking services to customers in Hong Kong and the Mainland. BOCHK was
appointed by the People’s Bank of China as the only Renminbi (RMB) Clearing Bank in Hong Kong on
24 December 2003 and launched RMB clearing services on 25 February 2004.
BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited, BOCHK’s holding company, began trading on the main board of
the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong on 25 July 2002, with stock code “2388”, US ADRs: “BHKLY”.
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