Project HealthWISEe Outreach Services
Mar 17, 10am-4pm, Tea Room, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, 10 Wan Tau Street, Tai Po (MTR Exit A1)
Officers and staff of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office led by Labor Attache Jalilo dela Torre will lead the team that will provide free basic medical check-ups. Services will include free checks of blood sugar, blood pressure, uric acid and cholesterol levels. Those who want to have the check-ups must undergo fasting from 12 midnight. OEC and exemptions will also be issued. Those who wish to avail of this service should be ready with an email account and their passports (with not less than 6 months validity.
HK Ballet in Statue Square
(Interactive dancing with HK Ballet artists)
Mar 17, 11am onwards, Statue Square, Central
The HK Ballet ensemble will do an actual rehearsal under the leadership of Artistic Director Septime Webre, and perform selected numbers from their upcoming performance “Le Corsaire” to be shown in Tuen Mun on Mar 29-31. There will also be an interactive program to be led by Garry Corpuz and Luis Cabrera, both ballet students at the HK Academy of Performing Arts
Photography Workshop
(Part of the ‘Babae Ipagbunyi” photo exhibit in celebration of International Women’s Month. Featuring the works of OFW Joan Pabona, second placer in the National Geographic Wheelock Youth Photo Competition
Mar 17, 10 am – 12:30 pm, PCG Gallery
Workshop is free, but registration is required. Please send an e-mail to gadhongkongpcg@gmail.com with you name, mobile number and subject title “PHOTO WORKSHOP”
Visayas Festival
Mar 17, whole day, Edinburgh Place, Central
Event will feature all the colorful festivals of the Visayan Region, including Sinulog, Dinagyang, Ari-Atihan and Masskara. Organized by Visayas Alliance. Contact Nerissa Jimena
“Kapihan with Kenneth”
HK Legislator Kenneth Leung* meets with Filipino community, Mar 24, 3:00-4:15pm, PCG Conference Room
For registration, email gadhongkongpcg@gmail.com and use “Kapihan” as subject head. The event will include a talk on recent policy and legislative changes to increase the protection of foreign domestic workers. Practical tips and accessibility to foreign household service workers of Hong Kong’s heath care system will also be conducted by lawyer Louise Le Pla.
*Leung’s policy focus includes human rights and labour issues
EcoDrive Seminar
Learn how to reduce plastic waste and help change your community. Mar 24, 10am-11:30am. PCG Conference Room
Free snacks to be provided. Register by email: culturalpcg@gmail.com
Free Financial Literacy Seminar
Sunday: Mar 24, June 23, July 21
Saturday: Apr 13, Aug 17
Organized by: CARD HK Foundation. To reserve your slot, call 56002526, 54238196 or 95296392. Free handouts and certificates will be given
Fast Forward 2019:
His Sanctuary Hong Kong’s Founding Anniversary
May 1, 9am onwards, TST Auditorium, Kowloon
