A five-week event titled “Kai Fong Festival” concluded on Saturday with a closing ceremony at the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations’ (UGAMM – widely known as Kai Fong, its short name in Cantonese) headquarters in Toi San district. “This event attracted 5,000 participants,” according to Kai Fong President Chan Ka Leong.
On July 12, according to a statement by the association on Facebook, this time the “Kai Fong Festival” was themed “Neighbourly Harmony • Caring Community”. It offered a wide range of activities, with the aim of fostering patriotic solidarity in Macau while letting Kai Fong members experience the vibrancy and warmth of their community, the statement said.
Chan said in a speech during the closing ceremony that Kai Fong will align with the government’s six major districts’ revitalisation plan and leverage the opportunity of November’s National Games to further enhance community services and support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Chan also said, as a core patriotic organisation in Macau, Kai Fong will actively integrate itself into the Greater Bay Area (GBA) development, promote the digital transformation of its social services, deepen patriotic education, and inject new vitality into Macau’s practice of the “One Country, Two Systems” principle.
Chan told reporters on the sidelines of the ceremony that his association plans to set up a facility to be called “Yee Hong* Centre for Geriatric Care” in the peninsula’s northern district, adding that Kai Fong is currently coordinating with the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) and other relevant parties with preliminary preparations for the project, including staff allocation, capacity planning, and renovation work for the centre. It is also exploring, Chan said, the introduction of AI-powered smart facilities, as his association aims to assist elderly residents in utilising new media platforms to access information more effectively.
* Yee Hong (颐康) means “nurturing” or “care”.
Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations (UGAMM) President Chan Ka Leong deliver a speech during the “Kai Fong Festival” closing ceremony at the UGAMM headquarters in Toi San district on Saturday. – Photo: Armindo Neves
