MENU PPLLACACEESS PEOPLE PARTNERS PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE (ENVIRONMENT) (ECONOMIC) Places Highlights of Our Developments Places Impact Report Vibrancy Livelihood Wellbeing Resilience Citygate Outlets’ Summer Outdoor Market Citygate Outlets invited 32 social enterprises and local farmers to the mall on two weekends in August 2022 where they took part in the Summer Outdoor Market to promote healthy living and sustainability. The market featured fresh produce from local farms – primarily vegetables and fruits, handmade food and beverage offerings, creative handicrafts made by the beneficiaries, and many sustainable and organic products. Workshops and live performances enhanced the festive ambience, with the event drawing almost 4,000 visitors per day. Youth Empowerment Launched in 2019, the award-winning Swire Properties Placemaking Academy (“SPPA”) offers Hong Kong university students the opportunity to design, plan and execute the White Christmas Street Fair – the Company’s annual year-end community celebration event. The SPPA is a crucial part of our placemaking work with a goal of empowering Hong Kong’s youth to build vibrant and sustainable local communities. During this half-year experience, students gain hands-on skills and are mentored by Swire Properties’ senior management and some of the most prominent personnels in the fields of placemaking, creativity, sustainability and communications to become “creative placemakers” and community builders. The SPPA’s aims are to: • Nurture talented Hong Kong youth and showcase their creativity and ability to bring original ideas to life. • Transfer creative knowledge and skills to participants and empower them to support Swire Properties’ long-term community-building initiatives. • Offer students and alumni job opportunities and exposure, working with the Company’s extensive community network and learning from event-planning experts and marketing specialists to further develop their innovation skills. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2022 66
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