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- Finding Books and ArtsThere is an old Chinese saying that “a book holds a house of gold”. However, as we are surrounded by an overwhelming number of electronic products, the atmosphere of the society seems to make both adults and children less and less motivated to pick up...29 min
- Learning about Life from DeathPeople always think that death is distant and they have nothing to do with it. In fact, it is close to us and it happens every day around us. Death may visit us any time in different stages of life, even when we were still children. It is the end of...24 min
- The Respect That Can Be TastedIt is never easy to run a restaurant, and it is definitely more difficult to run a restaurant as a social enterprise (SE) operated by persons with disabilities.Singaporean SE founder KOH Seng-choon fearlessly brought his SE restaurant Dignity Kitche...24 min
- Small Craft Big HappinessLongevity Design House is a renovation and repair work social enterprise which specialises in catering for the needs of the elderly. Due to ageing population and limited housing space in Hong Kong, the social enterprise uses interior design to improve...29 min
- A Dark JourneyCedar Workshop is a social enterprise under Ebenezer School and Home for the Visually Impaired. Established in 2018, Cedar Workshop is operated by visually impaired and strives to provide employment opportunities for the visually impaired. Social ente...24 min
- Run for a Better SocietyHow can running be transformed into a social enterprise (SE)? How does FOODSPORT run exactly?Former hockey player Healthy WONG was unable to represent Hong Kong in his retirement match due to injury, which became a regret in his life. Despite this,...24 min
- Aroma of Coffee and Love for AnimalsCoffee Bunnies is a social enterprise (SE) with coffee as its main business. The Neighbourhood Advice-Action Council hopes to create an SE that can encourage young people to find their dreams and develop their strengths. Coffee Bunnies started out as ...29 min
About Social Enterprises Off and Running
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A social enterprise (SE) is a business, and also an enterprise that shoulders social missions. SEs achieve specific social objectives through their business philosophies and the operational method of self-financing. They have to invest their major profits in their business operations to fulfil social responsibility.
By promoting the development of SEs, the Government hopes to create employment opportunities for disadvantaged groups and help them become self-reliant, ultimately helping people to help themselves and, on this basis, fostering a new caring culture and enhancing social harmony.
Spanning 7 episodes, the programme visited 10 SEs for filming, and invited the participation of 11 guests. Each guest experienced themselves and took part in the operation of one of the SEs. Through interacting with the SE operators and reaching out to the service targets of the SEs, the guests have learned about the operation of the SEs and how they realise their philosophies, and the audience could also understand the operational objectives of the SEs and the joys and sorrows of their operation.