The Chamber joined forces with Medical Conscience on 2 March in support of the Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service (BTS), as blood stocks have been running very low in Hong Kong. 

Around 48 people registered to donate blood on the day. Chamber CEO Patrick Yeung joined the organizer of the blood donation drive and Chair of Medical Conscience, Dr Charas Ong, on the day with representatives of other supporting organizations. Through the event, we learned that the ban on people who had previously lived in the United Kingdom, France and Ireland from donating blood – due to mad cow disease – had been abolished, so they can now also donate blood.