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Established in 1988, Operation Santa Claus (OSC) is one of Hong Kong’s most beloved charity efforts, embraced by a community which has not only given its money, but has also put its time, effort and heart into making Christmas truly special for thousands of beneficiaries over the course of 23 years.

Apart from our special recording on opening and closing ceremony, you'll also hear interviews with 16 beneficiaries.
18 Episodes
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The Christian Kun Sun Association is spending money raised on a project called Angel Tree. This distributes Christmas presents to the families of prisoners, as Hugh Chiverton learned from the Association's Senior Ministry Officer Clement Cheung, and Se...
The Boy's Brigrade

The Boy's Brigrade

2011-12-2203:23

The Boy’s Brigade is running a project called Sharity, and its Project Manager Deon Chan explained it to Angie Man. Its members Eve and Joyce also told us what they have learned from the project.
Diabetes Hongkong

Diabetes Hongkong

2011-12-2203:31

Radio 3's Tim Littlechild visited Kenneth Chow, Dora Chow and Dr Jenny Leung from the charity Diabetes Hong Kong, who keep the charity up and running.
RDA is a charity that provides therapeutic and rehabilitative riding lessons for kids and adults with mental and physical disabilities. Caroline Chan heads to the stables.
Radio 3's Noreen Mir speaks to patient Felice Liu about her day to day difficulties. She also talks to Dr TH Chan, Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Arthritis & Rheumatism Foundation about their project "Physiotherapy and occupational therapy and a health...
Operation Smile

Operation Smile

2011-12-2103:24

China Medical Mission provides free surgery to children and young adults suffering from cleft lips and cleft palates. Next year the charity will send volunteer medical teams to five provinces in southern China, with the help of money from Operation San...
Rehabaid Society

Rehabaid Society

2011-12-0804:03

Peter King asks Cecilia Lam from Rehabaid Society how Operation Santa Claus makes differences to the lives of the elderly.
Chi Heng Foundation

Chi Heng Foundation

2011-12-0803:06

Chi Heng Foundation provides education and support to AIDS-affected children and conducts HIV prevention programs amongst vulnerable groups across Mainland China. It’s also one of the beneficiaries of this year’s Operation Santa Claus campaign. Funds r...
Steve James asks Moroco Lee, Service Development Officer for Richmond Fellowship of Hong Kong, what they would like to do with the donation money.
Alyson Hau talks to Ada Wong, fundraising and business development manager of Enlighten - Action for Epilepsy, about their charity and how do they benefit from the Operation Santa Claus.
You're waiting for what seems like forever for the birth of your first child. Finally, the day comes. And she's beautiful. But she's blue. She has congenital heart disease. Oxygen is not moving freely through her pulmonary valve. But there's hope. A ...
Carmen Yau, Marketing & Project Manager at Families of SMA Charitable Trust, explained to Reenita Malhortra Hora how your donation benefits their patients.
Hong Kong Red Cross Princess Alexandra School is a special school for students with physical disabilities. This year, our money is supporting them to run a project called Boccia. Principal Elaine Wu talks about the project and Yeung Hiu Lam, one of the...
Art in Hospital

Art in Hospital

2011-11-2303:25

Another organization that will benefit from your Operation Santa Claus donations is "Art in Hospital". The programme turns patients into artists and gives them the opportunity to express their feelings while growing their artistic potential. Caroline...
The Children's Medical Foundation develops and implements sustainable solutions in health care for children in Asia. They’re seeking funding for a neonatal care unit and a save-a-baby programme in Guizhou, one of the poorest areas of China. Hugh Chiver...
Radio 3's Noreen Mir is joined by Tony Shing, Executive Director and Susan Ho, Chairperson of the Hong Kong Federation of the Blind to find out what they are going to do with the money we're helping to raise.
Hopes were high today at the top of Wanchai's tallest building , with the launch of "Operation Santa Claus 2011". Rising above the economic gloom, the campaign introduced the 16 good causes that will benefit from this year’s community-wide charity even...
Hopes were high today at the top of Wanchai's tallest building, with the launch of "Operation Santa Claus 2011". Rising above the economic gloom, the campaign introduced the 16 good causes that will benefit from this year’s community-wide charity event...
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