Now in its sixth year, "Link Together Initiatives" is making its biggest donation ever in the new funding year – $14.4 million – to support eight community projects and a scholarship programme.

Supporting young people who are the first among three generations of their families to study at a local university, the Link First Generation University Student Scholarship programme has not only increased the number of scholarships to 190 this year, but also opened the application for students in different years of study to all eligible undergraduates. The total number of applicants increased by five folds over last year.

While continuing to sponsor the six major projects from the previous year, Link Together Initiatives added two new major projects this year: “We - Go Green” organised by HKSKH Lady MacLehose Centre, and “The Linker - Youth Career and Life Planning” organised by The Free Methodist Church of Hong Kong. Through its support for community projects, Link Together Initiatives has benefited about 4.5 million people since its inception in 2011.

領展「愛‧匯聚計劃」踏入第六年，新年度落實捐款高達1,440萬港元，創歷年新高，透過八個社區項目及獎學金計劃幫助有需要人士。

「領展第一代大學生獎學金」支援家中第一代考進大學的年輕人，今年不但增加獎學金名額至190人，更接受所有合資格的大學生申請不同年級的獎學金，總申請人數較去年增加五倍。

社區項目方面，今年除繼續資助上年度的六個項目，亦新增兩個項目，分別是由香港聖公會麥理浩夫人中心舉辦的童心耆創綠悠文化計劃，以及由香港循理會舉辦的「領行員」地區青少年職志培育計劃。自2011年成立以來，「愛‧匯聚計劃」受惠人次達450萬人受惠。

Sharing Health Tips with Seniors
「愛‧匯聚」外展助長者開心健康

To spread preventive health messages among seniors, Link Together Initiatives Outreach Programme partnered with the Hong Kong Chiropractic College Foundation to organise talks on neck pain and osteoporosis at elderly centres in Kin Ming Estate and Tak Tin Estate. Link’s volunteers attended both events to offer souvenirs to participating seniors.

為了向長者傳遞預防疾病信息，領展「愛‧匯聚」外展計劃聯同香港脊骨神經科醫學院基金，在健明邨及德田邨的長者中心舉辦關於頸痛及骨質疏鬆的講座。一眾領展義工亦有參與，並向長者派發紀念品。