Autumn is a good time to fortify our bodies. The company recently invited a cooking instructor to teach colleagues how to make autumn and winter delicacies, including snake soup, fried glutinous rice, lamb stew, and a moisturizing sweet soup with white fungus, honey locust fruit and peach resin. All the participants were very attentive and took their scrumptious products home to share with their family.

The company invited Grace, a trainer at the HKU Chinese Martial Arts Alumni Association, to host a series of seminars on 'total relaxation' during lunch break. In the latest seminar, she shared with participants a method to calm down and detox, which helps relieve negative emotions. If you are interested in learning more about 'total relaxation' and its benefits, please click here to watch the tutorial video we took with Grace.

"I'm not a fan of monotony; that's why I fell in love with the ever-changing game of table tennis!" said Preston Tsui, who works as a Customer Services Assistant at Harbour North and is a table tennis coach after work.

Satisfaction from changeability

Preston started playing table tennis in Primary 6. During his further studies in Australia, he often participated in table tennis matches, and even became runner-up in the South Australia region. Since returning to Hong Kong, he has continued to take part in matches and represented Tuen Mun District in The Hong Kong Games. He has won countless prizes in both Hong Kong and Australia. "Every time you hit the ball, you must immediately predict its return spin and angle," he said. "I love how playing table tennis keeps my mind busy!" 

Self-challenge

Preston thinks the biggest similarity between work and table tennis is the importance of adaptability – changing according to the situation, based on counterparty reaction to resolve crises and maximize performance. Although table tennis is an individual sport, he enjoys the team spirit at work. "We all have our strengths and weaknesses," he said. "By complementing each other, we provide premium and stable service to our customers."

Table tennis connects colleagues in Hong Yip

Preston socializes with colleagues in Hong Yip who also enjoy playing table tennis by playing together every week. "We not only play table tennis together; we also chat, so we've grown to learn more about one another and the company, which is not something we expected," he said. Also a table tennis coach, Preston is very willing to share experience and tips with his colleagues. Seeing their continuous improvement in their technique gives him enormous satisfaction.
 

With the Mid-Autumn Festival fast approaching, the SHKP Evergreen Club recently invited retired colleagues to celebrate the festival at headquarters. The company arranged a feast, a health seminar and mooncakes for the participants. Without doubt, the most important thing was seeing each other again and spending quality time together.

The company regularly organizes blood donation days, so that caring, warm-blooded colleagues can do a good deed even during office hours. Over 100 colleagues took part in a recent blood drive. The more, the better. We look forward to even more colleagues participating in the next blood donation day.
 

Some might think lanterns are affordable, but an ordinary battery-powered lantern actually costs nearly $100 now! Would you like to get a special lantern at a low price to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival? Why not make one yourself! The company recently organized a DIY Mid-Autumn Festival lantern workshop, in which the instructor showed our colleagues how to make a lantern that resembles a star fruit in less than an hour.

The company recently invited an investment expert to host a 'smart retirement' financial planning seminar and share some wealth management tips. If you missed the seminar, here are the six steps the speaker suggested to plan and prepare for your retirement:

Most of us use repellents when we go hiking to prevent mosquito and insect bites. Therefore, the company invited an instructor to show how to make repellent sachets with Chinese herbs, which are natural, effective and environmentally friendly.

The company recently organized a summer parent-child cooking class for colleagues. The instructor showed the participants to make grilled potato skins, fruit tarts and two Taiwanese drinks – brown sugar bubble milk and a cocoa cheese drink. The colleagues and children who participated were all eager to savour their own creations.