10 JUN 2023
Oxfam Rice Event 2023: Celebrities and Volunteers sell Oxfam Rice to support small farmers in poverty
The opening ceremony for Oxfam Rice Event 2023, Oxfam's annual large-scale fundraising event, was held today (10 June) at YM² in Kwun Tong. This year’s theme is ‘Fight climate change. Support smallholder farmers’, and roughly 1,000 people will be volunteering at 50 stalls across Hong Kong on 10, 11, 17 and 18 June. By selling Oxfam Rice, Oxfam aims to raise both awareness and funds to support impoverished smallholder farmers, who are affected by extreme weather conditions and face food shortages.
Guests who attended the opening ceremony today include (in no particular order) artists Tony Hung and Stefan Wong; Cheung Yuk Tong, Council Chair of Oxfam Hong Kong; Kalina Tsang, Director General of Oxfam Hong Kong; Cindy Chan, General Manager at DCH Logistics; Stephen Man, Managing Director Head of Consumer, Private and Business Banking at Standard Chartered Hong Kong; and Maggie Sze, Associate Director, Marketing at TamJai SamGor Mixian. In addition to the strong support from sponsors, volunteers, and the public, Tony Hung and Stefan Wong also sold Oxfam Rice at the event.
As global temperatures rise, climate-related disasters have increased threefold over the past 30 years. These disasters have caused crop failures and now smallholder farmers living in poverty face food shortages and are struggling to make a living. Cheung Yuk Tong, Council Chair of Oxfam Hong Kong, said: ‘Oxfam is supporting smallholder farmers around the world. For instance, we’re helping Nepalese farmers combat drought with advanced farming methods that conserve water. We’re also building small-scale water storage units in Guizhou, China, to collect sudden heavy rainfall to irrigate crops during droughts, and are setting up solar-powered insecticide lamps for villagers to reduce the increasing number of pests due to climate change.’ Oxfam provides comprehensive support to smallholder farmers through technical and disaster resilience training to help them cope with extreme weather and improve their livelihoods.
Tony Hung and Stefan Wong also called on the public to support Oxfam Rice Event 2023 at the event's opening ceremony so more smallholder farmers can learn more effective farming techniques, enhance their disaster resilience to cope with extreme weather and eventually lift themselves out of poverty.
Visit the Oxfam Rice Event 2023 website for more details: https://www.oxfam.org.hk/en/join-our-events/oxfam-rice-event-2023
Oxfam Hong Kong Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/oxfamhongkong
Oxfam Rice Event 2023 Gift Set
Oxfam Hong Kong has teamed up with The Little Prince through Medialink Group Limited and has launched Oxfam Rice products that feature the popular character. These products are now available for sale.
Oxfam Rice Event 2023 in Hong Kong
Oxfam is setting up Oxfam Rice stalls across Hong Kong on 10, 11, 17 and 18 June (two weekends). Members of the public are invited to stop by and buy a pack of Oxfam Rice to fight climate change with smallholder farmers.
Rice stall locations (regularly updated):
*Opening hours: Saturday(10, 17 June): 13:00 - 17:30 / Sunday(11, 18 June): 11:00 - 17:00
| Rice stall locations | Dates* |
| Opposite the pedestrian walkway of the entrance of Aeon Store, Tai Koo | 10, 17-18 June |
| Opposite the pedestrian walkway of Causeway Bay MTR Station, Exit F (near Jardine's Crescent) | 10-11, 17-18 June |
| Pedestrian zone on East Point Road, Causeway Bay | 10-11, 17 June |
| Opposite the pedestrian walkway of Wanchai MTR Station, Exit A4 | 10-11, 17-18 June |
| L1 Atrium, YM² Yue Man Square, Kwun Tong | 10 June |
| Opposite the pedestrian walkway of Star Ferry Pier, Tsim Sha Tsui (near the flag poles) | 10-11, 17 June |
| Opposite the pedestrian walkway of Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Station, Exit E, Tsim Sha Tsui | 10-11, 18 June |
| Opposite the pedestrian walkway of Chuang's London Plaza (219 Nathan Road), Tsim Sha Tsui | 10-11, 17-18 June |
| Opposite the pedestrian walkway of Mong Kok East MTR Station (near the bus terminal) | 10-11, 17-18 June |
| Opposite the pedestrian walkway of Hang Seng Bank, 141 Prince Edward Road West, Mong Kok (near Nathan Road) | 11, 17 June |
| Opposite the pedestrian walkway of the E exit of Wong Tai Sin MTR Station (near Lung Cheung Road). | 10-11, 17-18 June |
| Opposite the pedestrian walkway of Sha Tin MTR Station, Exit B | 10-11, 17-18 June |
| Covered pedestrian walkway on the west side of Tai Po Market MTR Station, Exit A2 | 10-11, 18 June |
| Elevated pedestrian walkway linking Block 20 of Tai Po Centre and YATA Department Store | 10-11, 18 June |
About Oxfam Hong Kong
Oxfam is a global organisation committed to creating a world without poverty through its advocacy, development and humanitarian work.
For media enquiries, please contact:
Samantha Wong (enquiries in English)
Senior Communications Officer
Phone: (852) 3120 5281
Email: samantha.wong@oxfam.org.hk
Roni Chan (enquiries in Chinese)
Senior Communications Officer
Phone: (852) 3120 5222
Email: roni.chan@oxfam.org.hk
(From left to right) Maggie Sze, Associate Director, Marketing at TamJai SamGor Mixian; Stephen Man, Managing Director Head of Consumer, Private and Business Banking at Standard Chartered Hong Kong; artist Tony Hung; Kalina Tsang, Director General of Oxfam Hong Kong; Cheung Yuk Tong, Council Chair of Oxfam Hong Kong; artist Stefan Wong; and Cindy Chan, General Manager at DCH Logistics calling on the public to supportOxfam Rice Event 2023 at the opening ceremony.
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Cheung Yuk Tong, Council Chair of Oxfam Hong Kong, giving a welcome speech.
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Artists Tony Hung (left) and Stefan Wong (right) calling on the public to support Oxfam Rice Event 2023 at the opening ceremony.
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Artists Tony Hung (right 1) and Stefan Wong (left 1), and Stefan Wong’s daughter (left 2) and friends selling Oxfam Rice to support small farmers living in poverty.
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Artists Tony Hung (right 2) and Stefan Wong (left 1), and Stefan Wong’s daughter (left 2) and friends selling Oxfam Rice to support small farmers living in poverty.
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Artist Stefan Wong and his daughter selling Oxfam Rice to support small farmers living in poverty.
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