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Wu Chun taking part in the 8km walk


The HSBC's Walk Run and Cycle charity event has collected a record of more than $100,000 as around 1,000 people participated in the event, which kicked off at the Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar Ali Saifuddien.

The rainy weather didn't dampen the spirit of the charity drive, as people came in droves to join the event that was delayed by half an hour to ensure the safety of the participants.

Her Royal Highness Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah, Her Royal Highness Princess Fadzilah Lubabul Bolkiah, YAM Pg Muda Abdul Mu' min and Pengiran Seti Aminah binti Pengiran Othman were among the participants. Also making a special appearance was Wu Chun, local born superstar who is the owner of Fitness Zone.

Mr Lim Boon Teck, Manager of Corporate Sustainability, HSBC Brunei, in an interview said, "This is the biggest amount that we have collected since we started the charity event four years ago. It is slightly over $100,000 now. I would like to thank the participants and the sponsors for all the support. One hundred per cent of what we have collected will be donated to three charitable organisations namely KACA, SMARTER and Pusat Ehsan."

He added the donation may be even more because some of the participants just handed in their donation cards this morning.

"We will have the final figure by next week and will present the donations to the three charitable organisations at a later date," he told the Bulletin.

On the turnout of the event, he said, "We just had a little problem with the weather. Around 2,200 people signed up but because of the weather, only a thousand turned up. It is, however, still very encouraging although it was raining heavily."

He added, "We really appreciate that everyone took the time to be here this morning. We also would like to convey our gratitude to the participants who had done well in raising donations for the charity."

The Manager of Corporate Sustainability of HSBC Brunei also conveyed his heartfelt appreciation to the royal guests, as well as Wu Chun who turned up despite the rain to support the charity drive.

Mr Lim also apologised to those who couldn't register on time to take part in the event because the event couldn't accommodate anymore people due to safety issues.

The participants were split into various categories: 45km that was open only for cyclists aged 18 years old and above, 8km Walk Run and Cycle event that was open to six years old and above and the 2.4km costume walk.

On hand to flag off each category was Mr Vincent Ho, the Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Brunei.

Speaking to members of the media, Mr Vincent Ho said, "Due to the rain, we were concerned about the safety of the participants, but the turnout was very impressive as I saw children, adults and senior citizens alike turning up to continue their support for this event. This is fantastic and it really says a lot about the people of Brunei and their spirit for charity."

He thanked the support of the Royal Brunei Police Force, as well as the motorists who patiently waited for the participants to cross the road.

"I am confident the event will make good use of the funds from the charity and we look forward to organising more events like this," he added.

Mr Vincent Ho who just bought a bicycle to join the charity drive said, "You can't really appreciate the relevance of the event until you are really on the ground to feel what it is like. It was really great and we also had great support from our team."

Wu Chun, who joined the 8km walk said, "I love to participate in events like this together with the public as it promotes a healthy lifestyle through exercising. I wouldn't miss it for anything. I have not taken part in such a big event since my years in Chung Hwa Middle School."

More than $15,000 worth of prizes were presented to some of the lucky participants in the lucky draw.



網上翻譯:

匯豐的步行跑和循環慈善活動收集了創紀錄的10萬美元以上的約 1000人參加了此次活動啟動於塔曼哈吉奧馬爾阿里Saifuddien慕達爵士。

在多雨的天氣並沒有挫傷精神的慈善活動，因為人們成群結隊來到加入事件被推遲了一個半小時​​，以確保安全的參與者。

公主殿下Paduka拿督斯里Pengiran衲Isteri Pengiran衲莎拉公主殿下Fadzilah Lubabul博爾基亞，山藥頁碼慕達阿卜杜勒沐分鐘和Pengiran塞提Aminah賓蒂 Pengiran奧斯曼人出席會議。 還作出特別的出現，吳尊，當地出生的巨星誰是老闆的健身區。

林先生皇家德，經理企業可持續發展，匯豐文萊，在接受採訪時說：“這是最大的金額，我們已經收集自從我們開始這項慈善活動四年前。它是稍微超過 10萬美元了。我要感謝與會者及所有贊助商的支持。百分之百，我們有什麼收集將捐贈給三個慈善團體即KACA，更智能，Pusat作者Ehsan。“

他還說，贈與可以更因為有些參與者只是遞交了捐贈卡今天上午。

“我們將有最後的數字將在下週與目前的捐款，把三個慈善團體在以後的日子，”他告訴通報。

在投票的事件，他說：“我們只是有一個小問題，隨著天氣。約 2200人報名，但由於天氣，只有一千來了。它是，但是，還是很令人鼓舞的，雖然下雨了重。“

他補充說：“我們非常感謝大家花時間今天上午在這裡。我們也想表達我們的感激之情向與會者誰做了很好的慈善機構籌集捐款。”

企業可持續發展的經理，匯豐文萊還轉達他的衷心感謝皇家嘉賓，以及吳尊誰出現，儘管下著雨，支持慈善活動。

林先生道歉，向那些誰也不能按時報到參加的事件，因為該事件無法再容納人民因安全問題。

與會者被分成不同的類別：45公里，這是只開放騎自行車者18歲以上，步行8公里跑和循環事件，是開放至六歲及以上的服裝和2.4公里的步行路程。

在場國旗交相輝映何類是鄭海泉，行政總裁，匯豐文萊。

在接受媒體成員，鄭海泉何說：“由於下雨，我們關注安全的參與者，但投票率非常令人印象深刻，我看到兒童，成年人和老年人都轉向了繼續支持此事件。這是荒唐的和真的說了很多關於文萊人民和他們的精神，為慈善事業。“

他感謝支持文萊皇家警察部隊，以及駕駛者耐心等待誰參加過馬路。

“我相信這次活動將用好資金的慈善機構，我們期待舉辦更多這樣的活動，”他補充說。

鄭海泉何誰剛剛買了一輛自行車參加慈善活動說：“你不能真正體會到相關的事件，直到你真的覺得在地面上是什麼樣。真是棒極了，我們也有很大支持我們的球隊。“

吳尊，誰加入了步行8公里說：“我喜歡參加這樣的活動，與市民一起，因為它倡導健康生活方式，通過行使。我不會錯過任何東西。我沒有在這麼大的一部分的事件，因為我多年在中華中學。“

價值超過 15,000元的獎品已提交給一些幸運參與者的抽獎。



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