Ovolo Partners with Tung Wah Group of Hospitals,
The Zubin Foundation and Pathfinders to Offer
HK$1-Per-Night Rooms
Ovolo Hotels has announced the launch of The Ovolo Homecoming Project, in partnership with Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and The Zubin Foundation, with additional support from Pathfinders. Together, the Hong Kong-based hotel group and its local partners are working towards bringing stranded Hong Kong residents back home.
Through The Ovolo Homecoming Project, Ovolo Hotels will offer Hong Kong residents with financial difficulties the opportunity to quarantine at Ovolo Southside for the nominal fee of HK$1 per night for the 21-night quarantine period instated by the Hong Kong Government. Potential candidates for The Ovolo Homecoming Project need to fill out an application form via the Ovolo website; Ovolo Hotels and The Zubin Foundation will then review each applicant and reach a decision on each application in about 10 days. Once the candidate is confirmed for the 21-night quarantine stay at Ovolo Southside, they can also apply for help with their travel costs, which will be met in part at a ceiling of $4,000 per person by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. Ovolo Hotels has pledged up to 200 room nights towards this campaign. Ovolo Hotels has begun vetting applications and is working hand in hand with The Zubin Foundation and Pathfinders to find suitable candidates. The first guest is due to start quarantine at Ovolo Southside on February 12, 2021, with more stays due to be confirmed soon.
“The Ovolo Homecoming Project is the first of its kind, and I am very proud to be partnering with the likes of Shalini Mahtani from The Zubin Foundation and Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, both very respected organizations in our community, on such a meaningful project,” says Girish Jhunjhnuwala, CEO of Ovolo Hotels. “Apart from helping the people of Hong Kong, I am hoping that this project will also set a precedent for other Hong Kong leaders to step forward and give back to the community around them – the community that’s given us all so much.”
“At The Zubin Foundation, we improve the lives of marginalized ethnic minorities in Hong Kong. The poverty rate of ethnic minorities pre-Covid was already high at 25.7%; the pandemic has further hit the ethnic minority community, especially those who work in F&B, airport-related jobs and construction,” says Shalini Mahtani, Founder and CEO of The Zubin Foundation. “We are proud to be partnering with Ovolo’s $1 initiative supporting ethnic minorities and individuals who are in financial need. Ovolo will be providing financially needy ethnic minorities who are Hong Kong residents and who are unable to afford to quarantine in Hong Kong’s hotels, with a daily rate of HK$1 up to 21 days. This is incredible and we hope that others will follow Ovolo’s lead.”
“It has always been the mission of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (TWGHs) to help the poor and people of Hong Kong since its establishment in 1870. We are glad to join hands with Ovolo Hotels and The Zubin Foundation in providing financial support to those who are now stranded overseas because of the pandemic to return to Hong Kong through the Ovolo Homecoming Project,” says Ms. Ginny MAN, Chairman of Board of Directors, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. “Our group is most willing to subsidize the airfares through the TWGH Emergency Relief Fund. We hope that we can help alleviate their financial burden, and serve different strata of people in the community during these difficult times.”
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