Christmas comes early for 30 children at Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre in Hong Kong
Financial services firm Credit Suisse hosts party at support facility in Tuen Mun, with their managing director riding in as Santa Claus
Santa has made an early appearance this year to surprise about 30 children and their families during a Christmas party at Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre, a support facility in the northwestern Hong Kong town of Tuen Mun.
“Ho ho ho!” chanted Victor Chao, managing director of financial services firm Credit Suisse, which organised the event, as he proved a convincing Father Christmas in full costume.
Chao was greeted by plenty of smiling faces as excited children queued up for a hug and photo with Santa Claus.
He said he had been nominated by colleagues for the role because he was “less skinny” than co-workers who had donned the suit in previous years. Nevertheless he was delighted to take on the job despite worries about whether his belt would hold up as children tried to grab his legs.
“It’s my first time being Santa and it feels good,” he said. “I feel a little warm, a little itchy in my costume, but otherwise fine. Just a little worried that my trousers will fall off!”
