New World teams up with Prenetics to donate 200,000 Covid-19 test kits to poor families as cases soar in Hong Kong
- The test kits will be sent to six NGOs who will distribute them to low-income families in the city later this month
- New World will also distribute rapid testing kits to all its employees and their family members this month
New World Development has partnered with Hong Kong-based biotech start-up Prenetics to donate 200,000 Covid-19 test kits to low-income families, as a record surge in coronavirus infections in the city has led to a huge demand for early detection.
The test kits will be sent to six local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who will distribute them to low-income families later this month, according to a statement from the company.
The six NGOs are Evangelical Lutheran Church Social Service-Hong Kong, Hong Kong Lutheran Social Service, Society for Community Organisation, Hong Kong Young Women’s Christian Association, Children’s Cancer Foundation and St James’ Settlement.
“By providing rapid antigen test kits to the grassroots, we hope to ease their burden and worries under the haze of the coronavirus,” said Adrian Cheng Chi-kong, CEO of New World Development.
The developer also said that it would distribute rapid testing kits to all its employees and their family members this month. Two free rapid testing kits will also be distributed to each household residing in residential estates under their management.