Recruiting officer for army of givers

Gloria Leung Mei-yee was four years old when she was in a traffic accident that killed her father and changed her family life forever.

"I couldn't see my father," she recalls. "But one of my brothers had blood coming from his head." She had a broken arm, she says, though memories of the time she spent in hospital are hazy. Her mother was seriously injured and would die when Leung was a teenager as a result of those injuries.

Leung has nine siblings; she's number 10, and she describes an elder sister as having sacrificed herself to bring up her and her brothers and sisters.

Now chief executive of the ExcelNet human resources consultancy, Leung has always had an interest in community welfare, and since 2011 she has run a charity called Givers.

Every cent raised is spent on helping people, thanks to Leung injecting some of her own cash and the army of nearly 2,000 volunteers - including the elderly and disabled - who see some 50 projects through every year.

Leung has been nominated for the Spirit of Hong Kong Award for personal contribution to the community by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals.