BOC Life Offers St. James' Settlement Anti-pandemic Support by Joining Hands with EC Healthcare to Navigate through Hard Times Together

BOC Group Life Assurance Company Limited (‘BOC Life’) partners with EC Healthcare (HKEx: 2138) in providing St. James' Settlement with rapid antigen test (‘RAT’) kits and Sinovac vaccination service, timely meeting their needs in fighting against the virus while helping them navigate the difficult times together.

Valued at HK$500,000, the RAT kits donated to St. James’ Settlement are all European Union certified with accuracy rate of over 97%. The RAT kits will be distributed to low-income families and elderly homes with urgent needs of pandemic prevention, and to frontline staff of St. James’ Settlement who are needed to help maintain essential social services.

Mr. Wilson Tang, Chief Executive of BOC Life, said: “BOC Life is committed to giving back to society through our CSR programmes. In response to the community’s pressing needs for RAT kits amid the fifth wave of the pandemic, we are pleased to partner with EC Healthcare again to have timely contributed to this social cause in serving the urgent anti-pandemic needs.”

Mr. Tang Chi Fai, Chairman, Executive Director and CEO of EC Healthcare, commented: “As a leading medical services provider in Hong Kong, EC Healthcare is always devoted to contributing to society, as well as bringing health, beauty and happiness to everyone. The Group is delighted to collaborate with BOC Life in an effort to drive the community closer to the resumption of normal daily lives.”

Ms Josephine Lee, Chief Executive Officer of St. James’ Settlement expressed appreciation of this donation: “Thanks to BOC Life’s prompt action in response to the fifth wave of COVID-19, the RAT kits from BOC Life and EC Healthcare will provide immediate support to underprivileged families, elderly singletons and doubletons; as well as protecting our frontline workers at the workplace in this critical situation.”

Apart from the donation of RAT kits, EC Healthcare also provides priority Sinovac vaccination for elders and children through its three designated clinics*.

*Three designated EC Health clinics for Sinovac vaccination service:
1. re:HEALTH - Unit 3401-03, 34/F, World Trade Centre, 280 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
2. EC Healthcare Medical Centre - Suit 01-03, 14/F, 1111 King's Road, Taikoo Shing, Hong Kong
3. AI Medical - Shop 18, G/F, Tai Wo Centre, 15 Tai Wo Road, Tai Po, New Territories

Refer to EC Healthcare’s website for details and points to note for Sinovac vaccination service (Chinese only):
https://eshop.echealthcare.com/product/%E6%96%B0%E5%9E%8B%E5%86%A0%E7%8B%80%E7%97%85%E6%AF%92%E6%BB%85%E6%B4%BB%E7%96%AB%E8%8B%97-%E7%A7%91%E8%88%88%E7%96%AB%E8%8B%97/?ref_code=T1057