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The Forbes China’s First Philanthropist who has won “China’s Charity Award” for six times shows magnanimous act once again, Hui Ka Yan-chairman of the board of directors immediately donates 20 million to support disastrous area in Ya’an

 Date:2013.04.21   Publisher:

As a member of the Standing Committee of CPPCC, Hui Ka Yan not only vigorously join the charity himself, but also repeatedly called for more businesses and individuals to join the charity on important occasions.In the National Conferences in March 2010, Hui Ka Yan, as the sole representative of the Chinese business community, made his speech on “To stimulate enthusiasm of enterprises to promote the development of charity” in the General Assembly, which was reverberated promptly in the charity sector and business community, playing an active role in improving the mechanism of charity relief and attracting more enterprises to participate in charity. In March this year, through a very strict political censorship and screening, Hui Ka Yan, as a private entrepreneur from the Communist Party, was elected into the 12th Standing Committee of CPPCC, who was the only one from economic circles. Insiders pointed out that the representatives of private entrepreneurs are extremely excellent in politics and their contributions are recognized by the State, which enables them to be elected. As a member of Standing Committee, Hui Ka Yan will bear more social responsibilities and make more contributions to the promotion of social development.

Just before that day, the highest government award in China’s charity - the eighth “China Charity Award”, which was sponsored by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was released in the Great Hall of People in Beijing , and the compassion public(including Hui Ka Yan, member of CPPCC Standing Committee and chairman of Evergrande Group), organizations and charity projects won the award. In the morning Li Liguo, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Meng Jianmin, the vice director of State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, met with the winners and presented the awards at the ceremony. In the same day, the Chinese version of “Forbes” released the eighth China Charity List, and Hui Ka Yan became the Forbes China’s First Philanthropist once again.

As a well-known entrepreneur and philanthropist, Hui Ka Yan won the award of “The Most Caring Charity Donator of China Charity Award” for the sixth time this year, and became the caring people with the most personal awards since its inception.

The organizer said, Hui Ka Yan deserves the honor, who has participated in the charity by himself in his 17 years of entrepreneurship by increasing investment, expanding the participation in the field of charity, donating vigorously in poverty alleviation, people's livelihood, education, sports, disaster relief and other fields of charitable public welfare, which provided 420,000 jobs.In 2012, Evergrande paid 13.5 billion yuan worth of tax, making important exploration and effort in building a harmonious society and promoting human development, and setting an example for many Chinese entrepreneurs. Evergrande, under the leadership of Hui Ka Yan, has become the model and example for enterprises to fulfill their responsibilities as a corporate citizen and devote themselves to the charity.

After the earthquake in Ya’an, Sichuan Province, China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation announced: Evergrande Group immediately donated 20 million yuan to the earthquake-stricken areas in Ya'an, Sichuan through China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation. This is the first large group enterprise that reacts to the occurrence of earthquake and one that has made the most donation so far. In 2008, Evergrande Group donated over 11 million yuan to help with the areas stricken by Wenchuan Earthquake, and in 2010, it also donated 5 million yuan to the areas stricken by Yushu Earthquake.