Civil Service Newsletter March 2024 Issue No.116
The Civil Service Volunteer Teams joined hands to support mega sports events

Civil Service Bureau

The Civil Service Volunteer Teams were responsible for verifying the identities of the runners at the registration counters, carefully wearing the identification bracelets for runners and controlling crowds at the Asiaworld-Expo on the event day of the "Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (Hong Kong Section) Half Marathon 2023”.
The Civil Service Volunteer Teams were responsible for verifying the identities of the runners at the registration counters, carefully wearing the identification bracelets for runners and controlling crowds at the Asiaworld-Expo on the event day of the "Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (Hong Kong Section) Half Marathon 2023”.
The Civil Service Volunteer Teams were responsible for safe-custody of the personal belongings of the runners of the "Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2024".
The Civil Service Volunteer Teams were responsible for safe-custody of the personal belongings of the runners of the "Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2024".
THE Civil Service Volunteer Teams responded to the call of the Agency for Volunteer Service provide voluntary service for "Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (Hong Kong Section) Half Marathon 2023" held at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Section on 19 November 2023 and the "Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2024" held on 21 January 2024. The Civil Service Volunteer Teams actively engaged in volunteer service and contributed to mega sports events.
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
(Hong Kong Section) Half Marathon 2023

In response to the call of the Agency for Volunteer Service, seven volunteer teams from different disciplined services and civilian departments, including the Customs and Excise Department, Correctional Services Department, Hong Kong Fire Services Department, Hong Kong Police Force, Immigration Department, Legal Aid Department and Water Supplies Department provided volunteer service for the event. Runners ran via the Scenic Hill tunnel towards the bridge's Hong Kong section and returned to the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Control Point at the finish line. The whole race covered about 21 kilometers, with around 8,000 runners taking part in it.

The Civil Service Volunteer Teams were responsible for verifying the identities of the runners at the registration counters, wearing the identification bracelets for them and controlling crowds at the Asia World-Expo on the event day. The Civil Service Volunteer Teams were very glad to have the opportunities to participate in such a significant sports event.

Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2024

The 22 volunteer teams (about 400 civil servants) from seven disciplined services and 15 civilian departments were responsible for supporting crowd control, luggage storage and race marshal for this major sports event with around 74,000 participants. The Civil Service Volunteer Teams look forward to contributing to major events in future.