Since Operation Santa Claus started back in the Sixties as Operation Fat Choi, it has raised nearly HK$50 million for numerous charities.

Today, Operation Santa Claus is heralded in both South China Morning Post and RTHK, with stories about the rainbow range of fundraising events and daily updates on received donations. Community groups right across the SAR pitch in to help, to raise money and awareness of Operation Santa Claus - from the police, to the MTRC, main shopping chains, schools at all levels, and even theatre companies. Major corporations and financial institutions are usually the big givers, but the core of donations still come from individuals.

Each year, we choose a different HK children's charity as the focus of Operation Santa Claus.
After a careful selection process, we have chosen The Pathways Learning Centre for Children with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) to be this year's beneficiary. The Pathways Learning Centre aims to be an innovative centre of excellence in teaching, learning and support for children, their families, associated professionals and the wider community. Services include addressing each child's particular needs, implementing effective teacher training programmes, delivering workshops and training sessions, providing information about SLD to the general public and providing counseling and strategic support to parents.

Donations are always crucial to Operation Santa Claus, but what we want to concentrate on are initiatives across the Hong Kong community.