Annual Report 2020

56 Transport International Holdings Limited 2020 Annual Report Sustainability Report As the coronavirus broke out at the beginning of the year, prevention supplies were in shortage. We took action promptly by setting up a cleanroom and a local production line for surgical masks in Hong Kong. KMB and LWB became the first franchised bus companies to provide self-produced surgical masks to the frontline and back office employees. The KMB Masks production line operates every day to ensure a stable supply of three sizes of ASTM Level 2 (American Society for Testing and Materials Level 2 standard) certified masks. In addition to providing comprehensive protection for our employees, we added retail locations and vending machines in multiple districts to facilitate mask purchase. We also offered surgical masks to passengers through various promotion schemes. We donate masks to a number of voluntary organisations to assist subdivided unit households, the homeless and the disabled in relieving their financial pressure. Mask Production Line Working Around the Clock to Protect the Community As a hearing-impaired person I am not afraid of the hard work. Mask production is very meaningful to me and I am very pleased to be involved because it can effectively help protect the health of Hong Kong people. The factory staff help one another and my colleagues often take care of me. They are willing to use words and body language instead of speaking to communicate so that I can easily adapt to the working environment. Chan Lai Dong, Worker of the mask factory