Chinese Embassy in South Africa donates living materials to Hong Ning Chinese Aged Home (Linked to Record ID#58920)

Project narrative

On August 25, 2018, Chinese Ambassador Lin Songtian and his wife led the Embassy's women's team and their family members to visit the Hong Ning Chinese Aged Home (华人康宁安老院) to send warmth and care and conduct field research on overseas Chinese living conditions. The Chinese Embassy in South Africa made a donation of unspecified living supplies to the nursing home. Li Xinzhu, director of the South African Chinese Police and Civilian Cooperation Center, and Zhu Yiyuan, president of the All-African Chinese Women’s Federation attended the event. The monetary value of the donation is unknown. The Hong Ning Chinese Aged Home was founded in 1980 by elderly South Africans living in South Africa. It is a non-profit non-governmental organization and the only Chinese old-age care institution in South Africa.