The Scent of Remembering
Rice dumplings and the memories they carry—a Dragon Boat visit to SAGE Madam Ho Sin Hang Home
Date: 9 June 2026
Location: SAGE Madam Ho Sin Hang Home for the Elderly (Cyberport)
A sticky rice dumpling looks simple enough — bamboo leaves, glutinous rice, a fold, a knot. Yet for an elderly resident who had not made one in decades, its familiar touch and aroma brought back memories of childhood kitchens, a mother’s hands and festivals long past.
On 9 June 2026, Peak II Foundation returned to SAGE Madam Ho Sin Hang Home for the Elderly (Cyberport) with our long-time partner, Les Beatitudes Foundation, for a Dragon Boat Festival dumpling workshop. It was our second visit to SAGE that year.
Residents wrapped their own dumplings, sometimes with assistance and sometimes guided by the memory in their hands. Meanwhile, the Les Beatitudes volunteer mothers had prepared cooked dumplings in advance, allowing everyone to enjoy a warm taste without waiting.
The activity was not simply about learning a craft. The bamboo leaves, rice and familiar aroma offered a path back to memories that words might not easily reach.
There is a reason we return. A first visit begins with “hello”; the next brings a recognised face, a remembered name and a relationship that has grown a little deeper.
For older people whose social world may be narrowing, familiarity itself is a form of care. Sometimes, care is measured simply by our willingness to return—and to bring the bamboo leaves with us.
記憶的香氣–端午節
重訪耆康會何善衡夫人敬老院
日期： 2026年6月9日
地點： 耆康會何善衡夫人敬老院（數碼港）
一隻糭子，看似簡單——一張竹葉、一把糯米、一摺、一綁。然而，對一位數十年未曾親手包糭的長者而言，當竹葉再次觸到掌心、糭香徐徐升起，回來的可能是童年的廚房、母親的雙手，以及一個久遠的節日。
2026年6月9日，端午前夕，崇嶺基金會聯同長期夥伴 愛連心慈善基金，再次來到 耆康會何善衡夫人敬老院（數碼港），與長者一起包糭。這是我們該年第二次到訪院舍。
長者慢慢摺好竹葉、放入糯米，有時在義工協助下完成，有時則由雙手憑記憶找到熟悉的形狀。愛連心的義工媽媽亦預先準備了熟糭，讓長者無須等待，便能品嚐溫熱而熟悉的滋味。
這次活動並非只為教授一門手藝。竹葉、糯米和糭香，讓一些言語未必能夠抵達的回憶，透過感官重新回來。
我們一次又一次回到耆康會，是因為第一次到訪只是一句「你好」；再次回來，才有一張被認出的臉孔、一個被記得的名字，以及一段逐漸加深的關係。
對於社交世界逐漸收窄的長者而言，熟悉本身便是一種關懷。有時候，關懷的份量，就在於我們願意再次回來——而且記得帶上竹葉。
— 崇嶺基金會 ｜ 培力教育・提升未來
