Morris Charity Initiative

The Morris Charity Initiative (MCI) is a registered charity in Hong Kong*. We, the members of the Morris family, siblings Karen (莫文蔚) and Trevor (莫理斯), and mother Eleanor (莫何敏儀) set up MCI in 2016 in honour of Alfred Morris (1875 – 1945), founder of St. Johns ambulance services and founding headmaster of King’s College, Hong Kong. Alfred Morris has been an example for us and we want to continue his life of giving, of giving back to society.

MCI focusses on charitable work around the three themes education, environment, and animal welfare. Education is central to being able to contribute to society, it is our environment that we need to protect in order to be able to live and it is the caring for other species as well as our own species that makes us humane.

MCI primarily operates as an umbrella charity and supports charities and projects it has carefully vetted with regard to impact, credibility, accountability and transparency. We provide utmost care that any donation to MCI will achieve meaningful impact along the three themes that are dear to us.

Our Founders

Karen

Photo courtesy of Marie Claire Hong Kong

Trevor

Eleanor

Photo courtesy of Marie Claire Hong Kong

Our Committee

Benjamin Hung
BBS, JP, Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Group's International Business and Chairman of the Financial Services Development Council Asia

S.Y. Lau
Former Senior Management Advisor, Tencent Holding Limited. Former Executive Board Member, Khazanah Nasional Berhad

Prof. Richard M W Ho (何文匯教授)
Honorary Professor of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Kenneth Chan Wei On (陳維安)
Former Secretary General at the Secretariat of the Legislative Council of the HKSAR 香港立法會秘書長,
Former Vice President of the Chinese University Hong Kong

Fundraising for MCI & MCI Activities To Date

“ The Morris Charity Initiative was announced at a celebratory dinner at Kensington Palace (London) in 2017, hosted by Karen Mok and her husband, Johannes Natterer. The first funds for the Charity were raised from the guests that evening. ”

“ As our first project, MCI donated a full scholarship for a student from a developing country to the United World College Changshu (China). The UWCs are international schools where student from all over the world study for the last two years of secondary education to obtain the IB. Founded on the principles of German educator Kurt Hahn, the schools intend to promote international understanding. There are currently 16 UWC globally. Karen Mok and Johannes Natterer went to the UWC in Duino (Italy) in 1987 – 1989, met there and feel that supporting the UWC movement is something very close to their heart. ”

“ A donation was done in 2018 to Animals Asia Foundation to support the continued efforts of this charity in the protection of Animals. Karen has been a an Patron to Animals Asia Foundation for many years. ”

“ A fundraising dinner was held at Eleanor’s 80th birthday in 2019. ”

“ In 2021, MCI donated to the Society for Abandoned Animals in Hong Kong. ”

“ In 2023, MCI donated further to the Society for Abandoned Animals in Hong Kong. ”

“ In 2024, MCI donated to Animals Asia Foundation to support the continued efforts of this charity in the protection of Animals. Karen has been a Patron to Animals Asia Foundation for many years. ”

“ In 2025, Karen in personal capacity donated to the Han Hong Love Charity Foundation (韩红爱心慈善基金会). ”