On May 17, 2009, while on the occasion of international day of disabled person, Siemens Hearing Instruments (Suzhou) Co.,Ltd. donated hearing-aids, worth ofRMB678,600 to the Female Mayor Charity Fund to help Chinese deaf children. The company' s Managing Director Mr. Fu Jian Tong and CFO Mr. Schuhmacher attended the donation ceremony. The fund was jointly established by Mr. Tao Siliang, President of Sub Commission of Female Mayor, China Association of Mayors and Audiology Development Foundation of China and Mr. Yan Mingguang, President of Shanghai Yan Bao Hang Public Philanthropic Foundation, with a mission to leverage resources from government, charitable organizations, medical services and enterprises to strengthen the prevention of deaf diseases and aid for the deaf children. (May 2009)