We don’t have 5 Loaves and 2 Fish…

Crippled by a third wave of coronavirus infections, Hong Kong has seen a slump in economic growth. Many families are facing job losses and salary cuts. Government data shows that unemployment, underemployment, and poverty rates are at record highs of 6.1%, 3.5%, and 14.9% respectively.

In the last census survey, some 91,800 households and 209,700 persons were estimated to be living in sub-divided units, of which 18.1% were children under 15. There has been a sharp rise in the demand for emergency food aid, particularly in Yau Tsim Mong (YTM) district. That is the location of our Mongkok Service Centre. Keeping our food aid services in a clean setting has been a major challenge.

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Bittersweet but Worthwhile

With a group of outstanding and selfless staff, Christian Action has served the people of Qinghai for over 20 years. One of our long-serving social workers is Xiujun. She first learned about CA when she was a Social Work major at Qinghai University. After graduating in 2008, she moved to Qinghai Tibetan plateau to join Huangnan Children’s Home. She said, “I just assumed there would be language barriers, but also found differences in cultural customs.” 

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Listening is a Gift

For over seven years, Ada has devoted herself to the neighbours at our Sheung Shui centre. She has not only held educational workshops, she has also organized community activities such as factory visits, house calls, and charity events.  All those things have helped her clients to assimilate into the neighbourhood.

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Let’s Light up someone’s life with Love

To me, each of the service users is precious in God’s sight, and deserves to be treated with kindness and respect. We have been providing services to help Migrant Domestic Workers (MDW) understand their basic rights, entitlements, and labour protection. While they stay with us at our shelters, they not only receive paralegal advice, but also psychological counseling in order to renew their hope and trust in relationships.

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Treasures in Our City

Christian Action was born because of the Vietnamese refugees who arrived in Hong Kong in the 70s and 80s. There were tent camps at Kai Tak. That was when my career, and CA began. Since then I have always had a soft spot for refugees and displaced people. To mark World Refugee Day this year, we held a series of events aimed at educating the public about the plight of those who have been displaced.

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