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Walking along a street the other day I spied something I hadn’t seen before - that almost every low-income family that was eating out was ordering “two-dish rice”. Traditionally they would never be ordering that at Chinese New Year, but this year is different. The post COVID-19 world of Hong Kong’s most vulnerable is a much harsher place than it used to be, and I want to help.

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Happy Lunar New Year!

Chinese New Year 2023 is this weekend! It is a precious celebration of family reunions and sampling local Chinese New Year Festival cuisine!

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We Hardly Ever Get to Eat Mushrooms

Mrs. Szeto lives with her family of six in a subdivided flat in Sham Shui Po and receives food from our Service Centre. Her daughter Hiu Ching walks for 40 minutes to our Mongkok Service Centre for ‘After-school Child Care and Interest Classes’.

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News Flash - Our Mong Kok Students Receive University Scholarships!

“I live in a subdivided apartment with my mother and younger sister. During the COVID outbreak my father was in China and could not send us any living allowance. My mother thought it was not right to seek welfare as long as she could work. Instead, she took on a cleaning job to support the family. At the height of the pandemic, my sister was sent home from the hostel for the severely mentally handicapped. My mother had no choice but to quit her job to take care of her. Thanks to CA, we received emergency relief and food packs. We are also thankful for the social worker’s visits. I wanted to study hard, gain good results, and be admitted to one of the top 3 universities in Hong Kong. I was so thrilled about my DSE exam result. Later, the Mong Kok Center offered me a job as a tutor in the After-School child-care programme, I think this is a wonderful chance to repay the kindness that I received, so now it is my turn to bless others.”

Excerpt from a thank you card from one of our students

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I Got Honored for 30 Years of Service!

At our recent Annual Christmas staff party I was honored to be recognized for 30 years of service. The team showed a video of congratulations that they had painstakingly compiled and I was deeply moved. It included still photos, written letters and video messages from my dear partners, old friends & colleagues from Qinghai, Hong Kong and all around the world!

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