Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 07:26PM | Share Article 
One of the world’s leading COVID hot spots is Hong Kong. Because of the generous support from readers like you I am honored to introduce you to some of Hong Kong’s most vulnerable residents whom we have been able to supply with Emergency COVID-19 Relief Packs.
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 03:04PM | Share Article 
“When we were distributing in Sham Shui Po the children immediately opened the fully-loaded nylon carrier bags. They smiled with relief as they piled foodstuffs and test kits into their trolley bags and headed home.” - Jeffrey Andrews – a social worker at our Centre for Refugees (CFR).
Few people in Hong Kong have suffered as much indignity and pain during this 5th wave of COVID as our asylum seekers and refugees. Already relegated to the margins of society, they were initially left in the terrifying position of being excluded from the Government’s plan to provide free vaccinations for Hong Kong’s residents! They were the last to be served in the vaccination campaign.
Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 06:29PM | Share Article 
“Right now more people are dying from Covid in Hong Kong, relative to population, than anywhere else in the world.” Bloomberg Businessweek. March 23, 2022
The fifth wave of Covid-19 is at a critical point in Hong Kong. Huge numbers of our elderly population have fallen victim to the epidemic, hospitals are overwhelmed and many of our poor are struggling to survive. On the streets there is a palpable sense of fear of the virus, with many worrying if they, or their loved ones could be next.
Friday, March 18, 2022 at 12:48PM | Share Article 
‘Our front-line and central administrative staff have been working nonstop to provide Emergency COVID-19 Relief Packs to those in distress. As soon as one distribution is completed, staff have to immediately rush out with the next.’
Hong Kong is facing an unprecedented crisis. We currently have the highest ratio of COVID related deaths in the world and everyone is feeling overwhelmed.
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 11:10PM | Share Article 
“Since mid-February we have received approximately 100 urgent requests for help from migrant domestic workers (MDW’s). Since the outbreak of this latest strain of COVID-19, some of our services to them have been seriously disrupted. Many are now infected and urgently need places to quarantine. Some have been fired and had to endure staying on the streets for hours. It is a nightmare! We take care of the girls and provide them with medicine, rapid test kits and other daily necessities. Fortunately 4 of them have recovered.” - Vivi Tusmiati Vistamika, Staff member at our Domestic Worker’s Service Centre
Hong Kong is in the midst of a fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. One tragic consequence of this is that some families have been so gripped by fear that they have forced their Migrant Domestic Workers (MDWs) out of their homes and onto the streets. In many cases MDW’s have been left to fend for themselves and sleep in parks, tents or even sleeping in their employers’ cars!