Lost and Found

Sri lost of parts of her middle finger and injured her index finger at work.

When they arrive here, migrant domestic workers are at a disadvantage. They cannot speak the language, do not have a support circle, and no knowledge of our legal system.  CA’s free para-legal consultation services is a great blessing for them.

For example, Sri, an Indonesian, came here to work for a family in February 2017. One day, her employer asked her to move a concrete wash basin. In the process, it accidentally slipped, crushing Sri’s left index and middle fingers. Parts of her middle finger came off. Sri’s employers took her to the Accident & Emergency Department for medical attention.

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Fire! Fire!

August 29 was a sad day for us. Our Christian Action Centre for Refugees (CFR) on the 17th floor at Chungking Mansions was engulfed in flames. Thankfully no one was hurt. But one week later, despite our best efforts to clean the office and resume serving the refugees, the walls and ceilings were still black, electronics were down and I could still smell burned plastic.

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Touching Lives

In our various ministries to the disadvantaged, we hear many heart-warming stories.

Jal and Pervin Shrof, have been involved with Christian Action for over 10 years. The Shroffs are part of a refugee family who had fled Persia (now Iran). Jal’s parents lived in Shanghai for a few years, but came to Hong Kong during WWII, and eventually made Hong Kong their home.

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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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