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The Community Chest Anti-NCP Rainbow Fund Grants Over HK$2.8 Million to People in Need in Twenty Days
2020-03-04
As at 2 March, “The Community Chest Anti-NCP Rainbow Fund” (Anti-NCP Fund) has received over 540 applications. With the help of 19 partner agencies, prompt approval for more than 400 applications (including 120 individual and 280 family cases) were processed and HK$2.8 million immediate financial assistance has been provided to support more than 1,000 people amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.
 
The Community Chest set up the Anti-NCP Fund on 12 February with an initial injection of HK$10 million to support individuals and families suffering from sudden hardship inflicted by Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia.
 
Target beneficiaries include breadwinners from the hotel, tourism, catering, transportation and retail sectors, as well as Hong Kong residents who are required to be quarantined. Applicants could contact the social workers of the Fund’s assessment centres for more details according to their residential address. Information of all assessment centres in 18 districts in Hong Kong is available in the website.
https://www.commchest.org/fundcentre_e.html
 
The Community Chest welcomes corporate and individual donations in support of the Anti-NCP Fund.
 
Donation Methods:
  • Transferring funds directly to the following bank accounts of “The Community Chest of Hong Kong”
          Bank of China (Hong Kong)  012-874-0-011380-6
          HSBC                                           110-745189-001
          Hang Seng Bank                     367-000775-002
  • Online Donation https://www.commchest.org/en/donation/online/event/34
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