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The Community Chest Allocates HK$10.8 million Donations from HKSARG Governing Team to 54 Member Agencies to Cope with Impact of Coronavirus
2020-03-24
As the coronavirus outbreak is hitting Hong Kong’s economy and society hard, a special donation of HK$10.8 million was made to the Community Chest in early March by the HKSARG Governing Team led by Chief Executive Mrs Carrie Lam to support non-government subvented social welfare member agencies to combat the difficult times.
With its usual professionalism in allocating resources for the benefit of the community, the Chest conducted a speedy assessment on the impact of the epidemic on the operations of eligible member agencies. On or before 27 March, this special donation, without any deduction of administrative expenses, will be dispatched to 54 member agencies (please refer to the attachment). Services under support include “Children & Youth Services”, “Elderly Services”, “Family & Child Welfare Services”, “Medical & Health Services”, “Rehabilitation & Aftercare Services”, and “Community Development & Other Services”.
The Chest is grateful to the Chief Executive of the HKSAR and all politically appointed officials for their generosity who have also declined the issuance of any donation receipts for tax deduction purpose.
For more than 50 years, donations to the Chest from individuals and corporate donors are allocated in full to social welfare services to help the needy in Hong Kong.
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Attachment:
List of Beneficiary Members Agencies
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1st Step Association Limited
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Adventure Ship Limited
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3
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Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women
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Benji's Centre Limited
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Care For Your Heart
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Centre for Restoration of Human Relationships Limited
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Chain of Charity Movement
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Changing Young Lives Foundation
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Children Chiropractic Foundation Limited
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10
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Christian Action
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Christian Oi Hip Fellowship Limited
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Comfort Care Concern Group, The
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Community CareAge Foundation Limited
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Community Drug Advisory Council
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Direction Association for the Handicapped
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Evangelize China Fellowship Shatin Canaan Church Limited
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Feeding Hong Kong Limited
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Hong Kong Alzheimer's Disease Association
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Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, The
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Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation Limited
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Hong Kong Eating Disorders Association Limited
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Hong Kong Employment Development Service Limited
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Hong Kong Federation of Women's Centres Limited
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Hong Kong Guide Dogs Association Limited
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Hong Kong Joint Council of Parents of the Mentally Handicapped, The
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Hong Kong Neuro-Muscular Disease Association Limited
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27
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Hong Kong Seeing Eye Dog Services Limited
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Hong Kong Single Parents Association
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Hong Kong Stoma Association Limited
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Hong Kong Wheelchair Aid Service Limited
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Hong Kong Workers' Health Centre Limited
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Industrial Evangelistic Fellowship Limited, The
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KELY Support Group Limited
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New Voice Club of Hong Kong, The
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35
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North Point Kai-fong Welfare Advancement Association, The
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Pathways Foundation Limited, The
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Pentecostal Holiness Church Ling Kwong Bradbury Centre for the Blind
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Playright Children's Play Association
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Pneumoconiosis Mutual Aid Association
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Project Concern Hong Kong
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RainLily
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Regeneration Society Limited
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Rehabaid Society
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Rehabilitation Alliance Hong Kong
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Resource The Counselling Centre Limited
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Samaritans, The
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Silence Limited
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Society for AIDS Care Limited, The
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South Kwai Chung Social Service
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Street Sleepers Shelter Society Trustees Incorporated
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51
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Suicide Prevention Services Limited
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TREATS
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Wu Oi Christian Centre
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54
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Youth Diabetes Action
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