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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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