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Important Data

50%

Of living expenses going to food

Low income families spend most of their income on food. To reduce expenses, they choose to skip meals.

182,300

Children facing hunger

Hunger delays cognitive development, especially memory and attention which may lead to low academic achievements.

308,500

Elders suffering from under nutrition

One third of Hong Kong’s elders cannot meet their basic nutritional needs.

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HUNGER!

AROUND 1,650,000 HONG KONG PEOPLE
LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE EVERY DAY

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FOOD SERVICE

OVER 1,254,505 TONS OF FOOD SURPLUS
IS WASTED EVERY YEAR

3,382

Tons of food waste

3,382 tons of food waste is disposed of at landfills in Hong Kong every day

8,590

Tons of carbon dioxide was emitted

More than 3,000 tons leftovers have wasted every day in Hong Kong, while each ton of leftovers emits 2.54 tons of carbon dioxide, which causes damage of the ecosystem.

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Be a food support service operator to distribute food to the people in need

Share the food donations to food support service operators and redistribute to the people in need through FOOD-CO online platform

Source-separated food waste collected through the “Pilot Scheme on Food Waste Collection” launched by the Environmental Protection Department will be transformed into energy and compost.

Donate to support FOOD-CO and other food support service operators

Offer a wide range of operational support like warehouse, kitchen, logistics and professional advice, etc. to solve the problems facing food support service operators’ and increase their operational efficiency

Be a volunteer for the food support service

Food Sharing Map

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Feature stories

The following stories record how different groups contribute to the society through food.

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