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Christmas comes early for children in need as Hong Kong’s SoCO hands out presents, but NGO says it’s struggling to hit year’s fundraising target

  • Youngsters get gifts from Society for Community Organisation, which has handed out more than 40,000 Christmas presents over past 20 years
  • SoCO deputy director Sze Lai-shan says programme helps children and also stops them feeling left out at Christmas

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Children queue up for Christmas presents from SoCO’s “Santas” at the NGO’s annual festive giveaway. Photo: Elson Li

Christmas came early for 12-year-old Andy Wong after the Society for Community Organisation (SoCO) gave him a remote-control car that his family could not afford to buy.

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The youngster – who wants to be a car designer – said on Monday he was delighted to get the present from the NGO.

“I felt happy and content when I received the remote-control car,” Andy added.

He was one of the 3,360 underprivileged children who sent their Christmas wish to the SoCO, which has distributed more than 40,000 festive gifts over the past 20 years.

The Society for Community Organisation gives away Christmas presents to children in need, but warns it is struggling to meet its fundraising target for the year. Photo: Elson Li
The Society for Community Organisation gives away Christmas presents to children in need, but warns it is struggling to meet its fundraising target for the year. Photo: Elson Li

“Those underprivileged children need to adjust themselves for society,” SoCO deputy director Sze Lai-shan said.

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