The fifth wave of pandemic continues to be severe and has been making significantly impacted on ordinary citizens, challenging their daily lives in different aspects. The pandemic has posted an even bigger impact on the living of underprivileged. Many low-income people live from hand to mouth. They do not only face difficulties to feed their families, but also encounter a huge burden from purchasing anti-pandemic supplies. Against the backdrop, Rotary Club of Braemar Hill and Rotary Club of Hong Kong North Point have joined hands to provide emergency food support. Referral by Foodlink Foundation, the two Rotary Clubs have already provided a week-long food supplies to The Hub Hong Kong earlier. In light of this successful arrangement and the increasing need in the community, the two Rotary Club has received generous donation from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”) for another batch of emergency food supplies lasting for two weeks, making the whole arrangement possible for three weeks long, serving about 600 grassroots families with an estimated beneficiaries of over 2,400. The emergency food supplies being distributed under this arrangement have included a variety of simple food, i.e. pork and ham, double-cooked pork, dace with black bean sauce, corned beef, rice noodles, etc., which vary from week to week. These emergency food supplies aim to help those in need immediately in order to pass through the difficult time. Rotary Club of Braemar Hill, Rotary Club of Hong Kong North Point, ACCA and The Hub Hong Kong have held a simple handover ceremony on 26 March 2022. A group of Rotary members and volunteer friends have packed 600 bags of emergency food supplies in three hours, which will be distributed to 600 families, benefiting over 2,400 people.Ms. Christina So, Head of ACCA Hong Kong and GBA, said “ACCA Hong Kong has been rooted in Hong Kong for over 70 years since its establishment in 1950. Being a force for public good has been embedded in our purpose. As a global body for accounting professionals, ACCA’s commitment is not limited to the sustainable development of the profession. We’re also actively involved in supporting the wider community. Facing the current Omicron outbreak, ACCA is pleased to have partnered with Rotary Club of Hong Kong North Point, Rotary Club of Braemar Hill and The Hub Hong Kong in providing emergency food supplies to 600 low-income families. ACCA Hong Kong will continue to contribute through actions, spreading love and care to the community and fostering cohesion between financial industries and the Hong Kong community with charitable causes.”.Ms. Bee Chan, Charter President of Rotary Club of Braemar Hill, said: “Hong Kong is now facing unprecedented challenges against the pandemic; some grassroots have become jobless as a result of the deteriorating economic situation. The rising cost of various basic and food supplies in the market has created a huge burden on grassroots. In response to the indication from The Hub Hong Kong for urgent need of emergency food supplies for citizens at Sham Shui Po and to support grassroots to combat with the plight, Rotary Club of Braemar Hill and Rotary Club of Hong Kong North Point have collaborated to donate three weeks of food supplies to The Hub Hong Kong for its distribution to the community, tiding over the difficulties together with the citizens in Hong Kong. Taking this opportunity, we would like to thank ACCA Hong Kong for its sponsorship to benefit more families in need.” Dr. Carlos Tam, President of Rotary Club of Hong Kong North Point, said, “Such anti-pandemic effort has fully demonstrated our club’s beliefs (Hearts, Efforts, Achievements & Timing); we need to possess kind hearts and be responsible to our community, to contribute to our community with efforts and resources, to focus on the effectiveness, and to match with timing. We collaborate to fight against the pandemic!”Grassroots’ Difficulties under the Pandemic Ms. Lau is a single mother who takes care single-handedly of her three sons aged 23, 11 and 8 respectively. They live in a small public housing unit together. Whilst her son suffers from hyperactivity disorder and needs to keeping taking medicine in order to stay focus in class, Ms. Lau herself suffers from depression and needs to take psychotropic drugs. Due to the poor quality of sleep at night, she used to take a nap during class time of her sons. However, after the suspension of classes, she needs to sit next to her sons every day in order to supervise their online classes, especially her son is lack of concentration for online classes via use of tablet. Coupled with difficulties in discipling her sons, fear of COVID-19 and fear of going out, she has felt tremendous pressure. What they need now include food, rapid testing kits, masks, etc.Ms. Cheng’s family of five lives in Sham Shui Po and is a low-income family. Her husband works at construction site. Due to work injury, her husband has been stopped working since the second half of last year, as a result, the family’s financial position has become very tight, mainly relying on government subsidiaries to overcome the obstacles. In addition, as Ms. Cheng gave birth to a baby in December 2021, their living expenses have substantially increased. Their lives have become extremely difficult as Ms. Cheng’s husband does not have a stable income as a result of the pandemic. Recently, her son has been preparing for Internal Assessments for Secondary School Places, yet his learning progress was seriously affected due to insufficient computer equipment. As a mother. Ms. Cheng feels very stressful and she is anxious about her son’s study and future. Under the pandemic, she also worries about her family will be infected and have to stay at home for quarantine. She hopes to reserve all kinds of necessities, including rice, noodles, dry food, rapid antigen test kits, masks, etc. Yet, she feels frustrated as she does not have enough money for such preparation.Ms. Josephine Leung, Executive Director of The Hub Hong Kong, said, “My gratitude to ACCA, The Rotary Club of Braemar Hill and the Rotary Club of Hong Kong North Point for the collaborative effort in organizing this emergency food support activity, which has provided immediate assistance to our members, including Ms. Lau and Ms. Cheng, and has eased their financial pressure.” According to a recent survey about the fifth wave of pandemic conducted by The Hub Hong Kong, over 80% of respondents indicated that they often feel worry since the pandemic, and 55% of respondents indicated that they often feel helpless. Based on the respondents of the survey, the biggest impact of the pandemic includes the rising cost of living as well as the underemployment. Such kind of most direct emergency food support can provide the essential assistance at this difficult time so that the families in need can slightly reduce the heavy burden and be mentally supported.