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Si Fu Ah Cheong

“My biggest joy in life comes from helping others.”

Ah Cheong first became homeless many years ago when he had a fight   with his family and was struggling with his finances. He ended up having no place to go and sleeping on street corners in North Point. 

However, he is such a determined and caring man that even during the days of wandering, he did not give up on helping others. He would help his elderly neighbours to fix the electronic appliances or just change the lightbulbs and do a bit of cleaning. He told us with his usual awkward but cute smile, “Every small act can help. This is how I was taught by Dad when I was a kid.” Now he is part of the ImpactHK team and we are proud to call him our very own si fu (which in Cantonese means the role of a skillful person or a master).

When we asked Ah Cheong about his job duties, he pulled out a list and spoke in his steady, confident voice, “renovation, cleaning, fixing plumbing, electricity, air con, furniture…” and we literally had to stop him. That’s how he is, a man of many talents – keeping our centres in good shape and always ready to come and help out. “Now I have a proper job and through my work, I can help our charity. And what that actually means, is that I can help others.”