Fortune Library

TWGHs applied the concepts of “Utilizing Social Capital” and “Sharing” to set up Fortune Library (“Jie Yeah”)  at the Taikoktsui community in 2021. Fortune Library, as a “Library of Things” in the community, launched an innovative service model to lend out items for free. It also facilitates the sharing of skills and time, and coordinates “Kai Fong” Masters and Community Volunteer Teams, which acts as a “Resources Sharing Mutual-Support Platform” to connect the community power.

To further apply the “Sharing” concept to support the low income group and those living in inappropriate housing units with a sustainable effect, TWGHs launched the “Goods for You” Community Support Project to collect community donations of households goods / food with long shelf-life and redistribute to the needy families, in order to ease their burdens on daily expenditure.

The project will set up self-help distribution and donation machines at Sham Shui Po and Yau Tsim Mong District. Needy families assessed by social workers can redeem household goods / foods with long shelf-life at the machines regularly with their registered Octopus Card or assigned QR Code for a year. Community in-kind donations are welcome and can be donated through the self-help donation machines. 

To apply the “Sharing” concept and circulate the resources to those in needs in the community.

Underprivileged group living in inappropriate housing units or transitional housing, or low-income groups residing in Sham Shui Po or Yau Tsim Mong District

- The applicant must be a Hong Kong Residents and aged 18 or above;

- The applicant must provide address proof within the last 3 months;

- Each address can only apply once;

- The family income of the applicant must not exceed the income limit of SWD Short-term Food Assistance Service*

(with proof of family income in the last 6 months)

*the income limit can refer to the below link:

- For each successful application, a period of 1 year assistance will be granted. If the applicant does not redeem at the machines for consecutive 2 months, the application will be disqualified automatically.

Community donations of household goods (e.g. shampoo, shower gel, hand wash...etc.) or food with long shelf-life (e.g. canned food, rice, noodle, cooking oil...etc.) can be donated to the below collection points:

1. Fortune Library (“Jie Yeah”)

Address: Shop 1B, G/F, 1 Lime Street, Taikoktsui, Kowloon

2.    Prosperous Garden

Address : G/F Block 5 3 Public Square Street, Yau Ma Tei