To: All Parish Priests
A massive glacier collapse along the border region between Nepal and Tibet, China, on 26 August 2026 triggered devastating debris flows. The disaster caused widespread destruction to buildings and infrastructure, with and resulted in significant casualties and thousands of people reported missing. Search and rescue efforts remain severely hampered by adverse weather, limited resources, and treacherous terrain. As an expression of our solidarity with the victims and the relief workers, Cardinal Stephen CHOW, S.J., is appealing to the faithful to offer special prayers for them. In support of the emergency relief, parishes are to take up a second collection during Mass on 6 September (Sunday). The relief funds so collected should be sent, through crossed cheques made payable to “Caritas-Hong Kong” (with indication “Nepal Debris Flow Disaster” at the back), to the Accounts Office, Caritas-Hong Kong, Room 407, Caritas House, 2 Caine Road, Hong Kong.
OTHER DONORS
Donations can be sent to Caritas-Hong Kong through the following channels:
- By Crossed Cheques
Cheques to be handled as for parishes, as indicated above.
- By Direct Bank-in
Donations may be credited directly into one of the following Caritas-Hong Kong’s accounts:
- ICBC (Asia) Limited [Bank code: 072 (Note) ; Bank account no.: 721-010001-606]
[Account Name: Caritas – Hong Kong (Special Donations)]
- HSBC [Bank code: 004 (Note); Bank account no.: 502-476914-001]
[Account Name: Caritas – Hong Kong (Emergency) Account]
(Note) This bank code is required only if a donation is made by bank transfer through an ATM or online banking service of another bank.
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Donors who require an official receipt are requested to provide their name, mailing address or email address, and submit them together with the cheque or bank deposit record to the above-mentioned Accounts Office of Caritas-Hong Kong or email to info@caritas.org.hk.
- By E-Donations
Please visit the website of Caritas-Hong Kong: https://www.caritas.org.hk/en/e_donation for online donations. Beneficiary: Nepal Debris Flow Disaster (Transfer to Caritas Internationalis).
***Caritas-Hong Kong will send all the relief funds collected to Caritas-Internationalis,
which will in turn send the funds to the earthquake zones.***
For inquiries, please contact the Office of Communications of Caritas-Hong Kong at telephone no: 2843 4638.
Given at the Chancery Office,
2 September 2026.
Rev. Lawrence LEE
Chancellor
