Wednesday, 17 June 2026By 5M Chloe Chan
Do you still remember what you had for lunch yesterday, or the day before? On 27 May, all Form Five students attended an Ethics and Religious Education activity, the Hunger Meal. At first, I thought it would be just another sharing about the poor, reminding all of us to care for one another. However, after having this memorable lunch, I realised that the main aim and idea of this activity were not that simple at all.
Before attending the activity, we had a briefing during an E&RE lesson. Mr. Tsang, from the Diocesan Pastoral Centre for Workers-Kowloon, and three ethnic minority representatives were invited to share their experiences and culture with us. During their sharing, I discovered that these minority groups face more difficulties than we could ever imagine. In addition to language barriers, they face frequent discrimination at work and are not easily accepted by locals. This led me to reflect on my own daily behaviour: had I ever grown impatient when minorities were ordering food in broken Cantonese? Had I ever discriminated against others because of their skin tone? Their sharing about the actual challenges they face in life has deeply inspired me to care for others more often.
During the Hunger Meal, all S5 students were allocated into two main groups: the rich and the poor. We played a few rounds of games. During each round, the rich had to secure their higher-class status, while randomly selected poor students had chances to fight for higher positions. The prize for all the rich finalists was a rather hearty lunch, whilst the remaining students received only plain white bread, bananas, and biscuits.
I believe this activity has truly taught every one of us to cherish what we have. Not everyone is born rich with abundant resources. It challenged us to live out Jesus’ words to “love your neighbour as yourself”, recognising that our “neighbours” include the marginalised ethnic minorities in our city. Ultimately, this Hunger Meal taught me that when we serve the underprivileged, we are serving Christ Himself, who said: “Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.” Moving forward, we should remain grateful for what we have, strive for a better life, and commit ourselves to building a more inclusive community. The Hunger Meal was definitely an unforgettable occasion for all of us.