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The Samaritans Hong Kong
Company typeCharity
GenreVoluntary agency
HeadquartersHong Kong
Area served
Hong Kong
Key people
Volunteers
Websitewww.samaritans.org.hk

The Samaritans Hong Kong (Chinese: 撒瑪利亞會) operates a free 24-hour multilingual suicide prevention hotline in Hong Kong. [It] is a non-religious charity that provides confidential emotional support to all people, irrespective of race, creed, age or status, who are despairing or suicidal."[1] The organisation is registered as a charity in Hong Kong, and governed by its unpaid volunteers.

There are about 110 active volunteers with the Samaritans Hong Kong, speaking 14 languages. All of its volunteers speak at least English as one of their languages.

  1. ^ http://www.samaritans.org.hk/index.php?page=301 About The Samaritans

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