As Hong Kong People Share Amidst Pandemic Through "Khan's Blue Fridge"

The founder of a sports foundation in Hong Kong, Ahmen Khan is running a project called "Blue Refrigerator Khan". (Photo: Doc. AP News)

JAKARTA - "The best human beings are those who share with others". Ahmen Khan, the founder of a sports foundation in Hong Kong, always echoes that message. It was through this message that Khan then started a project called "Khan's Blue Refrigerator".

The refrigerator is known, can be filled by anyone, and can be taken by anyone as a form of sharing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Launching AP News on Saturday, December 26, the Khan Blue Fridge project can be seen while crossing Woosung Street.

On the street, people will see a refrigerator painted blue with a sign reading: "Give what you can give, take what you need to take".

Khan made the fridge a sharing platform for Hong Kongers. Khan admits that he was inspired to make this from close-knit films with the impression of being shared with others. To that end, passersby then donate many types of food, such as instant noodles, biscuits, canned food, even socks, to towels for anyone.

"It's such an honor that when you come home you open the fridge for food," Khan said.

"So I want people to feel that way. Even though it's the road, it's their community, it's their home, so they just open it up and then put the food there, and collect the food," he added.

A few weeks after starting Khan's Blue Fridge project, Khan became popular in Hong Kong thanks to social media. As a result, those who cared came along one by one to donate food. Some of them came and filled the refrigerator with biscuits. Some are filled with instant noodles.

"I don't think doing good deeds is necessary on a large scale," said one food donor, Janet Yeung.

"Small actions can already show our kindness, and contribute to this world. Those who are in dire need can take things from the refrigerator whenever they want without worrying, because the refrigerator is here 24 hours a day," he added.