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On receiving his Commander of the British Empire (CBE) award in 1981, Rev. Stumpf received a personal letter from the Governor in which he wrote, "Hong Kong is indebted to you for so many things: work for the blind, the fight against narcotic addiction, the care and resettlement of Vietnamese refugees, to mention a few of the major fields in which you have made an outstanding contribution." | |
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Rev. Karl Ludwig Stumpf O.B.E., C.B.E., J.P. , a Lutheran minister, founded our Agency. He provided a solid foundation of compassion and service in response to human need and we have been privileged to build on his work. Rev. Stumpf came to Hong Kong in 1952 after living in China for many years. The earliest record of his compassion was in response to Stateless White Russians living in China who were anxious to find permanent homes. Rev. Stumpf's work was funded by the Lutheran World Federation and the World Council of Churches to form the Joint Services to Refugees. The primary aim of this coalition was to assist White Russians. Not long after his arrival in Hong Kong, thousands of Chinese people began flooding across the border and Rev. Stumpf soon became involved in serving these people. As the Director of Joint Services to Refugees, he provided mobile canteens to the impoverished new arrivals at the various resettlement areas. His work evolved to provide a whole range of health and social services.In
1954 the Lutheran World Federation and the World Council of Churches amicably
agreed to divide this work. Rev. Stumpf became Director of both Lutheran
World Service and the World Council of Churches Services to Refugees.
He was also the Director of the Hong Kong Society for the Blind until
1987.
He opened the first Vietnamese refugee camp at our Vocational Training
Centre in 1978. At the request of the Hong Kong Government and with Rev.Stumpf's
guidance, we opened and ran an emergency camp for refugees at Sham Shui
Po to deal with the Vietnamese influx. This was the beginning of many
years of our involvement with helping the Vietnamese asylum seekers. Rev. Stumpf was always at the forefront of meeting the needs of all refugees coming to Hong Kong. His involvement with the local community was also extensive, chairing Government committees in areas such as welfare and drug addiction.
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