The MOF and CBC have also announced a relief package aimed at pulling troubled companies through their difficulties. As of December 16, the relief task force had received 70 applications for aid, most from small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with only slight problems who hoped to make use of this new resource. With coordination and information provided by the task force, about half of these have already received aid.
截至十二月十六日止，紓困小組共計受理了七十件紓困申請案，其中大部分是藉此來「搭便車」的中小企業，問題不算太嚴重，在專案小組提供協調或諮詢服務後，已有將近一半的企業獲得了紓解。