Social Welfare Department

Press Releases

Classification by date
	2008
	2007
	2006
	2005
	2004

Classification according to subject
	Clinical Psychological Service
	Family and Child Welfare
	Elderly
	Social Security
	Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services
	Fund -raising activities and Lotteries Fund
	Subventions and Performance Monitoring
	SARS
	Youth, Correctional & Voluntary Services
	Others

10/12/2005	Volunteering for a better Hong Kong
3/12/2005	Concerted efforts to prevent domestic violence
26/11/2005	Names of convicted elderly homes will be made public
26/11/2005	Training Programme on Understanding of Family Violence launched
3/11/2005	$154 million paid to traffic accident victims
1/11/2005	Appeals against social security benefit decisions for year 2004-2005
27/10/2005	Training Programme on Understanding of Family violence
27/10/2005	SWD welcomes Ombudsman's investigation into medical fees waiver system
21/10/2005	SWD invites applications for visual impairment equipment
18/10/2005	Applications invited for Enrolled Nurse Training Programme
17/10/2005	SWD ensures proper use of public money
17/10/2005	Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged launches second round of applications
29/9/2005	Two social security initiatives to be implemented soon
28/9/2005	Easier way to apply for Social Security Allowance
10/9/2005	Some $12 million compensation awarded to crime victims
5/9/2005	SWD welcomes the recommendations of Coroner's Court on Tin Shui Wai Case
29/8/2005	Extension of flag selling hours from September
26/8/2005	SWD offers assistance to the injured seven-year-old boy and his family
11/8/2005	Lotteries Fund allocates $107 million to welfare programmes
5/8/2005	SWD looking into complaints against private elderly homes and possible improvements
30/7/2005	Portable Comprehensive Social Security Assistance extends to Fujian
23/7/2005	Home for youth marks milestone
21/6/2005	Study on child abuse and spouse battering
19/5/2005	Welfare payment arrangements during Tuen Ng Festival holiday
14/4/2005	Third round of Intensive Employment Assistance Projects invites applications
7/3/2005	SHWF urges community to help disadvantaged
10/2/2005	Lotteries Fund allocates $160 million to welfare programmes
3/2/2005	First meeting of Advisory Committee of the Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged
2/2/2005	Appointments to Advisory Committee of the Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged
26/1/2005	Welfare payment arrangements for Lunar New Year holidays
21/1/2005	Figures released for appeals against social security benefit decisions


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