Social Work Manpower Requirements System Annual Report 2010

This report contains social work manpower supply and demand figures for the years 2010/11 and 2011/12, as well as statistics on the movement and profile of social work personnel in year 2009/10.

[This report can be downloaded here (Acrobat Document )]

Stories Behind

Frontline workers of the Social Welfare Department deal with all sorts of cases and provide different kinds of services to their customers each day.  Behind such cases or services, there are many untold stories.  In this book, our workers reveal how they go out all the way to help those in need to stand on their own feet, and share their thoughts and feelings in the process.  We wish this publication can help the public to understand our work and the challenges encountered, and promote professional exchange.  Published by the Social Welfare Department, the book features 15 real life stories on cases or service projects handled by different frontline staff including social workers, clinical psychologists, social security officers, job developer, etc.

You may click here to download:  
 (Chinese version only)

Logo and the Concession Booklet of the Scheme

All participating companies/organizations/Government departments are provided with copies of the adhesive logo of the Scheme for identification purpose.
The names of all participating companies/organizations
/Government departments and details of the concessions are provided in the Concession Booklet.

The most recent concession information of Senior Citizen Card Scheme, please click here.

Social Welfare Services In Figures 2011 Edition

This booklet contains all the significant statistics for the years 2009-10 and 2010-11 on personnel, annual expenditures, various welfare services, referral systems and training of the department.

[This booklet can be downloaded here ( Acrobat Document )and is available at all offices and service units of the department]

Untying Family Knots - Casebook on Working with Welfare Families in Hong Kong

The Social Welfare Department has published a Casebook named 'Untying Family Knots - Casebook on Working with Welfare Families in Hong Kong'. This Casebook is a compilation of case studies documenting the learning and experience of a group of accredited clinical supervisors. It aims at promoting the concept and skills in clinical supervision and case handling for both social workers and other related mental health professionals.

Interested parties may click here to download (Chinese Version Only).
(Acrobat Document) (MS Word Document

The Five Year Plan for Social Welfare Development in Hong Kong - Review 1998

The Five Year Plan covers the development of various social welfare services and shows the extent to which the White Paper policy objectives relating to the various services have been achieved in 1995/96 to 1997/98. It also sets specific targets for further expansion within the policy framework.

[The Five Year Plan cen be downloaded here and is available at all offices and service units of the department.]

Fact Sheet on Social Welfare in Hong Kong

This leaflet provides a concise and most recent picture of the welfare services in Hong Kong.

[The Fact Sheet can be download here, and is available at all offices and service units of the department, and the district offices of the Home Affairs Department.]

Report on Review of the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme - December 1998

An inter-departmental Steering Group chaired by the Director of Social Welfare completed at the end of 1998 a review of the operation of the CSSA Scheme with recommendations on how those on CSSA can be encouraged and helped to rejoin the workforce.

[The Report on the Review and its Executive summary can be downloaded here.] (MS Word Document)