Downloading of the acrobat documents for reading and printing can be done through the use of the Adobe(R) acrobat(R) reader software which is available free at the Adobe Systems Inc. Website.

The Social Welfare Department has made payment of additional social welfare assistance of one month to recipients of CSSA and SSA (including Disability Allowance and Old Age Allowance) on 30 May 2007.  Beneficiaries can get the additional assistance through the existing CSSA or SSA payment method (i.e. normally through bank payment credited to the designated bank account).  Beneficiaries are not required to make application for the additional assistance.  Recipients who are eligible for CSSA or SSA in the month of implementation (i.e. May 2007) will benefit from the additional assistance.

The Financial Secretary announced in his 2007-08 Budget Speech a series of measures to help the disadvantaged and one of them was to provide a one-off assistance of one month's payment to recipients of CSSA and SSA.  The Finance Committee of the Legislative Council approved the financial allocation in April 2007.  The Department completed the enhancement of the Computerised Social Security System to effect the additional payment in May 2007.

The Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services Branch has issued an invitation letter dated 7 May 2007 to the NGOs (welfare) for their tendering of quality proposal for the operation of the following new pre-school rehabilitation projects:

• the Special Child Care Centre cum Early Education and Training Centre (SCCC cum EETC) at Yu Ming Court, Tseung Kwan O; and
• the Special Child Care Centre cum Early Education and Training Centre (SCCC cum EETC) at Shui Pin Wai Estate, Yuen Long.

Site visits and a briefing session will be held with schedules as follows:

i. 11 May 2007, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. - site visit to the new SCCC cum EETC at Units 215-220, Ying Shui House, Shui Pin Wai Estate, Yuen Long;
ii. 14 May 2007, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. - site visit to the new SCCC cum EETC at G/F, Yu Cheong House, Yu Ming Court, Tseung Kwan O; and
iii. 14 May 2007, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - a briefing session of the two projects at Sheung Tak Community Hall, Sheung Mei House, Sheung Tak Estate, Tseung Kwan O.

NGOs (welfare) may submit one service proposal for the two projects, which should be A4 with font size 13 and be no more than 45 pages.  Service proposals, in 6 hard copies and 1 soft copy, should be sent on or before 11 June 2007 (Monday), 5:00 p.m. to the following address:

Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services Branch
(Attn: Mr CHAN Kwok Ho, SS(RM)1)
Social Welfare Department
Rm 901, Wu Chung House
213 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

Late application will not be accepted.

To download the Invitation Letter (copy), Summary and full sets of the Service Specification and related Annexes of the project, please click here:

- Invitation letter (copy)
- Summary
- Service Specification
- Annex 1.1, 1.2
- Annex 2.1, 2.2
- Annex 3 
- Annex 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 
- Annex 5 
- Annex 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
- Annex 7
- Annex 8
- Annex 9.1, 9.2
- Annex 10

The Committee on Services for Youth at Risk has held the 38th meeting on 29 March 2007 (Thursday). You may download from here:

1. Agenda of the 38th meeting
    (Acrobat doc, Word doc)
   
2. Minutes of the 37th meeting held on 11 January 2006 
    (Acrobat doc, Word doc)

The Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services Branch has issued an invitation letter dated 3 May 2007 to the NGOs (rehabilitation services) for their submission of quality proposal for the following three projects of Supported Hostels for Mentally Handicapped Persons (SHOS(MH)s), namely:

(i)        Fu Shin SHOS(MH) at Unit 2, G/F, Shin Tsui House, Fu Shin Estate, Tai Po, New Territories;

(ii)     Shun Lee SHOS(MH) at Unit 2B, Shun Lee Shopping Centre, Phase II, Shun Lee Estate, Kwun Tong, Kowloon; and

(iii) Nam Shan SHOS(MH) at Units 33-48, G/F, Nam Yat House, Nam Shan Estate, Shamshuipo, Kowloon.

Site visits and a briefing session will be held with schedules as follows:

Service proposal of no more than 40 pages (A4 with font size at 12 and in 6 hard copies and 1 soft copy), should be sent on or before 15 June 2007 (Friday), 5:00 p.m. to the following address:

Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services Branch
(Attn: Mr CHAN Ping-ching, SS(RM)2)
Social Welfare Department
Rm 901, Wu Chung House
213 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

Late application will not be accepted.

For access to the Invitation Letter (copy), Summary and full sets of the Service Specifications and related Annexes of the project, please click here:

• Invitation letter
• Service Specification

Annexes : 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 7, 8

Flag days in 2008-09 are open for application from 2 May 2007.  The deadline for application is 1 June 2007. Application form can be downloaded here (Word document).

The Jockey Club IT Scheme for People with Visual Impairment" (4^th round) and "Central Fund for Personal Computers" (16^th round) now accept applications.

Eligible organisations, educational institutes and individual persons with visual impairment may apply for "The Jockey Club IT Scheme for People with Visual Impairment" whereas "Central Fund for Personal Computers" is for people with disabilities engaging in supported employment or self-employment.

Detailed information and application forms can be downloaded from SWD Website: http://www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_rehab/sub_listofserv/id_itforpeople/ ; or CyberAble.net:   http://www.cyberable.net

and enquiries can also be made to Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services Branch, Social Welfare Department:

"The Jockey Club IT Scheme for People with Visual Impairment"

Telephone: 2892 5652; Email Address: srm3@swd.gov.hk ; Fax:      2119 9035.

"Central Fund for Personal Computers"

Telephone No.: 2892 5156; Email Address: srm5@swd.gov.hk ; Fax:      2119 9035.

To meet the demand for Enrolled Nurses (General) and Enrolled Nurses (Psychiatric) in the welfare sector, the Social Welfare Department organises the third batch of a two-year full-time welfare-oriented Enrolled Nurse (General) / Enrolled Nurse (Psychiatric) Training Programme, and the Hospital Authority is commissioned to provide the training.

The programme will commence on 3 December 2007.  Application for admission to the programme starts on 3 April 2007, and will be closed on 22 May 2007.  The following documents can be downloaded here:

(1) Guide to Applications       Acrobat Document     (2) Application Form      Acrobat Document

The Task Group on Implementation of Integrated Family Service Centres (IFSCs) (Task Group), comprising representatives from all the nine Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) operating IFSCs, two NGOs operating the Integrated Services Centres in Tung Chung, 12 District Social Welfare Offices of Social Welfare Department (SWD) and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, was formed in May 2004 to discuss on operational issues and common areas of concerns arising from the implementation of IFSCs.  A total of twenty Task Group meetings have been held between May 2004 and April 2007.  You may retrieve the notes of the meetings in the following section:

Notes of meeting	Month / Year
First meeting Second meeting	September 2004
Third meeting	October 2004
Fourth meeting	November 2004
Fifth meeting	December 2004
Sixth meeting	January 2005
Seventh meeting	March 2005
Eighth meeting	April 2005
Ninth meeting	June 2005
Tenth meeting	July 2005
Eleventh meeting	September 2005
Twelfth meeting	October 2005
Thirteen meeting	December 2005
Fourteenth meeting	February 2006
Fifteenth meeting	April 2006
Sixteenth meeting	June 2006
Seventeenth meeting	September 2006
Eighteenth meeting	December 2006
Nineteenth meeting	February 2007

You may download here the notes of the twentieth meeting.

The list of Charitable Fund-raising Activities in public places in May 2007 issued with Public Subscription Permit (PSP) can be downloaded here.

You can also click here  to make use of the Electronic Service Delivery (ESD) with search function for more information on approved fund-raising activities.

The list of Flag Day Organisers from April 2007 to March 2008 can be downloaded here.

You can also click hereto make use of the Electronic Service Delivery (ESD) with search function for more information on flag day.