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Jan 2008 Additional and Planned Places of Rehabilitation Services

Information on additional and planned places of rehabilitation services for the period of August 2007 to April 2008 has been announced and can be downloaded from ¡§Download¡¨ section.  The list shall be updated every quarter.  Please click here (file: Annex III (Eng)080131) for information.
Jan 2008 "SEPD - Let Them Shine" Drama Script Competition

Marketing Consultancy Office (Rehabilitation) of Social Welfare Department has organized a ¡§SEPD - Let Them Shine¡¨ Drama Script Competition. "SEPD" is a brand that has been employed to represent the working qualities of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs).  The Competition aims to enhance public awareness and understanding of PWDs vocational rehabilitation and working capabilities that in turn promote a positive attitude and support towards PWDs products and services.

There are two divisions in the Competition open for students and general public respectively. Two winning scripts from each division will be selected and offer a cash prize of HK$5,000 (student division) or HK$8,000 (open division) plus trophy.  Winning scripts will also be invited for open performance in Aug 2008.

Interested parties please submit application form with story outline before 18th February 2008 and submit script on or before 5th May 2008. For details, please visit http://www.info.gov.hk/mcor/english/events/eventdtl96.html

Jan 2008 Revision of Payment Rates under the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) and Social Security Allowance (SSA) Schemes

The Finance Committee of the Legislative Council has approved an inflation-related increase of 2.8% in the rates of standard payments under the CSSA Scheme and the Disability Allowance under the SSA Scheme with effect from 1 February 2008.

The revised rates effective from 1 February 2008 are provided in the leaflets below :

Information leaflet on standard rates, supplements and special grants under the CSSA Scheme (SSL/12)
(Acrobat Doc)

Information leaflet on payment rates and resource limits under the SSA Scheme (SSL/14)
(Acrobat Doc)

Jan 2008 Task Group on Implementation of Integrated Family Service Centres

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, 11 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-four Task Group meetings have been held between May 2004 and December 2007.  You may retrieve the notes of the meetings in the following section:
Notes of meeting
Month / Year
First meeting
September 2004
 
Second meeting
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
Twentieth meeting
April 2007
Twenty-first meeting
June 2007
Twenty-second meeting
September 2007
You may download here the notes of the twenty-third meeting.
Jan 2008 Charitable Fund-raising Activities for January

The list of Charitable Fund-raising Activities in public places in January 2008 issued with Public Subscription Permit (PSP) can be downloaded here.

Jan 2008 Flag Day Organisers from April 2007 to March 2008

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

 

Jan 2008 Flag Day Organisers from April 2008 to March 2009

The list of Flag Day Organisers from April 2008 to March 2009 can be downloaded here.

 

 

 

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