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To facilitate the workshop instructors, welfare workers and other staff working with people with disabilities in vocational rehabilitation, day and residential training settings of NGOs and Social Welfare Department (SWD) as well as residential homes operated by private organizations to acquire multi-skills and take an active role in developing the potential of people with mental handicap, the SWD has commissioned the Division of Social Studies, Community College of City University of Hong Kong to run the above-course.  The course, which is funded by Queen Elizabeth Foundation for the Mentally Handicapped, is a one-year part-time course and will commence on 22 September 2007 and finish in August 2008.  Tuition fee of $500 is to be payable by the applicant when the application is accepted.  Rehabilitation service agencies are invited to nominate suitable staff for this course and the application will be closed on 27 July 2007. 

Should you have any enquiries about the application procedures, please contact Miss Ivy Tse of the City University of Hong Kong at 2788 7442 or Ms Chan Mei-yi, Social Work Officer (Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services)5 of Social Welfare Department at 2892 5156.  For information about and to download the course syllabus & schedule and the application form, you can visit the website of the City University of Hong Kong, http://www.cityu.edu.hk/cccu/cccu_courses01.htm

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.

For recipients whose eligibility for May 2007 has yet to be established or reviewed, the Department will arrange payment to them once their eligibility is confirmed.

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

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

The list of Charitable Fund-raising Activities in public places in June 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.