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| Feb 2006 |
| The Social Welfare Department strives to combat CSSA fraud – Deputy Director (Administration) Miss Nancy Law
In response to media enquiries about the working procedures of SWD in combating CSSA fraud, the Deputy Director (Administration) Miss Nancy Law has written an article to explain the work of SWD.
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| Feb 2006 |
| 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 0.4% in the rates of standard payments under the CSSA Scheme and the Disability Allowance under the SSA Scheme with effect from 1 February 2006.
The revised rates effective from 1 February 2006 are provided in the leaflets below :
Information leaflet on standard rates, supplements and special grants under the CSSA Scheme (SSL/12)
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Information leaflet on payment rates and resource limits under the SSA Scheme (SSL/14)
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| Feb 2006 |
| Charitable Fund-raising Activities for this month
The list of Charitable Fund-raising Activities in February 2006 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.
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| Feb 2006 |
| Flag Day Organisers from April 2006 to March 2007
The list of Flag Day Organisers from April 2006 to March 2007 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 flag day.
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| Feb 2006 |
| Flag Day Organisers from April 2005 to March 2006
The list of Flag Day Organisers from April 2005 to March 2006 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 flag day.
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| Feb 2006 |
| Extension of Flag Selling Hours
The Social Welfare Department announces that with the endorsement of the Lotteries Fund Advisory Committee, flag sale may be conducted from 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the allocated flag days starting from September 2005. The new time slot will, on the one hand, give the organisations one and a half hours more on the flag days to facilitate deploying their resources to increase their street collection, and will, on the other hand, minimise additional costs or manpower implications which would have been incurred if flag sale hours were extended beyond 12:30 p.m. into the afternoon. The new arrangement has taken into account the feedback of those organisations participated in the trial extension of flag selling hours during April 2005, the views of other charitable organisations and the public reaction in general.
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| Feb 2006 |
| Information on additional and planned places of rehabilitation services for the period of August 2005 to March 2006
Information on additional and planned places of rehabilitation services for the period of August 2005 to March 2006 has been announced and can be downloaded from "Download" section. The list shall be updated every quarter. Please click here for information.
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| Feb 2006 |
| Committee on Services for Youth at Risk
The Committee on Services for Youth at Risk has held the 37th meeting on 11 January 2006 (Wednesday). You may download from here:
1. Agenda of the 37th meeting
Agenda of the 37th meeting Acrobat Document Agenda of the 37th meeting MS WORD Document
2. Minutes of the 36th meeting held on 11 March 2005
Minutes of the 36th meeting Acrobat Document Minutes of the 36th meeting MS WORD Document
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| Feb 2006 |
| Health Worker Training Course (April 2006 Revision)
The Health Worker Training Course (April 2006 Revision) is issued by the Licensing Office of Residential Care Homes for the Elderly (LORCHE). A briefing session was held on 24 January 2006 to introduce the gist of the revision and the details of implementation to 16 training institutes, which have been approved by the Director of Social Welfare to organize the Health Worker Training Course (May 1999 Revision).
The Power Point (Chinese version only) presented in the briefing session is now uploaded for reference by the training institutes and sector of residential care home for the elderly.
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| Feb 2006 |
| Invitation for Proposals to Operate Community Rehabilitation Day Centre
The Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services Branch has issued an invitation letter dated 14 February 2006 to the NGOs (rehabilitation services) for their submission of quality proposal for the operation of a new project, namely Community Rehabilitation Day Centre (CRDC).
Site visit and a briefing session will be held on 22 February 2006 (Wednesday) with schedules as follows :
i. 9:30a.m. to 10:30a.m. – Site visit to the identified premises (1/F., Community Ambulatory Care Centre, Tang Shiu Kin Hospital)
ii. 10:45a.m. to 12:00 noon – Briefing session at Lecture Room, A&E Training Centre, 3/F., Tang Shiu Kin Hospital
Service proposal of no more than 50 pages (A4 with font size at 12 and in 5 hard copies and 1 soft copy), should be sent on or before 22 March 2006 (Wednesday), 5:00 p.m. to the following address:
Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services Branch (Attn: Mr Charles LEUNG, SS(RM)3) 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), Summaries and full sets of the Service Specifications and related Annexes of the project, please click here:
Invitation Letter (copy)
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Annex of Invitation Letter
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Summaries and full sets of the Service Specifications
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| Feb 2006 |
| 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, 13 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 fifteen Task Group meetings have been held between May 2004 and February 2006. You may retrieve the notes of the meetings in the following section:
You may download here the notes of the fourteenth meeting.
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| Feb 2006 |
| Submission of Applications for Mutual Recognition under Harmonisation of Pre-primary Services before 1 March 2006
At any time between 1 March 2005 and 31 August 2005, child care workers / child care supervisors employed by registered child care centres may apply for registration as a registered teacher / principal, and reciprocally, registered teachers / principals employed by registered kindergartens may apply for registration as a child care worker / child care supervisor without the requirement of attending conversion courses. The applications for this special arrangement will be closed after 28 February 2006. Anybody in need of the special arrangement of mutual recognition should apply as soon as possible. Please visit the Education and Manpower Bureau website for application forms and details:
http://www.emb.gov.hk/
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| Feb 2006 |
| "The Showcase on 18 March" – Award Ceremony for Individuals and Organisations Supporting the Self-help Organisations cum Service Overview
Self-help organisations are set up by groups of individuals sharing the common goal of promoting their welfare and interests. Members of self-help organisations can join hands to overcome their common problems by caring for each other, sharing their experience and exchanging information. In order to introduce the self-help movement in local community to the public and to commend the organisations and individuals for offering their assistance in the development of self-help organisations and promoting the spirit of mutual-help, the Social Welfare Department will organise "The Showcase on 18 March" – Award Ceremony for Individuals and Organisations Supporting the Self-help Organisations cum Service Overview at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon at 2:00p.m. on 18 March 2006 (Saturday). All are welcome.
The aim of the function is to enhance the public’s understanding on self-help organisations, to encourage them to participate actively and support the activities held by self-help organisations, with a view to promoting the spirit of "Loving and Supporting One Another". For enquiries, please contact Miss LAI Po-yi at 2892 5655.
Poster of the programme can be downloaded here
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