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You may download the updated Guidance Note here
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The Government announces the promulgation of the Reference Guide on Best Practices for Charitable Fund-raising Activities for reference of the general public and voluntary compliance of charitable organisations. Members of the public may download the Reference Guide here. PDF Document Word Document (Reference Guide) PDF Document (Leaflet)

The Reference Guide is drawn up after due consultation to enhance transparency and public accountability of charitable fund-raising activities. The best practices of the Reference Guide cover areas on donors﹀ rights, fund-raising practices and financial accountability. The public may make use of the Reference Guide to measure against the practice of a charity in fund-raising.

The Social Welfare Department now appeals to charitable organisations for adopting the Reference Guide on a voluntary basis. PDF Document Charities, donors and general public are also invited to send their views and comments on this new arrangement to SWD. A review will be conducted in a year after the promulgation of the Reference Guide to ascertain its progress and effectiveness.

Subventions Branch
Social Welfare Department
Room 3001, Wu Chung House,
213 Queen﹀s Road East,
Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

Tel. No. : (852) 2832 4333

Fax No : (852) 2151 0573

e-mail address : sfc@swd.gov.hk

The Social Welfare Department has held the seminar on 7. 10. 2004 for the staff of day care service units.Representative from the Department of Health was invited to give talk on symptoms of infection, mode of transmission, preventive measures, investigation and control of the infectious diseases.The major content of the talk during the seminar, together with the questions and answers ( available in Chinese version only) raised during the Q & A session, can be downloaded here.

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The Lump Sum Grant (LSG) Steering Committee held the 15th meeting on 4 November 2004 (Thur). You may download from here the minutes of the 15th meeting.
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The Task Group on Implementation of Integrated Family Service Centres (Task Group), comprising representatives from all the nine NGOs operating IFSCs, two NGOs operating the Integrated Services Centres in Tung Chung, 13 District Social Welfare Offices of 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. Five Task Group meetings have been held between May 2004 to October 2004. The notes of the first and second meetings can be retrieved under the month Sept 2004 and the third meeting under the month Oct 2004. You may download here the notes of the fourth meeting.
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Chinese version of the Kowloon City District Quarterly Bulletin on Services for New Arrivals (October 2004-December 2004) is now available for download.
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The Social Welfare Department (SWD) has secured funding from the Lotteries Fund and the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust (HKJCCT) to commission non-governmental organizations (NGOs) running 100 IEAPs in a four-year period from October 2003 to September 2007 with an aim to provide tailor-made employment assistance services to help employable Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients and 疸ear-CSSA﹀ recipients secure gainful employment as early as possible so that they can move towards self-reliance.

In June 2004, SWD invited NGOs to send in proposals for the second batch of IEAPs and we are pleased to have received 74 proposals from 39 NGOs. The Project Vetting Committee, comprising the Deputy Director of SWD as the chairperson and members from the other Government Department and the HKJCCT, had selected 30 projects to be launched in 11 SWD Districts from October 2004 to September 2007.

During the three-year implementation period, each IEAP Operating Agency will provide at least 100 participants per year with tailor-made employment assistance such as workshops, employment counselling, job matching and post-placement support services to help enhance their employability and ability to sustain employment. To help prevent 疸ear-CSSA﹀ recipients from falling into the CSSA net, Operating Agencies will also provide temporary financial aid to needy participants to tide them over temporary financial hardship and meet short-term basic needs in addition to assisting them to find employment.

For further details of the second batch of IEAPs, please click here PDF Document Word Document .

For telephone numbers and addresses of the 30 Operating Agencies running the second batch of IEAPs from October 2004 to September 2007, please click here PDF Document Word Document .

Information leaflet for the second batch of IEAPs, please click here PDF Document .

For telephone numbers and addresses of the 40 Operating Agencies running the first batch of IEAPs from October 2003 to September 2006, please click here PDF Document Word Document .

The Charitable Fund-raising Activities in November 2004 can be downloaded here
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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 Flag Day Organizers from April 2004 to March 2005 can be downloaded here
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You can also click here to make use of the Electronic Service Delivery (ESD) with search function for more information on flag day.

All along, the Social Welfare Department and the non-governmental organizations have been providing different welfare services to needy individuals/families to enable them to prevent and deal with the problems they encountered. Besides, some non-governmental organizations and community organizations also provide different types of in-kind assistance to help the needy to tide over their difficulties. A list of the organizations providing in-kind assistance (Chinese only) is attached below for general reference.

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