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| Nov 2006 |
| Application for "The Jockey Club IT Scheme for People with Visual Impairment" and/ or "Central Fund for Personal Computers"
"The Jockey Club IT Scheme for People with Visual Impairment" (3rd round) and "Central Fund for Personal Computers" (15th round) now accept applications. The deadline for both the Scheme and Fund is 8 December 2006. 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.
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| Nov 2006 |
| Community Rehabilitation Day Centre Services
Community Rehabilitation Day Centre Services attached in the existing 5 Training and Activity Centres for Ex-MI have commenced services since 1 October 2006. Community Rehabilitation Day Centre Services are a new community support providing outreaching occupational therapy training services to the ex-mentally ill persons living in the community in order to help them better integrate into the community.
Please click here for information of the services and list of the centres providing community rehabilitation day centre services.
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| Nov 2006 |
| Feature Articles on Social Services in Yuen Long
To promote social services of Yuen Long in a positive way, Yuen Long District Social Welfare Office has arranged a series of feature articles on Ming Pao (NT West Edition). Six editions (from July to December 2006) will cover services of Family and Child Protective Service Unit, Integrated Family Service Centre, Support Team for the Elderly, Social Security Field Unit, Youth Outreaching Service, Community Support Service for Ex-mentally Ill Persons. The updated issues can be downloaded here. (Chinese version only) :
Issue.1(22.7.2006)
Issue.2(19.8.2006)
Issue.3(16.9.2006)
Issue.4(14.10.2006)
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| Nov 2006 |
| Invitation for Proposals to Operate New Special Child Care Centre at Tang Shiu Kin Hospital Community Ambulatory Care Centre (Summary of Questions and Answers of the Briefing Session)
Please click here for details.
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| Nov 2006 |
| Additional and Planned Places of Rehabilitation Services
Information on additional and planned places of rehabilitation services for the period of April 2006 to January 2007 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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| Nov 2006 |
| Mental Health Month 2006
Please click here for details.
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| Nov 2006 |
| Fourth Batch of Intensive Employment Assistance Projects and District Employment Assistance Trial Projects
The Social Welfare Department (SWD) is going to commission non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to run the Fourth Batch of Intensive Employment Assistance Projects (IEAPs) and the District Employment Assistance Trial (DEAT) Projects in a two-year period from October 2006 to September 2008. The Project Vetting Committee has selected 40 projects for Fourth Batch of IEAPs and three DEAT Projects among a total of 113 proposals.
Details of the Fourth Batch of IEAPs
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Telephone numbers and addresses of the Operating Agencies running the Fourth Batch of IEAPs
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The First Batch of 40 IEAPs will be completed in September 2006. 30 projects for the Second Batch and 35 projects for the Third Batch of IEAPs will continue to provide services to the needy unemployed.
Telephone numbers and addresses of the Operating Agencies running the Second and the Third Batch of IEAPs
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Details of the DEAT Projects
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Telephone numbers and addresses of the Operating Agencies running DEAT Projects (3 projects)
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| Nov 2006 |
| Invitation for Proposals to Operate New Pre-school Rehabilitation Project
The Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services Branch has issued an invitation letter dated 22 September 2006 to the NGOs (welfare) for their tendering of quality proposal for the operation of the following new pre-school rehabilitation project:
- the Special Child Care Centre cum Early Education and Training Centre (SCCC cum EETC) at 1/F., Community Ambulatory Care Centre, Tang Shiu Kin Hospital
Site visits and a briefing session will be held with schedules as follows:
29 September 2006, 2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. -
site visit to the new SCCC cum EETC at 1/F., Community Ambulatory Care Centre, Tang Shiu Kin Hospital; and
29 September 2006, 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. –
a briefing session of the project at Room 406, Lady Trench Training Centre, 44 Oi Kwan Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
Service proposal of no more than 40 pages (A4 with font size at 13 and in 6 hard copies and 1 soft copy), should be sent on or before 20 October 2006 (Friday), 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.
Please click here to download the Invitation Letter (copy), Summaries and full sets of the Service Specification and related Annexes of the project.
Invitation-NGOs MS Word Document Acrobat Document
Service Specification MS Word Document Acrobat Document
Annex 1 Acrobat Document
Annex 2a MS Word Document Acrobat Document
Annex 3.1 Acrobat Document
Annex 3.2 Acrobat Document
Annex 4 MS Word Document Acrobat Document
Annex 5.1 MS Word Document Acrobat Document
Annex 5.2 MS Word Document Acrobat Document
Annex 6 MS Word Document Acrobat Document
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| Nov 2006 |
| Electronic Magazine "Sky" to Promote Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities
With a view to promoting the employment opportunities and vocational rehabilitation services for people with disabilities, Social Welfare Department launched the first issue of the electronic magazine "Sky" in January 2006. The second issue of the electronic magazine is published. You are welcomed to read the magazine at the department sponsoring website http://www.cyberable.net.
Should you have any enquiry, please contact Ms CHAN Mei-yi at 2892 5156 or Miss Rita HO at 2892 4157.
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| Nov 2006 |
| Casebook on Social Enterprises in Rehabilitation Field
To promote the employment of people with disabilities and the development of social enterprises in rehabilitation setting in Hong Kong, the Social Welfare Department has recently released a publication namely "Casebook on Social Enterprises in Rehabilitation Field" with the Hong Kong Council of Social Service and the Hong Kong Joint Council for People with Disabilities. The Casebook introduces the experience of social enterprises in Hong Kong rehabilitation field, aiming at promoting community understanding of the social enterprises and the work abilities of people with disabilities. You are welcomed to download the Casebook here [Page1-19, Page20-43, Page44-61, Page62-78]. For enquiries, please contact Mr. LAU Ping-kei, Simon at 2892 5561 or Miss Agnes CHAN at 2892 5658.
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| Nov 2006 |
| Charitable Fund-raising Activities for this month
The list of Charitable Fund-raising Activities in public places in November 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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| Nov 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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