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Jun 2005 Lump-sum grant (Chinese version only)

 

Jun 2005 Task Group on Implementation of Integrated Family Service Centres

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. Ten Task Group meetings have been held between May 2004 to May 2005. The notes of the first and second meetings can be retrieved under the month Sept 2004, the third meeting under the month Oct 2004, the fourth meeting under the month Nov 2004, the fifth meeting under the month of Dec 2004, the sixth meeting under the month of Jan 2005, the seventh meeting under the month of Mar 2005 and the eighth meeting under the month of April 2005. You may download here the notes of the ninth meeting.
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Jun 2005 Invitation of Proposals on Community-based Support Projects for People with Disabilities (PWDs) and their Families

The Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services Branches has issued an invitation letter dated 8 June 2005 to the NGOs operating rehabilitation services and invited them to submit proposals on community-based support projects for PWDs and their families.

Service proposal of no more than 25 pages (A4 with font size at 12 and in 5 hard copies and 1 soft copy), should be sent on or before 11 July 2005, 5:00p.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. Each applicant can submit no more than two project proposals.

For access to the Invitation Letter (copy), Guide to application and Application Form, please download here :

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Guide to Application
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Annex to Guide
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Application Form_Appendix 2
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Annex to Application Form
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Jun 2005 The Final Report on The Implementation of Family Services Review in Hong Kong - The Steps Forward : The Formation of Integrated Family Service Centres

The Social Welfare Department has commissioned The University of Hong Kong to conduct an in-built evaluative study on 15 pilot projects from April 2002 to March 2004 to verify the effectiveness of the service model of Integrated Family Service Centre. The Final Report entitled ‥The Steps Forward : The Formation of Integrated Family Service Centres〃 was completed and can be download here.
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Jun 2005 Training Courses for Health Worker Approved by DSW (as at 1 June 2005)

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Jun 2005 Information on additional places and planned additional places of rehabilitation services for the period of March to November 2005 has been announced and can be downloaded from "Download" section. The list shall be updated every quarter.

Please click here for information.
Jun 2005 The Third Batch of Intensive Employment Assistance Projects (IEAPs) - Five Additional Projects

Following the briefing session on the Third Batch of Intensive Employment Assistance Projects held on 14 April 2005, the Department has obtained Funder's endorsement to support five additional IEAPs to be launched during the period from October 2005 to September 2007. Taking into account of the fast growing number of unemployed persons in (1)Yuen Long, (2)Wong Tai Sin/Sai Kung, (3)Tsuen Wan/Kwai Tsing, (4)Kwun Tong and (5)Sham Shui Po, one project will be allocated in each of these districts to serve the vulnerable groups on top of the pledged 30 projects. There will be a total of 35 Projects in the Third Batch of IEAPs. For details of the number of projects required in each district in the third batch of IEAPs, please click here.
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Jun 2005 Charitable Fund-raising Activities for this month

Charitable Fund-raising Activities in June 2005 issued with Public Subscription Permit (PSP) (other than those for relieving South Asia earthquake and tsunami victims)
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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.
Jun 2005 Flag Day Organisers for this year

The Flag Day Organisers from April 2005 to March 2006 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.
Jun 2005 District Welfare Planning Protocol and Social Indicators on District Welfare Needs - Consultation Document

The draft District Welfare Planning Protocol (incorporated with Social Indicators on District Welfare Needs) is prepared for consultation with local stakeholders at district level. District Social Welfare Officers of the Social Welfare Department will conduct the consultation from mid-April 2005 to end of June 2005. Comments on the draft document could be addressed to DSWOs of respective districts. You can click here to download the consultation papers.
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Jun 2005 Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Services for Elders at Oi Tung Estate (Contract A) and Kwai Shing East Estate (Contract B)

The Department organized two site visits in respect of the above tender for Contract B and Contact A on 30 March 2005 and 1 April 2005 respectively. The questions raised by visitors on the spot and the Department's answers can be downloaded here.
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Jun 2005 Hong Kong Invitational Mural Design Competition on "Strengthening Families and Combating Violence"

The responses from the public are encouraging and we have received a total of 117 applications. Upon careful consideration of all applications, a total of 56 groups/organizations (including primary, secondary schools, rehabilitation unit, hospital, commercial company, family groups, NGOs including family service units, residential service units, ethnic minority group, elderly centre and youth centre ) have been invited to design 40 pieces of mural paintings.

Due to large number of participating organizations, the competition will be carried out in 3 phases as listed below.

Implementation periodParticipating districts
Phase 1
December 2004 to the end of April 2005
Eastern and Wanchai
Yau Tsim Mong
Yuen Long
Shatin
Phase 2
February 2005 to the end of Jun 2005
South
Wong Tai Sin and Sai Kung
Tai Po and North
Shamshuipo
Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing
Phase 3
April 2005 to the end of August 2005
Central and West/Island
Tuen Mun
Kowloon City
Kwun Tong

Pictures showing the process of the competition

Jun 2005 Invitation for Proposals to Operate New Integrated Rehabilitation Projects (PowerPoint and Summary of Questions and Answers of the Briefing Session)

Following the invitation letter issued to NGOs (welfare) for the caption subject on 29 March 2005 and the subsequent site visits for the two projects at Tin Yan and Sheung Tak Estates, a briefing session was held on 6 April 2005 to answer questions on the projects. The PowerPoint and Summary of Questions and Answers presented in the session can be accessed here:

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Jun 2005 Social Welfare Department Tender Notice

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Jun 2005 Kowloon City District Quarterly Bulletin on Services for New Arrivals (April 2005 - June 2005)

Chinese version of the Kowloon City District Quarterly Bulletin on Services for New Arrivals (April 2005 - June 2005) is now available for download.
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Jun 2005 Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Services for Elders at Oi Tung Estate (Contract A) and Kwai Shing East Estate (Contract B)

Following the Tender Notice on the above tender published in the Government Gazette on 18 March 2005, a Briefing Session was held on 23 March 2005. The powerpoint information (in Chinese) shared in the Briefing Session and the answers to the questions raised in the Briefing Session can be downloaded here.

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Jun 2005 Guidelines on the Prevention of the Spreading of Avian Influenza in Social Welfare Service Units (April 2005)

This Department, in consultation with the Department of Health (DH), has developed the series of Guidelines on the Prevention of the Spreading of Avian Influenza in Social Welfare Service Units (April 2005). The following Guidelines are applicable to individual social service setting i.e. welfare service units in general, residential care service units and day care service units for their contingency measures.
- Guidelines on the Prevention of the Spreading of Avian Influenza in Social Welfare Service Units (April 2005 version) - welfare services in general
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- Guidelines on the Prevention of the Spreading of Avian Influenza in Social Welfare Service Units (April 2005 version) - residential service
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- Guidelines on the Prevention of the Spreading of Avian Influenza in Social Welfare Service Units (April 2005 version) - day centres providing training and care
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Jun 2005 The Third Batch of Intensive Employment Assistance Projects (IEAPs)

The Department is now calling for applications for project proposals for a 2-year funding from October 2005 to September 2007 to support tailor-made Intensive Employment Assistance Projects to assist employable Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients and those !Anear-CSSA!t customers from the socially disadvantaged groups to secure and sustain paid employment.

As funded jointly by the Lotteries Fund and the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, IEAPs are to be launched by NGOs in a 4-year period from October 2003 to September 2007.

Interested applicants are invited to attend a briefing session to be held on 14.4.2005 to understand more about the third batch of IEAPs before sending in their proposals. The closing date for submission of applications will be on 7 Jun 2005 (on or before 12:00 noon).

For details of the briefing session and application on the third batch of IEAPs, please click here.
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To be eligible to submit an application, the applicant must be a bona fide non-profit making agency with at least two years!t experience in providing employment assistance to their client groups in Hong Kong.
 
To download the IEAP Application Form, please click here.
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Please also read Important Notes to Applicant Organisations before completing the Application Form
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The following are relevant to your application:
  The distribution of Social Security Field Units by SWD Districts.
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  The distribution and profile of the unemployed CSSA recipients.
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  The distribution of the first batch of 70 projects currently implemented in SWD Districts.

Distribution of 40 Projects of the First Batch of Intensive Employment Assistance Projects (IEAPs)
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  The Number of projects required in each district in the third batch IEAPs.
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Jun 2005 The Reference Guide on Best Practices for Charitable Fund-raising Activities

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 MS-Word (Reference Guide) PDF (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 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

Jun 2005 Handbook on community support resources on rehabilitation

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Jun 2005 Invitation for Proposals to Operate New Integrated Rehabilitation Projects

The Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services Branch has issued an invitation letter dated 29 March 2005 to the NGOs (welfare) for their tendering of quality proposal for the operation of either one of the two new rehabilitation projects, namely:

i) the Integrated Rehabilitation Services Centre (IRSC) at Tin Yan Estate, Tin Shui Wai; and
ii) the IRSC at Sheung Tak Estate, Tseung Kwan O.


Site visits and a briefing session will be held with schedules as follows:

i. 4 April 2005, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. - site visit to the new IRSC at Tin Yan Estate;
ii. 6 April 2005, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. - site visit to the new IRSC at Sheung Tak Estate; and
iii. 6 April 2005, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - a briefing session on both projects of Tin Yan Estate and Sheung Tak Estate at Kin Choi Community Hall, 4th/F, Choi Ming Shopping Centre, Kin Ming Estate, Tseung Kwan O.


Service proposal of no more than 60 pages (A4 with font size at 12 and in 5 hard copies and 1 soft copy), should be sent on or before 30 April 2005 (Saturday), 12:00 noon 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. The same NGO tendering for both projects will also render the applications disqualified.

For access to the Invitation Letter (copy), Summaries and full sets of the Service Specifications and related Annexes of both the projects, please click here:

Jun 2005 Committee on Services for Youth at Risk

The Committee on Services for Youth at Risk has held the 36th meeting on 11 March 2005 (Friday). You may download from here:

1. Agenda of the 36th meeting
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2. Minutes of the 35th meeting held on 27 April 2004
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Jun 2005 Information on additional places and planned additional places of rehabilitation services for the period of December 2004 to August 2005 has been announced and can be downloaded from “Download” section. The list shall be updated every quarter.

Please click here for information.
Jun 2005 Invitation for Business Improvement Project Scheme (Fourth Round)

To assist NGOs in achieving the objectives of improved quality, efficiency and responsiveness under the Lump Sum Grant environment, the Social Welfare Department has launched the fourth round Business Improvement Project Scheme on 11 March 2005 by using the Lotteries Fund to finance NGOs in carrying out business improvement. You may download the invitation letter with revised version of application form and guidance notes from here.
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Jun 2005 Invitation to Operate the Wai On Home for Women – Refuge Centre for Women

The Family and Child Welfare Branch issued invitation to non-government organisations on 15 March 2005 for proposal to operate the Wai On Home for Women, a refuge centre for women presently under the operation of the Social Welfare Department.  The proposal should be submitted by hand to Senior Social Work Officer (Domestic Violence) of the Family and Child Welfare Branch, Social Welfare Department, at Room 721, 7/F, Wu Chung House, Queen﹀s Road East, Wanchai, on or before 5:00 p.m. of 18 April 2005.  Late submission will not be accepted.

 Details of the invitation can be downloaded here:

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Jun 2005 SHA Incorporated Tsunamis Relief Fund 2004

Please click here to access Home Affairs Department' s homepage for more information.
Jun 2005 Guidelines on Prevention and Handling of Missing Mentally Handicapped Persons Incidents

The Guidelines on Prevention and Handling of Missing Mentally Handicapped Persons Incidents have been updated and can be downloaded here.
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Jun 2005 Composite List of New Social Welfare Service Units Allocated/to be Allocated in 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 (Position as at 1 January 2005)

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Jun 2005 Social Welfare Services Offered to Persons Affected by Tsunami

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You can also click here to HKCSS website for more information.

Jun 2005 In-kind Assistance for Needy

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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Jun 2005 "Enhancing Employment of People with Disabilities through Small Enterprise" Project

The objective of the Project is to enhance the employment of people with disabilities through market-driven approach and direct creation of more work opportunities for people with disabilities. Through the grant of seed money to non-governmental organizations, the Project supports the creation of small enterprises/businesses to ensure people with disabilities can enjoy genuine employment in a carefully planned and sympathetic working environment.

We invite bona-fide charitable non-governmental organizations recognized under Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112) Section 88 which have their own distinct legal entities authorized to carry out business activities in Hong Kong to apply for the grants from the Project.

Please click here to download the Guidebook (in PDF format) for more information. The application form is also available from here (in WORD format).

Jun 2005 Talk on Prevention, Investigation and Control of Viral Gastroenteritis and Influenza

The Social Welfare Department held a talk on prevention, investigation and control of viral gastroenteritis and influenza on 12. 10. 2004 for the staff of residential care service units (elderly homes not included). A representative from the Department of Health was invited to give a presentation on symptoms of infection, modes of transmission, preventive measures, investigation and control of the two infectious diseases. The PowerPoint presentation of the talk, together with the summary of questions and answers (available in Chinese version only) raised during the Q&A session, can be downloaded here.

PowerPoint presentation of the talk
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Jun 2005 The Social Welfare Department announced that the Review Panel on Family Services in Tin Shui Wai had completed the review.

The Report was released on 22 November 2004 and can be downloaded here.
Jun 2005 Guidance Note on Internal Financial Controls for Charitable Fund-raising Activities

You may download the updated Guidance Note here
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Jun 2005 Information on additional places and planned additional places of rehabilitation services for the period of August 2004 to April 2005 has been announced and can be downloaded from "Download" section.

The list shall be updated every quarter. Please click here for information.
Jun 2005 Seminar on Prevention, Investigation and Control of Viral Gastroenteritis and Influenza

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.

Major content of the talk
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Jun 2005 Lump Sum Grant Steering Committee - Minutes of 15th meeting

The Lump Sum Grant (LSG) Steering Committee held the 15th meeting on 4 December 2004 (Thur). You may download from here the minutes of the 15th meeting.
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Jun 2005 The updated "Handbook on Rehabilitation Services" (both in English and Chinese) are now available for download.

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Jun 2005 The SWD's investigation report on the incident of outbreak of gastroenteritis in the Shui Oi Convalescent Home (English version only) has been uploaded onto "What's New" of the departmental homepage for the public's reference.

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Jun 2005 Information on Atypical Pneumonia

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Jun 2005 The Central Fund for Personal Computers (for people with disabilities engaged in supported employment/open employment or self-employed)

Background

The Central Fund for Personal Computers was set up in 1997. The objective of the Fund is to assist people with disabilities to acquire computer facilities for employment purpose. People with disabilities receiving rehabilitation services from the Social Welfare Department, subvented non-governmental rehabilitation organizations Selective Placement Division of the Labour Department and having got nominations from their organizations are eligible to apply.  Guidance and follow-up services will be provided by the nominating organizations.

Application procedures

Applicants can mail the completed Application Form and Business Plan (only Chinese version is available) (in duplication) to the Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services Branch of Social Welfare Department at 9/F., 213 Queen’s Road East, Wu Chung House, Wan Chai, Hong Kong or through their nominating organizations to tender their applications. The Fund will inform the nominating organizations and applicants in writing of the result of their applications.
Deadline for application: 12 August 2005.  Next round of applications will be announced separately.  Further Information about the Central Fund for Personal Computers (only Chinese version is available) is available under the “What’s New” section until 12 August 2005.  After 12 August 2005, it will be available in the Central Fund for Personal Computers section under the Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services Branch section.

 

Jun 2005 Briefing Session on "Conversion of Self-care Hostel and Home for the Aged Places into Care and Attention Places providing Continuum of Care"

Social Welfare Department conducted the above briefing session for NGOs concerned on 17.6.2005.Please download here for the PowerPoint (Chinese version only) presented at the briefing.

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Jun 2005 Invitation to Submit Indication of Interest for Conversion of Self-care Hostel and Home for the Aged Places into Care and Attention Places Providing Continuum of Care (hereinafter referred to as "Conversion Programme")

On 13 June 2005, the Social Welfare Department invited in writing heads of welfare agencies operating self-care hostel and home for the aged services to submit Indication of Interest for participating in the Conversion Programme. The Indication of Interest should be submitted on or before 15 September 2005 (Thursday) to the following by post or by hand :

Elderly Branch
Social Welfare Department
Room 835, 8/F, Wu Chung House
213 Queen's Road East
Wan Chai
Hong Kong
(Attention: Mrs Gloria Lee)

For access to the Guide to Applications and its annexes (English version only), please download here.

Guide to Applications
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Annex 1
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Annex 8
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In connection with the Conversion Programme, the Director of Social Welfare has signed out two letters, one for staff members and the other for elder residents of homes with self-care and home for the aged places. The two letters (Chinese version only) can be downloaded here.

Letter for staff members
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Letter for elder residents
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