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To facilitate the improvement of inter-sector collaboration and multi-disciplinary cooperation, and to enhance the current child welfare service systems for achieving the objective of prevention of child death, the Social Welfare Department has launched the Pilot Project on Child Fatality Review.  The Director of Social Welfare has appointed 14 professionals and independent persons from different sectors to serve the Review Panel from 15 February 2008 to 14 February 2010.  The Review Panel is responsible for reviewing all cases of children died of non-natural causes.  Under this mechanism, the Secretariat of the Review Panel will collect relevant information from those service organisations or units that had had contact with the deceased child and/or his/her family members for review purpose. The Brief on the Pilot Project can be downloaded here.

Pilot Project on Child Fatality Review

Marketing Consultancy Office (Rehabilitation) of Social Welfare Department has organized a “SEPD - Let Them Shine” Drama Script Competition. "SEPD" is a brand that has been employed to represent the working qualities of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs).  The Competition aims to enhance public awareness and understanding of PWDs vocational rehabilitation and working capabilities that in turn promote a positive attitude and support towards PWDs products and services.

There are two divisions in the Competition open for students and general public respectively. Two winning scripts from each division will be selected and offer a cash prize of HK$5,000 (student division) or HK$8,000 (open division) plus trophy.  Winning scripts will also be invited for open performance in Aug 2008.

Interested parties please submit application form with story outline before 18th February 2008 and submit script on or before 5th May 2008. For details, please visit http://www.info.gov.hk/mcor/english/events/eventdtl96.html

The Finance Committee of the Legislative Council has approved an inflation-related increase of 2.8% in the rates of standard payments under the CSSA Scheme and the Disability Allowance under the SSA Scheme with effect from 1 February 2008.

The revised rates effective from 1 February 2008 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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The list of Charitable Fund-raising Activities in public places in February 2008 issued with Public Subscription Permit (PSP) can be downloaded here.

The list of Flag Day Organisers from April 2007 to March 2008 can be downloaded here.

The list of Flag Day Organisers from April 2008 to March 2009 can be downloaded here.