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Special Needs Trust |
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Service Objectives |
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The Special Needs Trust (SNT) is set up for parents/relatives (the Settlor) of a person with special needs to appoint the Director of Social Welfare Incorporated as the Trustee to manage their assets in the form of a trust for their children/family members who lack self-care capability (the Beneficiary), so that the long-term care plan prepared for their children/family members while the Settlor is alive will be implemented by a specified individual or institutional carer after their passing away. |
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Eligibility for the Service |
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Eligibility criteria for the Settlor: |
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A parent/sibling/relative of a person with special needs; |
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Aged 18 or above; |
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Not an undischarged bankrupt at the time of signing the Deed of Trust; and |
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A Hong Kong permanent resident. |
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Eligibility criteria for the Beneficiary: |
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A person with mental handicap (including Down’s syndrome), autism or mental disorder; |
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A person who is eligible for rehabilitation services subsidised by the Social Welfare Department (SWD) or admission to special schools under the Education Bureau; and |
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A Hong Kong permanent resident who ordinarily resides in Hong Kong. |
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Service Fee |
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A fee is payable for the administration of the SNT. It will be published on the SWD homepage in due course. |
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Enquiries & Application |
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Interested parties please contact the SNT Office of the SWD for more information: |
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Address |
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Room 901, 9/F, Wu Chung House
213 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
(Temporary office)
Room 118, 1/F, Lady Trench Training Centre, 44 Oi Kwan Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
(To be relocated to this address in March 2019)
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Telephone |
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2116 5308 |
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Fax |
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2117 1451 |
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Email |
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sntoenq@swd.gov.hk |
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Opening hours |
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Monday to Friday:
9:00 am to 1:00 pm; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays |
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Other Information (for download) |
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Service Leaflet |
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Details of Service Briefings on Special Needs Trust (Cantonese-speaking) |
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(The 1st session on 16.1.2019 is full)
(The 2nd session on 28.1.2019 is full)
(The 3rd session on 18.2.2019 is full) |
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Details of Service Briefing on Special Needs Trust (English-speaking) |
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