What's News

Title Date
LWB commends outstanding building maintenance and decoration trainees for upgrading skills 24-07-2010
SLW on latest unemployment statistics 20-07-2010
SLW speaks on minimum wage 19-07-2010
SLW speaks to the media on the passage of the Minimum Wage Bill at LegCo 17-07-2010
LCQ15: Transport Support Scheme 14-07-2010
LCQ3: Social Welfare Advisory Committee 14-07-2010
Labour and Welfare Bureau statement 13-07-2010
Intercountry Adoption (Contracting States) Order 2010 gazetted 09-07-2010
LCQ6: Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme and Social Security Allowance Scheme 07-07-2010
Speech by SLW at Greater China Talent Management Summit 2010 06-07-2010
Speech by SLW at inauguration dinner of Institute of Active Ageing of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University 02-07-2010
LC: Opening remarks by SLW in moving resolution under Employees' Compensation Ordinance 30-06-2010
LCQ16: Poverty alleviation 30-06-2010
SWAC to hold additional consultation sessions on long-term social welfare planning 25-06-2010
LCQ15: Wage gap between female and male employees 23-06-2010
LCQ6: Integrated Community Centre for Mental Wellness 23-06-2010
LCQ5: Community care services for elders 23-06-2010
LCQ3: Stoma patients receiving disability allowance 23-06-2010
Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Convention) (Amendment) Order 2010 gazetted 18-06-2010
Residential Care Homes (Persons with Disabilities) Bill to be gazetted 15-06-2010
Government invites public views on third CEDAW report 14-06-2010
SLW outlines Government's position on social protection 10-06-2010
Speech by SLW at pre-conference workshop of "2010 Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development: The Agenda" 10-06-2010
LCQ20: Salary structure of subvented NGOs 09-06-2010
LCQ2: Subsidised residential care places for the elderly 09-06-2010
LCQ18: Home Environment Improvement Scheme for the Elderly 02-06-2010
LCQ8: Prosecutions by LD under Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance 02-06-2010
LCQ4: Support services for persons with disabilities 02-06-2010
Speech by SLW at 12th International Conference on Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled Persons 01-06-2010
Funding applications for Elder Academy invited 31-05-2010
LCQ20: Barrier-free access and facilities 26-05-2010
LCQ17: Employees retraining courses 26-05-2010
LCQ13: Government care services for elderly people suffering from dementia 19-05-2010
LCQ1: MTR dividends and fare concessions 19-05-2010
Government strives to enhance community mental health support 14-05-2010
LCQ12: Large-scale job fairs 12-05-2010
One-stop district support centres provide community support for PWDs 08-05-2010
LCQ19: Victim Support Programme for Victims of Family Violence 05-05-2010
LCQ9: Inspections on private residential care homes for the elderly 05-05-2010
Social welfare recurrent spending increased 48-fold in past three decades 01-05-2010
Family of deceased fireman given financial assistance 30-04-2010
Occupational safety and health performance continues to improve 28-04-2010
Women's Commission welcomes Government's move to raise gender benchmark target for participation in advisory and statutory bodies 28-04-2010
LCQ14: Community mental health support services 28-04-2010
SLW speaks on statutory minimum wage 22-04-2010
LCQ16: Statutory Paternity Leave 21-04-2010
LCQ8: Strengthening Support for Tin Shui Wai 21-04-2010
LCQ1: Lotteries Fund 21-04-2010
SLW launches CEDAW public education programmes 18-04-2010
Chairman of the Community Investment and Inclusion Fund Committee re-appointed 16-04-2010
Human touch plus social responsibility - key to corporate success 15-04-2010
Speech by SLW at Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management gala dinner 15-04-2010
SWAC launches consultation on Hong Kong's long-term social welfare planning 14-04-2010
Special Meetings of the Finance Committee to Examine the Estimates 2010-11 (Labour)(Supplementary Questions) 14-04-2010
Special Meetings of the Finance Committee to Examine the Estimates 2010-11 (Welfare and Women) (Supplementary Questions) 14-04-2010
Statement of SLW 05-04-2010
SLW speaks on Cathay Pacific labour dispute 04-04-2010
SLW speaks on Cathay Pacific labour dispute and minimum wage 03-04-2010
SLW to visit Beijing next Tuesday 26-03-2010
CEF course providers to collect fees in equal monthly instalments 26-03-2010
Opening remarks by SLW at the LegCo Special Finance Committee Meeting (Labour) 25-03-2010
Opening remarks by SLW at LegCo Special Finance Committee Meeting (Welfare and Women) 25-03-2010
Special Meetings of the Finance Committee to Examine the Estimates 2010-11 (Labour) 25-03-2010
Special Meetings of the Finance Committee to Examine the Estimates 2010-11 (Welfare and Women) 25-03-2010
SLW on latest unemployment statistics 18-03-2010
LCQ18: Persons with disabilities 17-03-2010
LCQ16: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 17-03-2010
LCQ14: Employees compensation insurance 17-03-2010
LCQ10: Statutory holiday 17-03-2010
LCQ4: Neighbourhood Support Child Care Project 17-03-2010
Government to strengthen elderly and rehabilitation services 12-03-2010
LCQ10: Workload of Social Security Assistants 10-03-2010
Government actively promotes gender mainstreaming 08-03-2010
SLW speaks on paternity leave 08-03-2010
Women's Commission celebrates International Women's Day 2010 08-03-2010
Recurrent funding for rehabilitation services increased by more than 8% 07-03-2010
SLW visits VTC's Skills Centre (with photos) 05-03-2010
Occupational safety and health continue to improve 26-02-2010
SLW's remarks on Employment Navigator Programme 26-02-2010
LCQ20: Assistance for children from disadvantaged background 24-02-2010
LCQ9: Safety of working at height 24-02-2010
SLW responds to media enquiries transport expenses support 24-02-2010
SLW on latest unemployment statistics 18-02-2010
Government invites public views on UNCRPD report 17-02-2010
SLW extends new year greetings to nursing home elderly (with photos) 15-02-2010
SLW dines with homeless to celebrate Year of Tiger (with photos) 12-02-2010
SLW visits rehabilitation complex in Tuen Mun (with photos) 10-02-2010
LCQ10: Self-employed persons 03-02-2010
LCQ8: Residential care homes for the elderly 03-02-2010
SLW's remarks on the building collapse on Ma Tau Wai Road 29-01-2010
LCQ18: District Support Scheme for Children and Youth Development 27-01-2010
LCQ11: Youth unemployment 27-01-2010
LCQ10: Floor areas of welfare facilities 27-01-2010
LCQ17: Children being left unattended at home 20-01-2010
LCQ9: Continuing Education Fund 20-01-2010
SLW on latest unemployment statistics 19-01-2010
LCQ6: Elder abuse 13-01-2010
LCQ5: Demented elders 13-01-2010
LCQ3: Boards of NGOs receiving Lump Sum Grant 13-01-2010
LCQ1: Support services to low-income earners and job seekers 13-01-2010
Awards to commend outstanding Skills Upgrading Scheme trainees 08-01-2010
Speech by PSLW at international conference on promoting chronic care 08-01-2010
Second batch of Child Development Fund projects to start 08-01-2010
Appointments to Women's Commission announced 08-01-2010
LCQ20: CSSA rent allowance 06-01-2010
LCQ9: Elder abuse in elderly homes 06-01-2010
LCQ5: Work under inclement weather 06-01-2010
Response to consultancy study on residential care services for elderly 05-01-2010