Recent Updates

Appointments to Lump Sum Grant Independent Complaints Handling Committee announced
17-04-2025
Appointments to Lump Sum Grant Steering Committee announced
17-04-2025
LCQ1: Accessible toilets
16-04-2025
LCQ20: Measures to support carers
16-04-2025
LCQ4: Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme
16-04-2025
SLW attends GBA Talent Development Showcase in Kuala Lumpur to promote Hong Kong's opportunities and unique advantages (with photos)
12-04-2025
Speech by SLW at Symposium of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Talent Development Showcase (with photo)
12-04-2025
SLW's speaking notes on labour, manpower development and retirement protection policy areas tabled at LegCo Finance Committee special meeting
09-04-2025
SLW's speaking notes on welfare, poverty alleviation and children policy areas tabled at LegCo Finance Committee special meeting
09-04-2025
SLW to visit Kuala Lumpur to promote talent policy
09-04-2025
Social welfare sector actively participates in symposium to raise awareness of safeguarding national security (with photos/video)
08-04-2025
Special meetings of the Finance Committee to examine the Estimates of Expenditure 2025-26 (Labour, Manpower Development and Retirement Protection)
08-04-2025
Special meetings of the Finance Committee to examine the Estimates of Expenditure 2025-26 (Welfare, Poverty Alleviation and Children)
08-04-2025
HKSAR Government donates relief supplies to Myanmar and approves grants to provide relief (with photos/video)
03-04-2025
LCQ16: Employees' compensation insurance
02-04-2025
LCQ10: Enhancing Top Talent Pass Scheme
02-04-2025
Adjustment of income and asset limits of Working Family Allowance Scheme and arrangements for disbursement of one-off extra allowance announced
01-04-2025
SWD extends District Services and Community Care Teams - Scheme on Supporting Elderly and Carers to all 18 districts (with photos/video)
31-03-2025
Appointments to Employees Retraining Board announced
28-03-2025
LCQ16: Pilot Rehabilitation Programme for Employees Injured at Work
26-03-2025
LCQ12: Employment Support under the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme
26-03-2025
LCQ1: Elderly recipients of Disability Allowance retiring in Mainland
26-03-2025
Opening ceremony of Diversity and Inclusion Arts Festival and Diverse Abilities · Inclusive Workplace Recognition Scheme held today (with photos)
25-03-2025
USLW leads HKTE to visit Australia for attracting talent (with photos)
24-03-2025
LCQ13: Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme
19-03-2025
LCQ1: Children Proceedings (Parental Responsibility) Bill
19-03-2025
LCQ22: Special child care centres
19-03-2025
Fourth-term Human Resources Planning Commission convenes first meeting (with photo)
10-03-2025
Commission on Children convenes 24th meeting
06-03-2025
Remarks by SLW on Productivity Enhancement Programme
05-03-2025
Remarks of SLW on $2 Scheme
01-03-2025
New application fee and raised visa fee for talent and capital investment admission schemes introduced
26-02-2025
LCQ21: Addressing the problem of manpower shortage
26-02-2025
LCQ13: After-school care and support services for students
26-02-2025
LCQ17: Unleashing elderly labour force
26-02-2025
LCQ2: Cases of child maltreatment
26-02-2025
Trade Union Regulatory Regime to be improved
19-02-2025
LCQ18: Combating fraud of Comprehensive Social Security Assistance
19-02-2025
LCQ8: Guidance Notes on Prevention of Heat Stroke at Work
19-02-2025
Government updates Talent List to tie in with development into high value-added and diversified economy
18-02-2025
Chief Executive in Council adopts recommendation on Statutory Minimum Wage rate
18-02-2025
Appointments to Committee on Financial Assistance for Family Members of those who Sacrifice their Lives to Save Others
14-02-2025
LCQ22: Work safety on bamboo scaffolding
12-02-2025
Principal Officials of HKSAR Government continue year-end caring visits in 18 districts (with photos/video)
27-01-2025
Sixth-term Commission on Poverty convenes second meeting (with photos)
24-01-2025
Appointments to Advisory Committee of Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged
24-01-2025
LCQ5: Top Talent Pass Scheme
22-01-2025
LCQ19: Purchasing private premises by Government for provision of welfare facilities
22-01-2025
LCQ1: Supporting employment of youth with special educational needs
22-01-2025
Commission on Children's Child Protection Campaign officially launched (with photos/video)
20-01-2025
HKTE visits Canada to attract talent for development of "eight centres" (with photos)
20-01-2025
Speech by SLW at Opening Ceremony of Education & Careers Expo 2025
16-01-2025
LCQ20: Unleashing female labour force
15-01-2025
LCQ14: Special Needs Trust
15-01-2025
LCQ19: Measures to promote population growth
15-01-2025
LCQ9: Working Holiday Scheme
15-01-2025
Launching Ceremony of Caring Food Coupon Programme held today (with photos/video)
14-01-2025
Remarks by SLW on scaffolding safety
14-01-2025
Government, business sector and community witness mentees' achievements in second graduation ceremony of Strive and Rise Programme (with photos/video)
12-01-2025
LCQ12: Supporting the employment of elderly and middle-aged persons
08-01-2025
LCQ6: Population policy
08-01-2025
LCQ20: School-based After School Care Service Scheme
08-01-2025
Appointments to Social Workers Registration Board (with photos/video)
07-01-2025