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Transcript of remarks by SLW on "Hong Kong Poverty Situation Report 2019"
24-12-2020
Appointments to Rehabilitation Advisory Committee announced
18-12-2020
Continuing Education Fund course suspended
09-12-2020
Latest service arrangements of Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency
08-12-2020
Latest service arrangements of Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency
01-12-2020
Transcript of remarks by SLW on requiring staff of residential care homes to undergo compulsory testing
29-11-2020
Transcript of remarks by SLW on one-off grant to local citizens confirmed COVID-19 positive (with photo/video)
23-11-2020
Appointments to Social Welfare Advisory Committee announced
20-11-2020
Commission on Children convenes eighth meeting
13-11-2020
CE visits special school and kindergarten (with photos/video)
28-10-2020
Transcript of remarks by SLW on $2 transport fare concession scheme and business restructuring of Cathay Group
24-10-2020
Applications for funding from Elder Academy Development Foundation invited
28-09-2020
Stepping up testing and continuation of targeted group testing scheme
19-09-2020
Government stays vigilant to cope with next wave of COVID-19 epidemic
18-09-2020
Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency to resume services
11-09-2020
SLW visits specimen collection centre for COVID-19 testing service (with photos)
25-08-2020
Latest service arrangements of Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency
21-08-2020
Public service on Registration Cards for People with Disabilities
21-08-2020
Public service on Registration Cards for People with Disabilities
13-08-2020
Transcript of remarks of press conference (with photos/video)
07-08-2020
Public service on Registration Cards for People with Disabilities
06-08-2020
Public service on Registration Cards for People with Disabilities
30-07-2020
Transcript of remarks of press conference (with photos/video)
27-07-2020
Latest service arrangements of Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency
24-07-2020
Appointments to Elderly Commission
24-07-2020
Public service on Registration Cards for People with Disabilities
23-07-2020
Transcript of remarks of press conference (with video)
19-07-2020
Latest service arrangements of Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency
19-07-2020
Public service on Registration Cards for People with Disabilities
19-07-2020
Government releases Persons with Disabilities and Rehabilitation Programme Plan
03-07-2020
Transcript of remarks by SLW on quarantine arrangement for foreign domestic helpers
27-06-2020
Payment rates of Working Family Allowance to be raised from July
26-06-2020
Transcript of remarks by SLW on unemployment statistics and Employment Support Scheme
16-06-2020
Recipients of social security payments and Individual-based Work Incentive Transport Subsidy to get one-off extra allowance starting from June 12
09-06-2020
Special allowance for Working Family Allowance and Student Financial Assistance households to be disbursed under Anti-epidemic Fund
05-06-2020
Transcript of remarks by SLW and USLW on USLW assuming office (with photo/video)
01-06-2020
Commission on Children convenes seventh meeting
25-05-2020
Transcript of remarks by SLW on Employment Support Scheme and national security
23-05-2020
Intercountry Adoption (Contracting States) (Amendment) Order 2020 gazetted
22-05-2020
Transcript of remarks by SLW on Employment Support Scheme
19-05-2020
Appointments to Commission on Children
15-05-2020
Government response to labour groups' demands
01-05-2020
Latest service arrangements of Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency
29-04-2020
Application deadline for funding from Elder Academy Development Foundation extended
23-04-2020
Government to provide one-off extra allowance to recipients of Individual-based Work Incentive Transport Subsidy
22-04-2020
Appointments to Lump Sum Grant Steering Committee
17-04-2020
Transcript of remarks by SLW on anti-epidemic measures and Employment Support Scheme
09-04-2020
Transcript of remarks of press conference (with photo/video)
09-04-2020
Government announces measures involving over $130 billion to support enterprises, employees and the public
08-04-2020
SLW appeals to foreign domestic helpers and employers to join hands in prevention of epidemic spread (with photo/video)
02-04-2020
Income and asset limits of Working Family Allowance Scheme to be raised
31-03-2020
Report of Further Study on the Long Term Development of Child Development Fund Project Participants released
31-03-2020
Appointments to Community Investment and Inclusion Fund Committee
27-03-2020
Public service on Registration Cards for People with Disabilities
22-03-2020
Latest service arrangements of Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency
22-03-2020
Government announces enhanced measures for disease control
21-03-2020
Appointment to Employees Retraining Board
13-03-2020
Government committed to supporting students from grass-roots families for Internet learning at home
11-03-2020
Transcript of remarks by SLW on Budget initiatives
03-03-2020
Latest service arrangements of Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency
28-02-2020
Public service on Registration Cards for People with Disabilities
28-02-2020
LWB responds to media enquiries on provision of residential care places for the elderly under Estimates
27-02-2020
Transcript of remarks by SLW on anti-epidemic measures
22-02-2020
Public service on Registration Cards for People with Disabilities
21-02-2020
CE and Principal Officials kick off distribution work of donated surgical masks (with photos/video)
18-02-2020
Latest service arrangements of Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency
14-02-2020
Public service on Registration Cards for People with Disabilities
14-02-2020
Latest service arrangements of Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency
08-02-2020
Public service on Registration Cards for People with Disabilities
07-02-2020
Transcript of remarks of press conference (with photo/video)
05-02-2020
Government to impose mandatory quarantine on people entering Hong Kong from Mainland
05-02-2020
Service arrangements of Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency
01-02-2020
Public service on Registration Cards for People with Disabilities
01-02-2020
Government increases supply of surgical masks through multi-pronged approach
30-01-2020
Freezing of income limit and raising of asset limit of Individual-based Work Incentive Transport Subsidy Scheme
30-01-2020
Six Continuing Education Fund courses suspended
24-01-2020
Transcript of remarks by SLW on new initiatives on improving people's livelihoods and Employment (Amendment) Bill 2019
15-01-2020
Transcript of remarks at press conference on livelihood initiatives (with photos/video)
14-01-2020
CE announces 10 new initiatives to benefit livelihoods for over a million grassroots and underprivileged people (with photos/video)
14-01-2020
Appointments to Women's Commission
10-01-2020
Recipients of social security payments, Working Family Allowance and Individual-based Work Incentive Transport Subsidy to get one-off extra allowance starting from January 7
03-01-2020