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Temporary service centres set up to assist JoyYou Card applicants and application opens for eligible persons reaching 60
30-12-2021
Working Family Allowance Office enhances online services
29-12-2021
Appointments to Rehabilitation Advisory Committee announced
24-12-2021
Application for JoyYou Card opens for eligible persons born in 1961
30-11-2021
Appointments to Social Welfare Advisory Committee
26-11-2021
Commission on Children convenes 12th meeting
05-11-2021
Application for JoyYou Card opens for eligible persons born in 1960
31-10-2021
LWB alerts public to deceptive advertisements purported to be interviews with SLW
22-10-2021
Appointments to Lump Sum Grant Steering Committee
30-09-2021
Application for JoyYou Card opens for eligible persons born in 1959
30-09-2021
Applications for funding from Elder Academy Development Foundation invited
27-09-2021
SLW visits Parents/Relatives Resource Centre (with photos)
24-09-2021
Transcript of remarks by SLW on Booking System for Foreign Domestic Helpers and HKCTU's training courses
18-09-2021
SLW visits After School Care Programme for Pre-primary Children service centre (with photos)
14-09-2021
CS visits quarantine facilities in Penny's Bay for FDHs arriving in HK (with photos/video)
07-09-2021
Transcript of remarks by SLW on designated quarantine facilities for foreign domestic helpers
01-09-2021
SLW visits RCHE in new private development (with photos)
31-08-2021
Transcript of remarks by CE at media session before ExCo (with video)
31-08-2021
Application for JoyYou Card opens for eligible persons born in 1958
31-08-2021
Appointments to Lotteries Fund Advisory Committee
27-08-2021
Transcript of remarks by SLW on allowing foreign domestic helpers fully vaccinated in Indonesia or the Philippines to come to work in Hong Kong
26-08-2021
Commission on Children convenes 11th meeting (with photos)
06-08-2021
Transcript of remarks of press conference (with photos/video)
02-08-2021
Application for JoyYou Card starts
02-08-2021
CE joins Sport For All Day 2021 to share fun of sports (with photos/video)
01-08-2021
Indonesians staying in Hong Kong support outreach COVID-19 vaccination service (with photos)
01-08-2021
Transcript of remarks by SLW on unemployment rate and vaccination for elderly
24-07-2021
Appointments to Elderly Commission
16-07-2021
Senior appointments (with photos)
14-07-2021
Government releases Review Report on Enhancement of Lump Sum Grant Subvention System
05-07-2021
Government announces extension of $2 Scheme to persons aged 60 to 64 and three public transport modes (with photos/video)
30-06-2021
Measures to render further support to financial needy individuals and families to be implemented
24-05-2021
Commission on Children convenes tenth meeting
07-05-2021
Six Continuing Education Fund courses de-registered
07-05-2021
LWB response to the requirement for foreign domestic helpers to receive compulsory testing and vaccination arrangement
01-05-2021
Fourth report on HKSAR's implementation of United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women available for public inspection
30-04-2021
Applications for funding from Elder Academy Development Foundation invited
26-04-2021
Transcript of remarks by SLW on child abuse case
20-04-2021
Arrangements for one-off extra allowance for recipients of WFA and WITS
20-04-2021
Appointments to Lump Sum Grant Steering Committee and Lump Sum Grant Independent Complaints Handling Committee announced
16-04-2021
Transcript of remarks of press conference (with photos/video)
12-04-2021
CE appeals to people to support new direction in fighting pandemic
12-04-2021
SLW briefs social welfare sector on improving Hong Kong's electoral system (with photos/video)
09-04-2021
SLW briefs labour sector and employers' representatives on improving Hong Kong's electoral system (with photos/videos)
07-04-2021
Latest arrangements of WFA Scheme and I-WITS Scheme
30-03-2021
Appointments to Employees Retraining Board
26-03-2021
CE appeals to public to actively get vaccinated against COVID-19 (with photos/video)
22-03-2021
Appointments to Community Investment and Inclusion Fund Committee announced
19-03-2021
"Greater Bay Area - Starting Line to a Bright Future" ceremony concludes successfully (with photos)
26-02-2021
CE appeals to public to get vaccinated against COVID-19 (with photos/video)
22-02-2021
Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency to resume normal public services
11-02-2021
Appointments to Committee on Financial Assistance for Family Members of those who Sacrifice their Lives to Save Others announced
11-02-2021
Transcript of remarks by SLW on additional measures to assist financially needy individuals and families (with video)
04-02-2021
Transcript of remarks by SLW on SMW rate (with photo/video)
02-02-2021
Chief Executive in Council adopts recommendation on Statutory Minimum Wage rate (with photo/video)
02-02-2021
SLW expresses sorrow over death of DDSW Mr Lam Ka-tai
30-01-2021
Appointments to Advisory Committee of the Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged announced
29-01-2021
Commission on Children convenes ninth meeting
28-01-2021
Review of improvement measures on government service contracts shows significant rise in wages of non-skilled employees
27-01-2021
Transcript of remarks by SLW on increasing number of statutory holidays progressively
19-01-2021
Latest service arrangements of Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency
19-01-2021
Government announces enhancement measures under the $2 Scheme (with video)
12-01-2021
Government announces appointment of Chairperson of Guardianship Board
08-01-2021
Appointments to Women's Commission
08-01-2021