Scope of Work

To set social development agenda and advocate for just and fair social policies and legislations;
To formulate directions and strategies for, and co-ordinate the Council’s policy and service researches;
To monitor and inform the welfare sector and the public of the trends and challenges of social development in Hong Kong;
To respond to and monitor the implementation of existing and newly proposed policies and legislations related to social welfare and social development;
To formulate directions and strategies to enhance policy makers’ and the public’s understanding and adoption of recommendations and viewpoints of the Council;
To bring in global social development agenda and benchmark international experience for developing local agenda and learning;
To promote and monitor the observance of international conventions related to welfare and social development;
To scrutinize and, when necessary, follow up on the annual plan and positions of the specialized committees on “social security and employment policy” and “social development”.
The above-mentioned missions are accomplished throguh hte following teams and projects：
Policy Research & Advocacy
Social Security and Employment Policy
Poverty Alleviation
Social Indicators of Hong Kong
Social Development
Policy Bulletin
Centre for Social Impact
Social Enterprise Business Centre
SE-Mart (Trading Platform that Cares)