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The Chief Executive pledged last year (2007) to study the long-term
welfare development planning through the Social Welfare Advisory
Committee (SWAC) and the participation of the welfare sector. The
Chairperson of SWAC has earlier sent out an invitation for written
submissions to NGOs, social workers' organizations and users self-help
groups appealing to their contributions to this meaningful task.
The HKCSS organized a "Long-Term Social Welfare Planning Seminar" on
June 2 and invited scholar and NGO representative, etc to speak on
the subject. The 100+ participants were also divided into 6 focus
groups to deliberate on specific issues. The HKCSS has submitted response paper to SWAC
Please send in your comments to pu@hkcss.org.hk or
2874-2449 (fax).
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