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Due to aging population and an increasing number of patients with terminal illness, palliative and end-of-life care has lately become an important topic of concern in Hong Kong recently.  In view of the concern over respect to patient self-determination and improvement of their quality of life at the terminal stage, the government will implement the legislative proposal of advance directives and dying in place in this year. To equip the sector with knowledge of the related topics and its impacts on palliative and end-of-life care service development, the Council publishes “Newsletter on Palliative and End-of-Life Care Service”. The fourth issue of the newsletter is “Advance Care Planning: For Now and For the Future in Northern Ireland” (only Chinese version) is hereby issued to introduce the Advance Care Planning in Northern Ireland regarding its developmental background, its co-creative element, its wide scope of conversation, as well as adopting an innovative way ...

聯合國於2015年制定可持續發展目標（SDGs）全球議程，旨在解決全球面臨的重大挑戰，SDGs共有17個核心目標，其中又涵蓋了169項細項目標，指引全球共同努力、在2030年之前建立更和平及繁榮的社會。作為國際金融中心和亞洲重要城市，香港亦有責任配合這些目標，同時平衡經濟發展和社會進步，當中涉及多個範疇，由消除貧窮、環境保育、健康、平等共融、勞工保障、應對氣候變化，以至建構永續經濟等，環環緊扣。 ...

日本社會面對人口老齡化的情況，久經戰陣，經驗豐富，尤其就吞嚥困難人士發展出的照護食產品及護理新技術，更見多元化。 在社會福利署的資助下，社聯邀請社福機構成員組成代表團，於2024年2月19日至22日期間到訪日本東京及札幌，就當地照護食應用和發展進行考察。行程包括參觀大型展覽 Care Show Japan 2024及探訪當地的醫院、非政府機構及照護食供應商和生產商等。 代表團將就是次考察舉行分享會，現誠邀有興趣人士報名參加，一同交流促進香港照護食的應用和發展。  《日本東京/札幌照護食考察》分享會的詳情如下： 日期：2024年4月30日（二） 時間：上午10時至11時30分 形式：線上分享會（Zoom） 對象：從事安老及復康服務的同工，或對照護食感興趣的人士 分享會流程請參閱附件。 有興趣之參加者請於2024年4月29日中午12時或之前，透過網上連結報名。成功報名的參加者將於稍後透過電郵接獲網上會議連結。如有任何查詢，歡迎與羅澤韜先生聯絡（電話：2876-2406，電郵：[email protected]）。謝謝！ ...

The government has recently proposed a new framework for poverty alleviation, targeting specific groups and implementing measures to measure the effectiveness of poverty alleviation from multiple perspectives. Many social services are aimed at impoverished individuals, and the social service sector is also responsible for operating various poverty alleviation projects. However, the response from the social service sector to the new poverty alleviation framework seems to be limited. This issue of the policy bulletin introduces various concepts and tools for defining poverty, as well as how different countries formulate poverty alleviation goals and policies. It also uses the example of a community space to showcase existing community resources, and invited a former member of the Commission on Poverty to provide ten major poverty alleviation recommendations in light of the current situation of poverty in Hong Kong. Please click here to download Issue 35 Policy Bulletin. For enquiries or to get a ...

Established in 2013 by Link REIT, Link Together Initiatives supports eligible charitable organisations to implement innovative projects across three focus areas: Environmental Sustainability, Inclusion and Active Ageing and Youth Empowerment in the communities near Link’s properties to advance sustainable development in society. Since its inception, the Initiatives has earmarked HK$140 million to support more than 180 community projects with 16 million target beneficiaries. Link Together Initiatives 2024/25 is now open for eligible charitable organisations to apply. The granted projects will be commenced from October 2024. The application schedule is as follows: Application Period:     2 April to 7 May 2024 (Late applications will NOT be considered) Review, Select and Interview:  May – June 2024 Result Announcement:   August 2024 Interested and eligible charitable organisations must complete and submit the online application by deadline at (submission via fax or email will NOT be accepted): Project Fund Application (linkreit.com) Detailed information about eligibility, ...