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Fifth-term Commission on Poverty convenes fifth meeting and observes operations of School-based After School Care Service Scheme (with photos/videos) ******************************************************************************************      The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki, today (March 14) chaired the fifth meeting of the fifth-term Commission on Poverty (CoP) and led members to visit a school participating in the School-based After School Care Service Scheme to observe its operations.      At the meeting, the CoP approved funding under the Community Care Fund for launching three additional three-year Community Living Room projects, in To Kwa Wan, Hung Hom and Nam Cheong respectively, under the Pilot ... Read more

Fifth-term Commission on Poverty convenes second meeting ********************************************************      The fifth-term Commission on Poverty (CoP) convened the second meeting this afternoon (June 16).      At the meeting, members were briefed on the implementation progress of the strategy of targeted poverty alleviation. Members noted that after multidimensional analyses of different socio-economic characteristics of household groups, the Government has initially identified certain groups for targeted poverty alleviation, namely households residing in subdivided units (SDUs), single-parent households and elderly households. The Government is preparing various targeted poverty alleviation projects to cater for the needs of these groups, and will implement them ... Read more

Tourism Commission convened meeting to co-ordinate preparation for arrival of visitors to Hong Kong during Labour Day Holiday (with photos) ******************************************************************************************      The Tourism Commission convened a meeting today (April 3) to co-ordinate the preparation for the arrival of visitors to Hong Kong during the Labour Day Holiday. The meeting was hosted by the Commissioner for Tourism, Ms Vivian Sum, and was attended by representatives from government departments including the Customs and Excise Department, Hong Kong Police Force, Immigration Department, Transport Department and various District Offices, as well as various tourism-related organisations including the Travel Industry Authority (TIA), Hong Kong Tourism ... Read more

Commission on Children convenes 15th meeting ********************************************      The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki, today (November 21) chaired the 15th meeting of the Commission on Children.      At the meeting, the Government briefed members on the progress of the Pilot Project on Tier 1 Support Services in Kindergartens (KGs)/KG-cum-Child Care Centres (CCCs) implemented since August 2020. Under the Project, the Social Welfare Department has commissioned non-governmental organisations to run project teams to provide early intervention services for over 2 400 Tier 1 children awaiting assessment by Child Assessment Centres under the Department of Health, ... Read more

The monthly meeting of the National Commission for Minorities was held today  under the chairmanship of Shri Iqbal Singh Lalpura, Chairman. The Vice-Chairman and members of the Commission were present during the meeting along with all senior officers. Important issues with respect to the Commission were  discussed during the meeting. From 30th  June, 2022 to 20th September, 2022, NCM has received 511 petitions out of which 317 have been disposed off.  In remaining 194 cases, action has been initiated and reports have been called /are at present at different levels of submission. ... Read more