Social Welfare Department
Coverage of Social Welfare Department in the Nexus archive.
- Hong Kong corruption watchdog charges 3 over HK$1.3 million elderly care voucher fraud
Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog has charged three individuals, including two private care home operators, over an alleged HK$1.3 million fraud involving the Social Welfare Department’s Community Care Service Voucher Scheme for the Elderly. The accused allegedly inflated service records by over 5,000 hours.
- Time to establish workplace support for Hong Kong’s high-risk carers
Hong Kong's carer support data platform, launched last July, links social welfare, hospital, and housing authorities to identify over 3,100 high-risk carer cases through hospital alerts. The system targets low-income elderly carers, disabled carers, and those in public housing estates.
- Drugs on credit pushing abuse in Manipur: CM
Manipur's Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh stated that drug traffickers have altered routes following the 2023 ethnic conflict, exacerbating drug abuse in the state. The comments were made during an event organized by the Social Welfare Department.
- Hong Kong court places baby Danny in Social Welfare Department care for 3 years
A Hong Kong court has placed two-month-old baby Danny under the Social Welfare Department's care for three years after his parents, Tsang Wai-bong and Kwan Pui-sin, were arrested for alleged child neglect. The Juvenile Court granted a protection order following a closed-door hearing.
- Child abuse claim ‘not established’, International Montessori School says
A government investigation into an alleged indecent assault at Hong Kong’s International Montessori School concluded the child abuse claim was 'not established'. The school expressed relief over the outcome, calling it a 'very difficult time' for the community.
- How a couple lost their 3 children in as many countries and were arrested in Hong Kong
A Hong Kong couple, Tsang Wai-bong and Kwan Pui-sin, were arrested on suspicion of child neglect after refusing a DNA test for their home-born infant, triggering a court application for a protection order. The couple’s history raised concerns about gaps in Hong Kong’s child welfare system.
- Hong Kong authorities to take over care of undocumented baby after parents’ arrest
Hong Kong social welfare authorities are expected to take over the care of an undocumented two-month-old baby named Danny after his parents were arrested for suspected child neglect. A lawmaker revealed the department may place the child in foster care until the parents are deemed fit to regain custody.
- Welfare chief steps in but parents still refuse DNA test in birth certificate controversy
Parents of a Hong Kong baby without a legal identity refuse to provide DNA proof for birth registration, citing privacy concerns. The city’s welfare minister states authorities will 'strive to meet' the family after receiving an email reply from them.