Policy Address

Family Services

159.         The Government is conducting a public consultation on the legislative proposal for Parental Responsibility Model.  By implementing measures such as a pilot project on children contact service, it will promote the continuing parental responsibility of divorced parents towards their children. 

160.         The Government will give better support to victims of domestic violence and families in need by providing additional places in refuge centres for women and the Family Crisis Support Centre and increasing their resources.

Social Welfare Planning and Human Resources in Care Services

161.         The Government is actively implementing the Special Scheme on Privately Owned Sites for Welfare Uses under which five projects are expected to provide about 240 additional elderly service places and about 450 additional subvented rehabilitation service places by 2017-18.

162.         The Government has launched the Navigation Scheme for Young Persons in Care Services to offer employment and training opportunities to young persons interested in providing care services in the welfare sector.  A total of 1 000 training places will be provided in stages by five NGOs. 

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