Home and Youth Affairs Bureau announces selection results for second-term District Services and Community Care Teams
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To ensure service continuity and leverage the established service networks from the first term, District Offices first invited the current operating organisations to consider continuing their services. For the three new sub-districts and individual organisations that were unable to continue their services for various reasons, District Offices invited the previously shortlisted organisations to submit proposed service plans. The selection was conducted through a two-tiered structure: initial reviews were conducted by the District Assessment and Coordinating Panels on Care Teams chaired by the District Officers, and the results of the initial reviews were submitted to the Territory-wide Assessment and Steering Group on Care Teams chaired by the Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs for approval.
Eighteen District Offices will enter into funding agreements with the selected organisations based on the accepted service plans. The second-term service of Care Teams will run until September 30, 2027.
The Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Miss Alice Mak, said, "The services provided by the first-term Care Teams had won wide acclaim from the public. I hope that the second-term Care Teams will continue to leverage the experience gained from the first term and build on the established local networks to provide more in-depth and better caring services to enhance people's sense of satisfaction and well-being."
By consolidating community resources, Care Teams provide diversified caring and support services to enhance people's sense of fulfilment, while continuously strengthening collaboration with the District Councils and the "three district committees" to serve the people. By the end of this August, Care Teams had visited some 580 000 elderly households and other households in need, provided about 89 000 instances of basic home or other support services, and organised some 45 000 district activities. In time of emergencies and incidents, Care Teams swiftly mobilise their members and volunteers to attend to the needs of affected individuals and provide them with timely assistance.
All Care Teams have met, or even surpassed, the service requirements in accordance with the key performance indicators in their first-term service. The HAD and District Offices will consolidate the reports of the Care Teams in the first term and let the public know their achievements.
Ends/Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Issued at HKT 12:20
Issued at HKT 12:20
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