Annual District Highlights
District Highlights 2023-24
Enhancing Vitality and Happiness
- Multiple service units in the district were engaged to launch 38 community care projects under the theme “Three Aspects of a Blessed Life”. The “three aspects” refer to “survival”, “lifestyle” and “vitality”, while “a blessed life” pertains to a “sense of happiness.” This initiative aimed to foster positive thinking and resilience within our community, and to encourage the cultivation of constructive mindsets and habits to navigate challenges effectively. The total number of beneficiaries from these projects exceeded 4 900. The Kowloon City and Yau Tsim Mong District Social Welfare Office, together with the integrated family service centres and other organisations/service units in the two districts, jointly organised a series of “Happy Family Journey” programmes to strengthen family relationships and promote family harmony. In addition to a short video clip introducing the “Seven Keys of Well-being”, a training event echoing this theme was held to promote positive living and well-being in our community.
- The Family & Child Protective Services Unit (Kowloon City/Yau Tsim Mong) conducted a series of workshops on preventing family violence. These included workshops on handling suspected child abuse cases for primary schools and youth service units, and sharing sessions on handling cases for residential child care facilities.
“Care the Carers Campaign” District Kick-Off Ceremony and Carnival
The elderly and rehabilitation service units in the district were engaged to hold the kick-off ceremony and carnival for the “Care the Carers Campaign” at the piazza of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on 9 December 2023. To echo the theme, a theme song titled “Cheer Up” was composed to promote self-care and carer support.
Caring for Young People, Focusing on their Mental Well-Being, and Enhancing their Resilience
- 11 Integrated Children and Youth Services Centres were engaged to continue implementing the “Tomorrow’s Leaders Job-shadowing Programme”. Senior secondary students and undergraduates participating in the Programme were matched with volunteer mentors who are corporate leaders or senior managers. Over the course of two shadowing days, the young participants had the opportunity to learn from their mentors’ practical experiences by touring their workplaces. These exchanges enabled the transmission of positive life values and established a solid foundation for early career planning, thus broadening opportunities for young people.
- Six NGOs that serve at-risk youth in the Yau Tsim Mong district were engaged to organise the “Challenge” Youth Interest Pursuit Programme, which combined interest classes with casework intervention. Advanced interest classes were provided for youths eager to engage in deeper learning, thereby fostering a sense of connectedness. At the same time, young people with specific needs were identified for casework intervention and in-depth follow-up. The Programme aimed to build a sense of community belonging among young people, improve their mental well-being and physical health, and enhance their resilience against delinquent behavior.
- A professional training workshop was jointly organised with the Caritas Community Centre – Kowloon, and a psychiatric medical practitioner from the Kowloon Hospital Psychiatric Department was invited to share their experiences. The workshop aimed to enhance the awareness and understanding of young people’s mental well-being and related issues among school social workers, youth service social workers, family service social workers, teachers and stakeholders in the district, as well as to enhance their sensitivity and skills in identifying and intervening in high-risk cases at an early stage.