Annual District Highlights

District Highlights 2023-24

Strengthening Collaboration of Different Sectors to Support the Needy in the District

In collaboration with 41 service units from various sectors in the district, the flagship project, “Our Neighbourhood@Kwun Tong”, was continuously implemented in six small localities. The working group in each locality tailored a theme based on the unique needs of the locality, and collaborated to organise a variety of activities/programmes. The project served around 10 000 participants.
The District Social Welfare Office (DSWO) partnered with 15 youth service units to launch the District Youth Project (the Project), with a view to helping students adjust to school life following the return to normalcy. To promote youth mental well-being, each youth service unit implemented a series of related groups/programmes. In addition, the DSWO and these youth service units jointly organised the “Chill Club – Team Lab Exploration” and the “Feel Good Feel Bad” Youth Mental Health Promotion Day to support this initiative and raise public awareness. More than 7 300 young people and members of the public participated in the Project.

Mobilising Joint Efforts to Enhance Care and Support for Elderly Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Their Carers

In response to the “Care the Carers Campaign”, the DSWO partnered with major elderly and rehabilitation service units in the district to launch a signature event known as the “Together in Care” Carer Sharing Session and Fun Day on 21 October 2023. Besides, eight carer-centric support programmes were implemented to promote care for carers, raise awareness of their needs, and alleviate caregiving stress. To facilitate service users and their carers’ easy access to relevant community resources for timely assistance, the DSWO produced and arranged the broadcasting of a promotional video on elderly and rehabilitation services in various locations within the Kwun Tong district. District service information leaflets were also widely distributed to enhance understanding of community resources and encourage seeking early assistance.
To strengthen support for elderly persons living alone and persons with disabilities (PWDs), elderly centres, District Support Centres for Persons with Disabilities, and Integrated Community Centres for Mental Wellness were coordinated and subsidised to implement seven district-wide support programmes. These programmes aimed to enhance support networks for elderly persons and PWDs, identify hidden elderly persons and carers, help them connect with the community, and promote elderly and rehabilitation services in the district. A total of 109 programme activities were conducted, involving about 500 volunteers and benefiting about 5 000 elderly persons, PWDs and their carers.