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Caring for the Vulnerable

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The Fruits of Our Efforts

  • Increase residential places for persons with disabilities.

  • Launch a designated hotline for Carer Support (Carer Hotline).

  • Establish a carer support data platform integrated with data from government departments and public bodies.

  • Regularize and increase the allowance for the carer of elderly and persons with disabilities under the Community Care Fund.

  • The "Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance" was passed and will officially take effect in January 2026.

  • Increase the number of subsidized child care centres to strengthen day care services for infants and young children.

  • Enhance child care services, including increasing service quotas and subsidies.

  • Enhance after-school care services provided on campus and remove enrollment cap.

  • Optimize the staffing establishment for resource teachers (services for students with autism) in aided special schools.

  • Provide transition and support services for children with special needs entering primary school.

  • Establish dedicated Ethnic Minority Care Teams and open two new Support Service Centres for Ethnic Minorities.

  • Government departments may design job-specific language proficiency tests to provide applicants with an alternative pathway to meet language entry requirements.

  • Facilitate the issuance of Mainland travel permits for non-Chinese permanent residents of Hong Kong and Macao (ethnic minority) .

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