Caritas Hong Kong is a charitable organisation, a member of Caritas Internationalis, founded by the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong in July 1953. It started with relief and rehabilitation services to the poor and the distressed after the Second World War. It nowaday expands to involve social service, education service, medical service, hospitality service and many others. It is led by Board of Management chairman Dominic Chan.
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| Established | July 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founder | Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | Nonprofit | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Headquarters | Caritas House, 2 Caine Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 22°16′45″N 114°09′15″E / 22.2793°N 114.1541°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Region served | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | social work services, education, medical care, community development and hospitality | ||||||||||||||||||||||
President | Bishop Stephen Chow | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliations | Caritas Internationalis, Caritas Asia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expenses (2022/2023) | HK$2,985,097,000[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Staff (2023) | 8,421[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Volunteers (2023) | 12,000[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||
It is funded by the Hong Kong Government, Community Chest, other donations and fees on participants.
Hospitals
edit- Public:
- Caritas Medical Centre, founded in 1964
- Private
- Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas), taken up in 1993
- Canossa Hospital (Caritas), taken up in 1991
Schools
editSpecial Education & Vocational Training Service
edit- Caritas Lok Jun School
- Caritas Lok Yi School
- Caritas Lok Kan School
- Caritas Resurrection School
- Caritas Magdalene School
- Caritas Jockey Club Lok Yan School
Vocational Training & Education Service
editCaritas Secondary School
edit- Caritas St. Francis Secondary School
- Caritas Chong Yuet Ming Secondary School
- Caritas St. Joseph Secondary School
- Caritas St. Paul Secondary School
- Caritas Tuen Mun Marden Foundation Secondary School
- Caritas Chai Wan Marden Foundation Secondary School
- Caritas Shatin Marden Foundation Secondary School
- Caritas Fanling Chan Chun Ha Secondary School
- Caritas Yuen Long Chan Chun Ha Secondary School
- Caritas Ma On Shan Secondary School
- Caritas Charles Vath College
Adult and Higher Education Service
edit- Caritas Institute of Higher Education (formerly Caritas Francis Hsu College)
- Caritas Bianchi College of Careers (Day and Night School)
- Caritas Institute of Community Education
- Caritas St. Joseph's Institute For Further and Adult Education- Night School
- Centre For Advanced & Professional Studies
- Caritas Cosmetic Career Centre
- Caritas Adult & Higher Education Service – City Centre
- Education & Retraining Information Network For New Arrivals
- Caritas Information Technology Advancement Centre
- Caritas Human Resources Investment Section
- Caritas Logistics Centre
Environmental Protection Initiative
edit- Hong Kong Caritas Computer Recycle Project[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "2022/2023 Caritas Hong Kong Annual Report". caritas.org.hk. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "香港明愛電腦再生計劃 Hong Kong Caritas Computer Recycle Project". Archived from the original on 2008-06-15. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
External links
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Media related to Caritas Hong Kong at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- An interview with the Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Zen Ze-kiun on YouTube (in Italian)
