Caritas Hong Kong

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Caritas Hong Kong
香港明愛
EstablishedJuly 1953;71 years ago (1953-07)
Founder Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
Type Nonprofit
HeadquartersCaritas House, 2 Caine Road
Location
Coordinates 22°16′45″N114°09′15″E / 22.2793°N 114.1541°E / 22.2793; 114.1541
Region served
Hong Kong
Servicessocial work services, education, medical care, community development and hospitality
President
Cardinal Stephen Chow
Affiliations Caritas Internationalis, Caritas Asia
Expenses HK$2,985,097,000 [1] (2022/2023)
Staff8,421 [1] (2023)
Volunteers12,000 [1] (2023)
Website www.caritas.org.hk
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 香港明愛
Simplified Chinese 香港明爱
Literal meaningHong Kong Bright Love
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Xiānggǎng Míngài
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization Hēung góng mìhng oi
Jyutping Hoeng1 gong2 ming4 oi3
A Caritas Hong Kong Outreaching Dental Services bus HK Caritas Outreaching Dental Services 13 Seats a.jpg
A Caritas Hong Kong Outreaching Dental Services bus

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 has been expanded to involve social services, education services, medical services, hospitality services and many others. It is led by Board of Management chairman Dominic Chan.

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It is funded by the Hong Kong Government, Community Chest, as well as other donations and participant fees.

Hospitals

Schools

Special Education & Vocational Training Service

Vocational Training & Education Service

Caritas Secondary School

Adult and Higher Education Service

Environmental Protection Initiative

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2022/2023 Caritas Hong Kong Annual Report". caritas.org.hk. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. "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.

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