With increasing poverty and family disintegration in Hong Kong, social workers have to be
responsive to new needs and demands in society. From the Social Development Index 2000 …

This chapter discusses the responses of social work practices and education in Hong Kong
to the government's strategy for handling the contradictory relationship between social …

Introduction This article explores the paradox facing social work practitioners in the pursuit of
social reform. Without the reform endeavour driving the idealism of the profession, social …

This volume is a response to the challenges facing advocates of social welfare in Hong
Kong in the new millennium, including the changing subvention mode, the need for a …

The Asian financial crisis (1997) has created a social care crisis resulting in rising
unemployment, poverty, income inequalities and homelessness. Although faced with …

The development of professional social work in Hong Kong can be traced back to the 1960s.
Similar to development of the profession in other countries, it began with social work …

This paper provides a commentary and analysis on the half-century development of social
work in Hong Kong, from its origins in the twin roots of Christian ideology accompanying …

The nature of social services in Hong Page 1 411- The nature of social services in Hong Kong
Sam WK Yu Introduction The spectacular economic performance of East Asian newly in …

From the 1970s through to the early 1990s Hong Kong had one of the most vibrant and fast-
growing economies in the world. This came to an end in October 1997 with the Asian …

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have been the major provider of social welfare
services in Hong Kong. Facing an economic downturn, the Hong Kong government decides …