The Research Release cum symposium on “Divorced Family Support Services” organised by HKFWS’ Divorce Services, was successfully held on 13 December, with over 300 participants from different social welfare and education sectors. The results of the first-ever study on the "Non-residing Divorced Fathers Research" was also released during the event.
We were honored to have Ms. Wendy Chau, Assistant Director of the Social Welfare Department (Family and Child Welfare), and Ir Gary Ko, Vice Chairman of the Admissions, Budgets & Allocations committees of the Community Chest of Hong Kong, as our guest speakers.
In addition to Ms. Christina Suen, Senior Manager and Qualified Parenting Coordinator of HKFWS, the seminar also featured several professional speakers, including Dr. Lau Yuk-king, Part-time Lecturer and Honorary Researcher at the Chinese University of Hong Kong; Prof. Yip Kam-shing, Research Professor at Saint Francis University; and Prof. Shirley Hung, Director of the Social Work Department at Hong Kong Baptist University. They shared insights on the difficulties and challenges faced by different family members during the divorce process and provided recommendations to strengthen support for divorced families and non-cohabiting divorced fathers.
Please click here to learn more about the "Non-residing divorced fathers research".
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The “Carers Forum - New Perspectives on Family Caregiving” event, organised by The Society, was successfully held on 19 December. Experts from the social welfare, education, and healthcare sectors were invited to discuss on how cross-sector collaboration could support families on enhancing their effectiveness of caregiving. The event attracted nearly 200 participants.
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The Society’s "Healthy Family - Creating Happiness Record" event has successfully concluded on 3 November. We were delighted to challenge the Guinness World Records by assembling over a thousand resistance bands to form the Chinese character of "Family" by the participating families. HKFWS is officially the new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title holder for the "Largest Resistance Band Word"!
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Hong Kong Family Welfare Society (HKFWS). To celebrate this significant milestone, the Society held a 75th Anniversary Cocktail Reception on 3 September 2024 (Tuesday) at the Hong Kong Club. Over 200 guests from the political, business, and philanthropic sectors, as well as corporate partners and institutional representatives, were invited to witness this important milestone together and to spend an unforgettable evening.
