Welfare sector – Charm

Hong Kong social welfare groups fear budget cuts will hurt service

Cs news4 months ago02 mins

Services and staffing levels of social welfare organisations in Hong Kong will be hit by the government plan to cut funding by as much as 7 percent in the coming three financial years, lawmakers and operators have warned. The sector raised their concerns after they were briefed on Monday by Secretary for Labour and Welfare…

Hongkonger’s worsening eczema, food allergies fuel her doubts over Covid jabs

Cs news6 months ago02 mins

In this series of stories to mark five years since Hong Kong recorded its first Covid-19 case on January 22, 2020, the Post looks at how some residents’ lives changed and examines the city’s readiness for the next global pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic is over, but Hongkonger Eunice To continues to cope with a severe…