Objective. Eligibility Criteria. 2. Applications under the Programme are divided into two categories: (a)

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1 Objective Community Care Fund Third Launch of the One-off Living Subsidy for Low-income Households Not Living in Public Housing and Not Receiving CSSA Programme Brief The Commission on Poverty endorsed to launch the assistance programme under the Community Care Fund (CCF) to provide a one-off living subsidy for low-income households not living in public housing 1 and not receiving CSSA (the Programme) for the third time to relieve their financial pressure. The Programme is administered by the CCF Secretariat (the Secretariat), and 242 service units operated by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) will assist in implementing the Programme (the service units). The list of these units is at Annex I. Eligibility Criteria 2. Applications under the Programme are divided into two categories: (a) (b) old applications (i.e. beneficiary households of the Programme which was relaunched during the period from 2 January to 31 August 2015 (the Relaunched Programme)) ; and new applications. 3. Target beneficiaries should meet all the following criteria: (a) (i) Renting on a monthly basis (or for longer tenures) accommodation in private permanent housing (private housing) 2, industrial buildings or commercial buildings; or (ii) Renting bedspaces offered under the Home Affairs Department s Singleton Hostel Programme; or (iii) Residing in temporary housing 3 ; or (iv) Living on board vessels; or (v) Homeless persons 4 ; 1 For the purpose of the Programme, households not living in public housing refer to those not living in public rental housing or subsidised home ownership housing (including flats under the Home Ownership Scheme and the Tenants Purchase Scheme). 2 Including all private residential flats, rooms (cubicles/solid partitioned cubicles), sub-divided units, bedspaces/cocklofts, villas/bungalows/modern village houses, simple stone structures/traditional village houses, staff quarters, subsidised home ownership housing (including flats under the Home Ownership Scheme and the Tenants Purchase Scheme) that are not bounded by alienation restrictions, and Tai Hang Sai Estate. 3 Including Temporary Housing Area units, and private temporary housing such as roof-top structures, squatter structures, licensed structures (i.e. domestic structures licensed by the Lands Department), huts, places not intended for residential purpose (such as landings, staircases, corridors, etc.), contractor s matsheds and nissen huts. 4 Homeless persons include: (a) Street sleepers; (b) Persons residing in the following temporary shelter/urban hostel for single persons operated by NGOs: (i) Caritas Hung Hom Hostel; (ii) Street Sleepers Shelter Society Trustees Incorporated s Shamshuipo Shelter, Yaumatei Shelter and Wanchai Shelter; (iii) The Salvation Army s Yee On Hostel; (iv) Christian Concern for the Homeless Association s Home of Abundant Grace, Home of Blessings, Home of Grace and Home of Lily; (v) St. James Settlement s Li Chit Street Single Persons Hostel; (vi) Neighbourhood Advice-Action Council s Jockey Club Lok Fu Hostel for Single Persons; 1

2 (b) The average monthly household income in the past 3 months 5 shall not exceed the specified income limit applicable to the relevant household size below: Household size (persons) Specified household income limit ($) 1 10, , , , ,050 6 or above 32,540 (c) For persons renting accommodations in private housing, industrial buildings or commercial buildings, the average monthly rent paid in the past 3 months 6 shall not exceed the specified rental limit applicable to the relevant household size below: Household size (persons) Specified household rental limit ($) 1 5, , , , ,525 6 or above 16,270 (d) Do not receive Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) 7 ; (e) Neither the applicant nor household members own any property in Hong Kong (including jointly owned properties); (vii) Pok Oi Hospital Jockey Club Hostel for Single Persons; (viii) Missionaries of Charity s Home of Love; and (c) Persons residing in the Housing Department s Po Tin Transit, Tuen Mun and Lung Tin Transit, Tai O. 5 The average monthly household income in the past 3 months refers to the average monthly household income of the 3 months prior to the submission of application (i.e. the average of the total monthly income of the applicant and household members residing with him/her), including earnings from employment and other income (i.e. including salary, double pay/leave pay, job allowance, bonus/commission/tips, fees for rendering services, profits from business/investment, alimony, contribution from relatives/friends, interests from fixed deposits, stock and shares, etc., rental income, monthly pension/widow s and children s compensation). Employee s mandatory contribution to a Mandatory Provident Fund Scheme, financial assistance provided by the Government, charitable donations and financial assistance from other assistance programmes of the CCF, etc. of the applicant and household members residing with him/her are however not included. When calculating the monthly household income, applicants can refer to the monthly average of the two irregular income items (i.e. double pay and bonus) accumulated over the respective period of time. 6 Refers to the average monthly rent paid for the 3 months prior to the submission of application (calculated according to the amount shown on the rental receipt, the amount should exclude management fees, rates, or utility charges for water, electricity and gas etc.). 7 In case one/more member(s) of the applicant s household does/do not meet this criterion, the application will still be processed. However, this/these person(s) should be excluded for the purpose of calculating the number of household members, income, rent and subsidy amount. 2

3 (f) (g) Hong Kong Permanent Residents, or holders of Hong Kong Identity Card who do not belong to those who have entered Hong Kong not for the purpose of settlement, and/or those who have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Immigration Department (ImmD) that they have the financial means to sustain their living in Hong Kong before issuance of visas/entry permits 7 8 ; and If the applicant is renting an accommodation in private housing, industrial building or commercial building, the rented accommodation should not be a property owned by the father, mother, son, daughter 9, husband or wife of the applicant and/or of any household members. Application Arrangements 4. Old application households will receive notifications for confirming eligibility (notifications) 10 sent by the Secretariat, and they must send a written reply to confirm their eligibility. Old and new application households shall meet all the eligibility criteria as listed at paragraph 3 above when confirming eligibility/submitting an application 11 respectively. Please refer to Annex II for the application procedures. Old and new application households are required to confirm eligibility/submit new applications respectively in phases 12 having regard to their household sizes 13 from 4 January to 31 August 2016 (application period) as follows: From 4 January 2016 onwards From 1 February 2016 onwards From 1 March 2016 onwards From 1 April 2016 onwards To confirm eligibility or submit new applications (one-person households) To confirm eligibility or submit new applications (two-person households) To confirm eligibility or submit new applications (three-person households) To confirm eligibility or submit new applications (four-or-more-person households) 8 Persons who have entered Hong Kong not for the purpose of settlement, and/or those who have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the ImmD that they have the financial means to sustain their living in Hong Kong before issuance of visas/entry permits include: (a) Persons admitted into Hong Kong under the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme and their dependants; (b) Persons admitted into Hong Kong under the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme and their dependants; (c) Persons admitted into Hong Kong for employment as imported workers under the Supplementary Labour Scheme; (d) Persons admitted into Hong Kong under the Working Holiday Scheme; (e) Foreign domestic helpers; (f) Visitors; or (g) Persons admitted under the following immigration policies/arrangements and their dependants: (i) Training; (ii) Study; (iii) Employment under the General Employment Policy; (iv) Investment under the General Employment Policy (i.e. to establish or to join in a business); (v) Employment under the Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and Professionals; (vi) Employment under the Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates; or (vii) Employment under the Admission Scheme for the Second Generation of Chinese Hong Kong Permanent Residents. 9 Including legally recognised adoptive parents/children and illegitimate children. 10 Those who do not have a mailing address or are homeless persons, notifications will be delivered through the relevant service units. 11 The date of confirming eligibility shall be the date when the old application household signs the reply slip attached to the notification; the application date shall be the date when the new application household submits the duly completed application form (together with copies of all the required documents) to the service unit. 12 If the application households are eligible for the Programme during the period from 4 January 2016 to the date before the commencement of the respective application phase applicable to the relevant household size, but are not eligible after the commencement of the respective application phase applicable to the relevant household size owing to subsequent changes of their household situations, they can contact the Secretariat for special arrangement. 13 Refers to the number of eligible household members. 3

4 31 August 2016 End of application period (i.e. all eligible households (irrespective of household size)) (A) Old Applications 5. Old application households will, having regard to their household sizes 14, receive notifications sent by the Secretariat during the initial period of each phase of the application period. For households who meet the eligibility criteria for the Programme (including those who are still eligible despite changes in income, rent, residential address and/or a reduction in the total number of household members as compared with the application for the Relaunched Programme), they shall complete the reply slip with appendices 15 attached to the notification and send it back to the Secretariat for confirmation of their eligibility 16 before the end of the application period (i.e. on or before 31 August 2016) Each old application household should submit one reply slip only for confirmation of their eligibility and duplicate submissions will not be processed. Duplicate submissions may cause delay to the processing of cases and the arrangement of subsidy disbursement. The reply slip, once submitted, cannot be withdrawn except with special reasons. All information and documents submitted in relation to the case will not be returned. 7. Upon receiving the reply slip with appendices, the Secretariat will verify an application household s eligibility for the Programme and send a notification of eligibility verification result 10 to the specified applicant who applied for the Relaunched Programme (old applicants). Eligible old applicants will collect the subsidy according to their chosen method 18 under the Relaunched Programme (i.e. either through direct payment into bank account or order cheque); the respective subsidy amounts for one-person households, two-person households, three-person households, four-person households and five-or-more-person households are HK$4,000, HK$8,000, HK$11,000, HK$13,000 and HK$14,000. For ineligible cases, the Secretariat will send the notifications of eligibility verification result 10 by registered mail. For old applicants who disagree with the eligibility verification results, they can seek a review in writing with justifications within 14 days after receiving the notifications of eligibility verification result (address: 4/F, Southorn, 130 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong). 8. For households that have new eligible members (whether the total number of household 14 The Secretariat will send the notification to the old application households in phases having regard to their household sizes under the Relaunched Programme. Upon receipt of the notifications, such households shall complete and return the reply slips attached to the Secretariat for confirming eligibility. 15 As the eligibility verification will be made on a household basis, all the eligible household members should sign on the reply slip to give consent to the specified applicant under the Relaunched Programme to receive the subsidy on their behalf if the household was found to be eligible. If the eligible household member is under the age of 18, the declaration should be made and signed by his/her parents/guardians (must be Hong Kong residents at the age of 18 or above); if the person is incapable of managing his/her own affairs or mentally incapacitated, the declaration should be made and signed by his/her agent (see Footnote 28) or legal guardian (see Footnote 29) (must be Hong Kong residents at the age of 18 or above). 16 Households should meet the eligibility criteria of the Programme on the day they sign the reply slip. Applicant and household members (if applicable) should personally sign the relevant part(s) of the reply slip and the signature should be the same as that in the application form/reply slip for confirming eligibility under the Relaunched Programme. The Secretariat/service units may contact the applicants regarding the information on the reply slip. Applicants may be required to clarify or submit additional information. The Secretariat/service units may conduct audit checks, including home visits/visits and income test conducted by the service units on selected cases, in the course of processing the cases or after the disbursement of subsidy, which will help determine whether a household is eligible for the Programme on the day of signing the reply slip. 17 Postmark date (to the Secretariat) will be regarded as the date of submission. 18 If old applicants would like to change the arrangement for receiving the subsidy, please complete item (h) at Appendix A of the notification. 4

5 members has increased, decreased or remained unchanged) and/or need to change the specified applicant as compared with the application for the Relaunched Programme, they are required to submit a new application form under the Programme. Such households shall complete Part 1 of the reply slip and return it to the Secretariat. The Secretariat will forward these households information to the relevant service units which will contact the households for follow up. For the relevant arrangements of submitting the new application form and required documents, please refer to items (B)(2) to (B)(5) below. For households who do not meet the eligibility criteria of the Programme, please complete Part 1 of the reply slip and return it to the Secretariat 19. (B) New Applications (1) Submission of Applications in Phases 9. New application households shall submit their applications in phases to the service units near their residences during the application period (according to the timetable at paragraph 4 above): (a) (b) (c) (d) General households: submit application forms to service units accepting general applications (see the list at Part 1 of Annex I). Households with elders only (i.e. all members in the household are at the age of 65 or above): submit application forms to elderly service units 20 (see the list at Part 2 of Annex I); Households with young people only (i.e. all members in the household are at the age of 24 or below): submit application forms to youth service units 21 (see the list at Part 3 of Annex I); and Homeless persons: submit application forms to service units accepting applications from homeless persons (see the list at Part 4 of Annex I). Please do not submit applications by fax or by . Applicants are recommended to submit the application forms in person to the service units near their residences, which will facilitate the verification by the service units of the eligibility of the application households and checking of documentary proof submitted. (2) Submission of Documents 10. Duly completed application forms of new application households, together with copies of the following required documents, should be submitted to the service units near the applicants residences (see items 9(a) to (d) above) during the application period. (a) Hong Kong Identity Card 22 of the applicant and all household members (may choose to produce the original copies in person at the service units); 19 If the households choose the option of not meeting the eligibility criteria of the Programme in Part 1 of the reply slip, it will be recorded. If the households meet the eligibility criteria of the Programme before the end of the application period (i.e. on or before 31 August 2016) subsequent to changes of their household situation and wish to receive the subsidy, they can contact the Secretariat at Namely district elderly community centres, neighbourhood elderly centres, social centres for the elderly, support teams for the elderly and other non-subvented elderly service units. 21 Namely integrated children and youth services centres, and children and youth centres. 22 Or Hong Kong Birth Certificate/other identity document (for those under the age of 11 only) or Certificate of Exemption (if applicable). 5

6 (b) (c) (If applicable) rental receipts for renting accommodations in private housing, industrial buildings or commercial buildings (showing the applicant or any of the household members as the tenant of the accommodation concerned, the residential address and the monthly rent); (If applicable) documentary proof of living in the following hostels/shelters (e.g. the rental receipts or occupation certificates issued by the hostels/shelters): (i) Bedspaces under the Singleton Hostel Programme operated by the Home Affairs Department; (ii) Temporary shelters/urban hostels for single persons operated by NGOs (see Footnote 4); or (iii) Po Tin Transit in Tuen Mun and Lung Tin Transit in Tai O operated by the Housing Department; (d) For applicants who choose to receive the subsidy through direct payment 23 into bank accounts: documentary proof of bank account (e.g. the relevant page of passbook showing the name of the account holder or bank statement of the bank account concerned, etc.); and (e) For household members who are incapable of managing his/her own affairs 24 or mentally incapacitated 25 : supporting documents which prove that the household member concerned is incapable of managing his/her own affairs or mentally incapacitated (e.g. a certificate of appointment issued by the Court or certificates issued by registered medical practitioners of Hong Kong). (3) Notes to Applicants 11. New application households should note the following: (a) Applications should be made on a household 26 basis, yet there is no requirement on the relationship among the persons in a household. (b) For households with more than one person, each household should nominate one eligible adult 27 as the applicant. Other household members should sign on the application form to give consent for appointing the specified applicant to apply on their behalf. For household members who are under the age of 18, their parents/guardians (must be Hong Kong residents at the age of 18 or 23 The applicant must provide the information of his/her local Hong Kong dollar sole-name savings/current account. 24 For the purpose of the Programme, a person who is incapable of managing his/her own affairs refers to a person who needs to have his/her affairs managed by other persons appointed by the Court. 25 For the purpose of the Programme, a mentally incapacitated person refers to a person who is incapable of managing and administering his property and affairs by reason of mental incapacity. According to the Mental Health Ordinance (Cap. 136), mentally incapacity means mental disorder; or mental handicap, and mental disorder means: (a) mental illness; (b) a state of arrested or incomplete development of mind which amounts to a significant impairment of intelligence and social functioning which is associated with abnormally aggressive or seriously irresponsible conduct on the part of the person concerned; (c) psychopathic disorder; or (d) any other disorder or disability of mind which does not amount to mental handicap. 26 For the purpose of the Programme, a household consists of a group of persons who live together and make common provision for essentials for living. These persons need not be related. If a person makes provision for essentials for living without sharing with other persons, he/she is also regarded as a household. In this case, the household is a one-person household. 27 Adult means a person who has reached the age of 18 on the day when he/she submits the application. 6

7 above) should make the declaration and sign on their behalf. For household members who are eligible for the Programme but are incapable of managing his/her own affairs or mentally incapacitated, their agents 28 or legal guardians 29 (must be Hong Kong residents at the age of 18 or above) should make the declaration and sign on their behalf. Should the application be successful, the subsidy for all eligible members in the household will be disbursed to the specified applicant (e.g. the specified applicant of a two-person household will receive HK$8,000 of subsidy (see item 13(a) below)). (c) (d) (e) (f) Each household should submit only one application form to one service unit, duplicate submissions will not be processed. Duplicate submissions may cause delay to the processing of application and the arrangements of subsidy disbursement. The application form, once submitted, cannot be withdrawn except with special reasons. All information and documents submitted for application under the Programme will not be returned. Applicants are required to declare on the application form that the average monthly household income in the past 3 months does not exceed the specified income limit applicable to the relevant household size, but relevant documentary proof of income is not required 30. Applicants are required to declare that they and their household members are residing at the accommodations of a local address indicated in Part 1 of the application form on the application date and that the accommodations are under the coverage of the Programme (see item 3(a) above). Applicants who rent accommodations in private housing, industrial buildings or commercial buildings should note that: (i) each rental receipt shall be used by one household only for application purpose. The rented accommodation shown on the rental receipt should be the same as the local residential address indicated in Part 1 of the application form. The applicants should declare that the average monthly rent of the accommodation in the past 3 months does not exceed the rental limit applicable to the relevant household size; (ii) applicants who are unable to provide a rental receipt are required to make a self-declaration 33 that they and their household members are the tenants of the accommodation in private housing, industrial building or commercial building as indicated in the application form, and the reason for not being able to provide a rental receipt; and (iii) the rented accommodation should not be a property owned by the father, mother, son, daughter, husband or wife of the applicant and/or of any household members. Applicants and the household members should make a declaration on meeting this criterion. 28 For the purpose of the Programme, agents refer to people who are appointed by the Court to manage the affairs on behalf of the persons who are incapable of managing his/her own affairs. 29 Refer to legal guardians for those mentally incapacitated persons as appointed under the Mental Health Ordinance (Cap. 136). 30 But application households must show the relevant documentary proof of income during the home visits/visits and income test conducted by the service units (see item 12(c) below). 31 Must show that the applicant or any of the household members is the tenant of the accommodation concerned, the residential address and the monthly rent. 32 If there are more than one household in one accommodation, and these households rent part of the accommodation concerned and have their own rental receipts, they can submit application with their own rental receipts respectively. 33 Please contact the service units for the self-declaration form in specified format. 7

8 (g) (h) (i) (j) (k) Applicants who are street sleepers should declare that they have been sleeping in the street for at least 7 consecutive days on the application date. Applicants and their household members should declare that they do not own any property in Hong Kong. Applicants and their household members should declare that they do not belong to those who have entered Hong Kong not for the purpose of settlement, and/or those who have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the ImmD that they have adequate financial means to sustain their living in Hong Kong before they have been issued a visa/entry permit from the ImmD (applicable to non-hong Kong Permanent Residents, see item 3(f) above). For eligible applicants under the age of 18, if their household members are not eligible for the Programme (e.g. two-way exit permit holders or CSSA recipients), their parents/guardians (must be Hong Kong residents at the age of 18 or above) can submit the application on their behalf, and receive the subsidy for them when their eligibility under the Programme have been confirmed (for special arrangements please contact the Secretariat at ). For eligible applicants who are incapable of managing his/her own affairs or mentally incapacitated, if their household members are not eligible for the Programme, their agents or legal guardians (must be Hong Kong residents at the age of 18 or above) can submit the application on their behalf, and receive the subsidy for them when their eligibility under the Programme have been confirmed (for special arrangements please contact the Secretariat at ). (4) Processing of Application 12. The procedures of processing new applications 34 are as follows: (a) (b) (c) (d) The Secretariat and the service units will vet every application, including verifying the applicant s eligibility and checking the supporting documents submitted by the applicant. They may contact the applicants regarding the information on the application forms. Applicants may be required to clarify or submit additional information. To determine the eligibility of an application under the Programme, the Secretariat/service units will conduct the vetting in accordance with the applicants situation on the date when they submit the application (i.e. the date the duly completed application form (together with copies of all the required documents) is submitted to the service unit). The Secretariat/service units may conduct audit checks, including home visits/visits and income test conducted by the service units on selected applications, in the course of processing of application or after the disbursement of subsidy. The Secretariat/service units will issue a notification of result to applicants after vetting the applications concerned. Notifications to unsuccessful applicants will be sent by registered mail. For applicants who do not have a mailing address or are homeless persons, notifications will be delivered through the service units. Applicants who disagree with the application results can seek a review in writing with justifications within 14 days after receiving the notifications (address: 4/F, Southorn, 130 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong). 34 Including new applications submitted by old application households as a result of changes of household situation. 8

9 (5) Disbursement of Subsidy 13. The subsidy disbursement arrangement is as follows: (a) (b) (c) The Secretariat will disburse a subsidy of HK$4,000 to eligible one-person households, HK$8,000 to eligible two-person households, HK$11,000 to eligible three-person households, HK$13,000 to eligible four-person households and HK$14,000 to eligible five-or-more-person households. For applicants who choose to receive the subsidy through direct payment into bank accounts, the subsidy (including that of the applicant and those received by the applicant for other eligible persons in the household) will be deposited directly into the bank accounts as specified in their application forms through autopay. The applicants must provide the account number of his/her local Hong Kong dollar sole-name savings/current account. Do not provide the account number of a joint account, credit card account, loan account, fixed deposit account, investment account or foreign currency account. For applicants who choose to collect the subsidy in the form of order cheques, the service units concerned will inform applicants to bring along their Hong Kong Identity Card 35 and collect the notifications of application result and the cheques in person at the service units at the specified time, after verification of his/her name and Hong Kong Identity Card number. If applicants fail to collect the cheques at the specified time without reasonable explanations, no subsidy will be given to them. Enquiries 14. For details of the Programme, please visit the CCF s website ( or call the Programme hotline at Or Certificates of Exemption (if applicable). 9

10 Annex I Community Care Fund Third Launch of the One-off Living Subsidy for Low-income Households not Living in Public Housing and not Receiving CSSA List of Service Units which Assist in Implementing the Programme (Service Units) Part 1 Service units accepting general applications (1) Central & Western Caritas Mok Cheung Sui Kun Community G/F, 27 Pokfield Road, Kennedy Town, Hong Kong Caritas Community - Caine Road 2/F, Caritas House, 2-8 Caine Road, Hong Kong HKYWCA Kwun Lung Lau Community Work Office Shop 60, G/F, Block D, Kwun Lung Lau, Kennedy Town, Hong Kong HKYWCA Western District Integrated Social Service Flat A, 1/F, Block 1, Centenary Mansion, 9-15 Victoria Road, Western District, Hong Kong (2) Eastern Heung Hoi Ching Kok Lin Association Buddhist Ho Unit B, 1/F, Quarry Bay Community Complex, 1 Lee Foon Tak Elderly Social Greig Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Caritas Mutual Aid For Single Parent Families G/F,28A Fortress Hill Road, North Point, Hong Kong Caritas Women Development Project Room 7-8, 1/F, Lee Ga Building, 131 Sai Wan Ho Street, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong (3) Southern Aberdeen Kai-Fong Welfare Association Social Service 4/F, 180B Aberdeen Main Road, Aberdeen, Hong Community Kong Caritas Community Aberdeen 2/F, 20 Tin Wan Street, Aberdeen, Hong Kong Caritas Pokfulam Community Development Project 87 Pokfulam Village, Hong Kong (4) Wan Chai Po Leung Kuk Lau Chan Siu Po Family and Children Integrated Services 66 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong St. James' Settlement Wanchai Community 7/F, 85 Stone Nullah Lane, Wan Chai, Hong Kong (5) City Caritas Community - 1/F, 256A Prince Edward Road West, Hong Kong Children and Youth Services Hung Hom G/F, Hung Fai House, Hung Hom Estate, Hung Integrated Family Service Hom, HKSKH City Family Support Networking 3/F, Holy Trinity Bradbury, 139 Ma Tau Team Chung Road, HKLSS Martha Boss Lutheran Community 2/F, 89 Chung Hau Street, Ho Man Tin, Group and Community Work Unit HKLSS Homantin Lutheran Family Support Networking Team 2/F, No. 125 Ma Tau Wai Road, Tokwawan, / HKLSS Ma Tau Wai Lutheran for the Elderly , Hibiscus House, Ma Tau Wai Estate, Lok Sin Tong Lee Yin Yee United -Support Service for Ethnic Minorities G/F, 47 Tak Ku Ling Road, City, Lok Sin Tong Meal Delivery Service Flat 16B, 11/F, Block A, Merit Industrial, / Tokwawan Road,

11 Part 1 Service units accepting general applications (6) Kwun Tong Caritas Community - Ngau Tau Kok 2/F, 1 On Tak Road, Ngau Tau Kok, Kwun Tong Methodist Social Service Grassroots Family Support Station G/F, Pak Ling Lau, 251 Ngau Tau Kok Road, Kwun Tong, Kwun Tong Methodist Social Service Elderly Concern Flat G-003, G/F, Lotus Tower 1, 297 Ngau Tau Kok Road, Kwun Tong Garden Estate, Kwun Tong Methodist Social Service Agape Community Care 1-10/F, Tsui Yung House, Tsui Ping (North) Estate, Kwun Tong, Kwun Tong Methodist Social Service Lam Tin Neighbourhood Elderly Unit 5, G/F, Ping Yan House, Ping Tin Estate, Lam Tin, CFSC Lei Yue Mun Neighbourhood Level Community Unit 99, On Lei Sai Chuen, Lei Yue Mun, Development Project CFSC Community Development Services Room 712, 7/F, 3 Tsui Ping Road, Kwun Tong, NAAC Cha Kwo Ling (7) Sham Shui Po Caritas Labour Development Project Society for Community Organization Tsung Tsin Mission of Hong Kong Full Grace Service The Salvation Army Sham Shui Po Family Support Networking Team HKYWCA Sham Shui Po Integrated Social Service Cha Kwo Ling Main Street, Kwun Tong, No. 3, 3/F, Plaza, 485 Castle Peak Road, Unit B, 1/F, Hon Tan Mansion, 149 Hoi Tan Street, Sham Shui Po, 2/F, Sham Tsung Court, Wong Chuk Street, Shamshuipo, Flat E, M/F, Hing Yip Apartments, 60 Castle Peak Road, Sham Shui Po, 5-6/F, Un Chau Street Municipal Services Building, Un Chau Street, Shamshuipo, (8) Wong Tai Sin Yan Oi Tong Yuen Yuen Institute Community Support Room , Fung Tak Estate Community , Diamond Hill, HSBC Yan Oi Tong Community Support No. 7, Muk Lun Street, Wong Tai Sin, (9) Yau Tsim Mong MKKFA Chan Hing Social Service (Integrated Community Service Division) BOKSS Jordan Family Support Networking Team YMMSS Mongkok Integrated Family Service YMMSS Yau Tsim Mong Family Education and Support Hong Kong Christian Service Family Networks: Yau Tsim IFSC 45 Fuk Tsun Street, Tai Kok Tsui, Unit , 4/F., Rightful, Tak Hing Street, Jordan, G/F, Central Commercial Tower, 736 Nathan Road, Mong Kok, 5/F, 396 Shanghai Street, Yaumatei, /F, 33 Granville Road, Tsim Sha Tsui,

12 Part 1 Service units accepting general applications (10) Islands Caritas Cheung Chau Sai Wan Community Development Project 2/F, 91 Self Help Care Village, Tsan Tuen Road, Sai Wan, Cheung Chau HKYWCA Tai O Community Work Office Shop No. 1, Lung Tin Shopping, Lung Tin Estate, Tai O, Lantau Island HKSKH Tung Chung Integrated Services 2/F, Fu Tung Plaza, Fu Tung Estate, Tung Chung, Lantau Island The Salvation Army Tung Chung Family Support No.4, G/F, Ying Yat House., Yat Tung Estate, Tung Chung, Lautau Island NAAC Tung Chung Integrated Services Flat 2, Roof-top, Car Park 2, Yat Tung Estate, Tung Chung, Lantau Island (11) Kwai Tsing Caritas Residents Mutual Help - Kwai Chung Room C, 1/F, TLP 132, 132 Tai Lin Pai Road, Kwai Chung, N.T Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong New Territories Kwai Shing Circuit, Kwai Chung, N.T HKSKH Lady MacLehose Tsing Yi Integrated No , G/F, On Tao House, Cheung On Service Estate, Tsing Yi, N.T. HKSKH Lady MacLehose Room 114, 1/F, 22 Wo Yi Hop Road, Kwai Chung, N.T. Light & Love Home -Active Aging Unit 1 & 4, G/F, Kwai Shun House, Kwai Fong Estate, Kwai Chung, N.T (12) Sai Kung Caritas Sai Kung Community Development Project G/F, No. 45 Kwong Fat House, Man Yee Fishermen Estate, No. 140 Hong Kin Road, Tui Min Hoi, Sai Kung, N.T. (13) Sha Tin Association of Evangelical Free Churches of Hong Kong (The) Hong Fook Church Bradbury Community Health Development G/F, , Block A, Herring Gull House,Sha Kok Estate, Shatin, N.T YMMSS Shatin Family Education and Support G/F, Yan Wai House, Sun Tin Wai Estate, Shatin, N.T. (14) Tai Po The Salvation Army Sam Mun Tsai Community No. 31, Chim Uk Village, Shuen Wan, Tai Po, N.T Development Project The Salvation Army New Territories East Integrated Service Tai Po Integrated Service for Young People 9-10, G/F, Tai Wing House, Tai Yuen Estate, Tai Po, N.T / (15) North Caritas Lung Yeuk Tau Community Development G/F, 22C San Uk Tsuen, Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling, Project N.T. HKLSS Shek Wu Lutheran Community Development G/F & 1/F, 81A, Fan Leng Lau Village, Fanling, Project N.T. (16) Tsuen Wan Caritas Community - Tsuen Wan Shop Nos. 7 & 8, 1/F, Indihome Shopping Arcade, Yeung Uk Road, Tsuen Wan, N.T. Caritas Hon Man/Sham Tseng/Tsing Lung Tau Sham Tseng Youth, 40 Sham Hong Road, Community Development Project Sham Tseng, N.T. HKSKH Lady MacLehose Lo Wai/San Chuen/Fu Yung Shan Neighbourhood Level Community Development Project Lo Wai Public School, 137B Lo Wai Road, Tsuen Wan, N.T

13 Part 1 Service units accepting general applications (17) Tuen Mun Yan Oi Tong Community 5/F, Yan Oi Tong Jockey Club Community and Sports, 18 Kai Man Path, Tuen Mun, N.T. Yan Oi Tong Tuen Tsz Wai / San Hing Tsuen/ Tsing Chuen Wai Rural Community Service G/F, No. 256A Tuen Tsz Wai, Lam Tei, Tuen Mun, N.T HKYWCA Tuen Mun Integrated Social Service G/F, Oi Lim House, Yau Oi Estate, Tuen Mun, N.T (18) Yuen Long Caritas Hung Shui Kiu Community Development Shop B, G/F, Dor Fook Building, 7 Ying Fuk Street, Project Hung Shui Kiu, Yuen Long, N.T. Caritas Yuen Long Rural Community Development Project G/F, 152 Tsz Tong Tsuen, Kam Sheung Road, Yuen Long, N.T. YMMSS Tin Shui Wai Family Education & Support Rm.604, 6/F, Ancillary Facilities Block, Tin Chak Estate, Tin Shui Wai, N.T. YMMSS Yuen Long Family Education and Support 4/F, 184 Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long, N.T (Note: Since this service unit will cease operation with effect from September 2016 and will not accept application under this Programme from 15 August 2016 onwards, applicants should submit applications through other service units in the district.) The Salvation Army Ngau Tam Mei Community Kai Tak School, Wai Tsai Village, Ngau Tam Mei, Development Project Yuen Long, N.T. NAAC Tuen Mun / Yuen Long Rural Village Shop No. 1, G/F, Aster Court, 8 Hung Tai Road, Hung Shui Kiu, N.T. Yan Oi Tong Siu Cheng Suk Ching Community Support Podium Room , Bik Shui House, Shui Pin Wai Estate, Yuen Long, N.T

14 Part 2 Elderly service units accepting applications from households with elders only (1) Central & Western Caritas Elderly - Central District Room 231, Caritas House, 2 Caine Road, Central, Hong Kong HKSKH St. Luke's Settlement Neighbourhood Elderly Unit B, G/F, Tower 2, Kwun Lung Lau, 20 Lung Wah Street, Kennedy Town, Hong Kong HKSKH St. Matthew's Neighbourhood Elderly Room B, 2/F, 38 Des Voeux Road West, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong HKSKH Western District Elderly Community Shops A-E, G/F, Hill Court, 28 Hill Road, Western District, Hong Kong NAAC Nga Yin Association Neighbourhood Elderly 1/F, Lung Cheung Garden, 26 Kennedy Town Praya, Hong Kong Central and Western District Elderly Community, St. James Settlement 11/F, Sheung Wan Municipal Service Building, Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong (2) Eastern TWGHs Wu Ki Lim Neighbourhood Elderly G/F, Yiu On House, Yiu Tung Estate Phase III, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong TWGHs Fong Shu Chuen District Elderly Community 1/F, Fong Shu Chuen Social Service Building, 6 Po Man Street, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong Chai Wan Neighbourhood Elderly 3/F, Chai Wan Municipal Services Building, 338 Chai Wan Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong / G/F, / Wing B, Yuet Chui Court, Chai Wan, Hong Kong SAGE Chai Wan District Elderly Community 11-18, G/F, Yue Fung House, Yue Wan Estate, Chai Wan, Hong Kong SAGE Eastern District Elderly Community G/F, Phase 2, Provident, 53 Wharf Road, North Point, Hong Kong HKYWCA Ming Yue District Elderly Community G/F, Hong Shui House, Hong Tung Estate, 56 Lei King Road, Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong HKSKH Holy Nativity Church Neighbourhood Elderly 6 Ah Kung Ngam Road, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong HKLSS Harmony Garden Lutheran for the Elderly 1/F, Car Park Building, Harmony Garden, 9 Siu Sai Wan Road, Hong Kong Siu Sai Wan Neighbourhood Elderly of 6-9, G/F, Sui Lung House, Siu Sai Wan Estate, Seventh-day Adventists Hong Kong (3) Southern Aberdeen Kai-Fong Welfare Association Social Service G/F, Wah Kwai Community, Wah Kwai Fong Wong Wun Tei Neighbourhood Elderly Estate, Phase II, Aberdeen, Hong Kong Aberdeen Kai-Fong Welfare Association Social Service G/F, Marina Habitat, 1 Yuet Hoi Street, Ap Lei Lam Yingwah Neighbourhood Elderly Chau, Hong Kong Aberdeen Kai-Fong Welfare Association Social Service 2/F, 180B, Aberdeen Main Road, Aberdeen, Hong Jockey Club Wong Chi Keung District Elderly Kong Community Aberdeen Kai-Fong Welfare Association Social Service Shops 1-3, G/F, South Wave Court, 3 Shum Wan Southern District Elderly Community Road, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong Aberdeen Kai-Fong Welfare Association Social Service Room , G/F, Wah Mei House, Wah Fu Southern District Integrated Elderly Service Estate, Hong Kong Caritas Elderly - Aberdeen Unit 6-10, G/F, Tin Chak House, Tin Wan Estate, Aberdeen, Hong Kong Hong Kong PHAB Association Stanley/Shek O Neighbourhood Elderly G/F Shop A & 1/F Shop A&B, Wong Ma Kok Road, Greanville, Stanley, Hong Kong

15 Part 2 Elderly service units accepting applications from households with elders only The Salvation Army Wah Fu for Senior Citizens Room , Wah Kin House, Wah Fu Estate, Hong Kong NAAC Lei Tung Neighbourhood Elderly Room , Tung Sing House, Lei Tung Estate, Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong (4) Wan Chai Hong Kong Buddhist Association Buddhist Cheung 2/F, Allways, 468 Jaffe Road, Wan Chai, Miu Yuen Neighbourhood Elderly Hong Kong Hong Kong Buddhist Association Buddhist Ho Poon 1/F, Working View Commercial Bldg., 21 Yiu Wa Yuet Ping Cultural and Service for the Elderly St., Hong Kong Lok Sin Tong Chan Lai Jeong Kiu Neighbourhood G/F, Sherwood Court, 16 Kwai Sing Lane, Happy Elderly Valley, Hong Kong (5) City TWGHs Wong Cho Tong District Elderly Community G/F, TWGHs Wong Cho Tong Social Service Building, 39 Sheung Shing Street, Ho Man Tin, Heung Hoi Ching Kok Lin Association Buddhist Ho G/F, 115 Tam Kung Road, To Kwa Wan, Wong Cheong Po Neighbourhood Elderly S.K.H. Holy Carpenter Church District Elderly LG/F, 1 Dyer Avenue, Hung Hom, Community HKSKH Lok Man Alice Kwok Integrated Service G/F, Block H, Lok Man Sun Chuen, 111 Ko Shan Road, To Kwa Wan, YMMSS Oi Man Neighbourhood Elderly Units , Kar Man House, Oi Man Estate, Ho Man Tin, Yan Chai Hospital Ng Wong Yee Man Neighbourhood G/F, 55 Hau Wong Road, City, Elderly (6) Kwun Tong TWGHs Pong Wing Shiu Neighbourhood Elderly , G/F, Hung Shek House, Ping Shek Estate, Kwun Tong, TWGHs Fong Shiu Yee Neighbourhood Elderly Units , G/F, Sau Ming House, Sau Mau Ping Estate, Kwun Tong, Po Leung Kuk Lau Chan Siu Po Neighbourhood Elderly Po Leung Kuk Lau Chan Siu Po District Elderly Community Po Leung Kuk BMCPC Life Education and Elderly Support Caritas Elderly -Ngau Tau Kok SAGE Kai Yip Neighbourhood Elderly Rm , G/F, Fai Wah House, Lok Wah South / Estate / Units & Lap Wah House, Lok Wah North Estate, Kwun Tong, 1/F, Lam Tin Complex and G/F, Tak Yan House, Tak Tin Estate,223 Pik Wan Road, Lam Tin, Kwun Tong, Unit 5, G/F, Hon Pak Building, Wan Hon Estate, Kwun Tong, Wing B & C, G/F, Ying Hong House, Choi Ying Estate, Ngau Tau Kok, Units 1-3, & 20, G/F, Kai Shing House, Kai Yip Estate, Kwun Tong, Association of Evangelical Free Churches of Hong Units 101 & 103, G/F, Choi Tin House, Hing Tin Kong Hing Tin Wendell Memorial Church Alison Lam Estate, Lam Tin, Kwun Tong, Elderly CFSC True Light Villa District Elderly Community 4/F, 3 Tsui Ping Road, Kwun Tong, C&MA Yau Lai Neighbourhood Elderly G/F, Tsui Lai House, Yau Lai Estate, Yau Tong,

16 Part 2 Elderly service units accepting applications from households with elders only (7) Sham Shui Po Caritas Cheng Shing Fung District Elderly (Sham Shui Po) UG/F, Lai Bo Garden, 383 Po On Road, Sham Shui Po, Caritas Elderly Lai Kok Units , 3/F Lai Ho House, Lai Kok Estate, Cheung Sha Wan, HKYWCA Chi Po Neighbourhood Elderly 4/F, UC Mini Complex, Un Chau Street, Sham Shui Po, HKCS Un Chau Neighbourhood Elderly G/F, Un Lok House, Un Chau Estate, Sham Shui Po, The Association of Evangelical Free Churches of Hong Shop No. 148, Podium Floor, 39A Broadway Street, Kong- E.F.C.C.-Mei Foo Elderly Mei Foo Sun Chuen Stage II, Pok Oi Hospital Mei Foo Lai Wan Kaifong Association Mr. and Mrs. Leung Chi Chim Elderly Health Support and Learning Kwai Chung Flyover, Mei Foo Sun Chuen, Pok Oi Hospital Mr Kwok Hing Kwan Neighbourhood Unit 22, G/F, Hoi Lai Shopping, Hoi Lai Elderly Estate, Sham Shui Po, The Salvation Army Nam Tai for Senior Citizens 17-28, G/F, Nam Tai House, Nam Shan Estate, Shek Kip Mei, Sik Sik Yuen Ho Chak Neighbourhood for Senior Citizens Units 1-2 and 16-20, G/F, Wing Chak House, Chak On Estate, Sham Shui Po, NAAC Sham Shui Po District Elderly Community (8) Wong Tai Sin Po Leung Kuk Mrs. Maria Cheung Lifelong Learning Institute for the Senior HKSKH Kindly Light Church Neighbourhood Elderly HKSKH Wong Tai Sin District Elderly Community HKSKH Chuk Yuen Canon Martin District Elderly Community San Po Kong Neighbourhood Elderly of Seventh-day Adventists YMMSS Choi Hung Community for Senior Citizens The Salvation Army Chuk Yuen for Senior Citizens Sik Sik Yuen Ho Ping Neighbourhood for Senior Citizens Sik Sik Yuen Ho Fu Neighbourhood for Senior Citizens Caritas Elderly - Tung Tau 1/F, Ancillary Facilities Block, Shek Kip Mei Estate, 100 Woh Chai Street, Sham Shui Po, Ground Floor, Bel Air Heights No. 1, Lung Poon Street, Diamond Hill, G/F, 167 Po Kong Village Road, Tsz Wan Shan, G/F, PG Podium Level, Wong Tai Sin Shopping, Lower Wong Tai Sin (II) Estate, G/F, Wai Yuen House, Chuk Yuen (North) Estate, B57a-B63, 1/F, San Po Kong Plaza, 33 Shung Ling Street, San Po Kong, , G/F, Kam Hon House, Choi Hung Estate, 1-4/F, Chuk Yuen Community, Chuk Yuen South Estate, Room 2, G/F, Wang Yiu House, Wang Tau Hom Estate, L102, LG1, Fu Lai House / Units 13-14, LG/F, Fu Shun House, Fu Shan Estate, Unit 10-16, G/F, Wing Tung House, Tung Tau Estate, Wong Tai Sin,

17 Part 2 Elderly service units accepting applications from households with elders only (9) Yau Tsim Mong Asia Women's League Ltd. Yaumatei Neighbourhood Elderly MKKFA Chan Hing Social Service District Elderly Community Po Leung Kuk Lo Yau Yuk Sheung Neighbourhood Elderly BOKSS Chan Tak Sang Memorial Neighbourhood Elderly YMMSS Yau Tsim Neighbourhood Elderly The Salvation Army Mong Kok Integrated Service for Senior Citizens - Hoi Lam for Senior Citizens The Salvation Army Yaumatei Multi-service for Senior Citizens 4/F, Henry G Leong Yau Ma Tei Community , 60 Public Square Street, Yau Ma Tei, 45 Fuk Tsun Street, Tai Kok Tsui, /F, Kelly Commercial, Nathan Road, Yau Ma Tei, Unit A, 1/F, Prosperity Court, 168 Lai Chi Kok Road, Room 103, 1/F, 1 Austin Road West, Tsim Sha Tsui, 1/F, Hoi Yu House, Hoi Fu Court, No. 2 Hoi Ting Road, Mongkok, /F, 11 Wing Sing Lane, Yau Ma Tei, (10) Islands Pok Oi Hospital Chan Shi Sau Memorial Social Service Chung Shak Hei (Cheung Chau) Home for the Aged Ltd Wan Ho Kan Neighbourhood Elderly Hong Kong PHAB Association Peng Chau Neighbourhood Elderly cum Children/Youth NAAC Tung Chung Integrated Services G02, G04-G10, G/F, Silver Plaza, 8 Chung Shing Street, Mui Wo, Lantau Island 138, Pak She San Tsuen, Cheung Chau N10A, G/F, Kam Peng House, Kam Peng Estate, Peng Chau Flat 2, Roof-top, Car Park 2, Yat Tung Estate, Tung Chung, Lantau Island (11) Kwai Tsing Po Leung Kuk Mrs Chao King Lin Neighbourhood Elderly Caritas Elderly - Lei Muk Shue SAGE Chan Tseng Hsi Kwai Chung District Elderly Community SAGE Y K Fung Neighbourhood Elderly Unit 102, G/F, King Fat House, Cheung Fat Estate, Tsing Yi, N.T./ 1/F, Cheung Fat Community, Cheung Fat Estate, Tsing Yi, N.T. G/F, Hong Shue House, Lei Muk Shue Estate, Tsuen Wan, N.T. G/F, Fu Ping House, Tai Wo Hau Estate, Kwai Chung, N.T. 1, G/F, Hing Fuk House, Kwai Hing Estate, Kwai Chung, N.T. Room , 4/F, Ching Kwai House, Cheung Ching Estate, Tsing Yi, N.T. No.123, G/F, On Pak House, Cheung On Estate, Tsing Yi, N.T / HKYWCA Cheung Ching Neighbourhood Elderly The Association of Evangelical Free Churches of Hong Kong-E.F.C.C.- Fook On Church Elderly HKSKH Lady MacLehose Dr. Lam Chik-suen 1/F, 22 Wo Yi Hop Road, Kwai Chung, N.T District Elderly Community The Salvation Army Tai Wo Hau for Senior 1/F, Tai Wo Hau Community, 15 Tai Wo Citizens Hau Road, Kwai Chung, N.T. Light and Love Kwai Fong Neighbourhood Elderly G/F, Wing C, Kwai Ming House, Kwai Fong Estate, Kwai Chung, N.T