Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children

History

HKSPC was founded in 1926 by Mr T.M. Hazlerigg.

In 2022, the Director of the charity resigned following incidents of abuse by staff towards toddlers.

In 2023, a former staff member at the Children’s Residential Home in Mong Kok was convicted of abuse and sentenced to 27 months in jail.

In 2024, they hosted a charity art exhibit in West Kowloon.

Services

HKSPC provides a wide range of services, including childcare, pre-primary education, family service, social work, rehabilitation and parenting support.

Nursery schools and day crèches

HKSPC operates five-day crèches (for infants to 2-year-olds) and 16 nursery schools (for children aged 2 to 6 years old) to take care of more than 2,500 children throughout the SAR. Many of these children come from less privileged and/or families with acute social problems.

• Ocean Shores Nursery School also provides day creche service

Children and Family Services Centres

The two Children and Family Services Centres, located in Mongkok and Kowloon City, aim at early identifying the needs of families in the districts, developing comprehensive community networks and making referral to suitable services in the community. The centres provide community support services including after-school care, tutorial classes and parent-child quality play corner. The centre in Kowloon City also serves ethnic minority families.

Children's Residential Home

Children’s Residential Home is the largest residential crèche for children under 3 years of age in Hong Kong. It provides round-the-clock care for children who cannot be properly taken care of by their families and referred to the organisation by social workers and Social Welfare Department. It is also the only centre in Hong Kong offering 24-hour occasional residential care service to babies under the age of 2 for families with urgent needs.

Centre for Child Enlightenment

The centre offers support services for children with diverse developmental needs, their parents, early childhood educators and schools. Its provides professional consultation, assessment, counseling and individual/group training delivered by its service team comprising educational psychologists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, trainers, and registered social workers.

References

References

1. "Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children".
2. "Milestones {{!}} About Us {{!}} Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children".
3. Chau, Candice. (2022-01-27). "Director of Hong Kong children's charity quits as alleged abuse scandal at care home grows".
4. Chan, Irene. (2023-06-28). "Ex-care worker jailed for 27 months over abuse at Hong Kong children's home at centre of scandal".
5. "Art Charity Exhibition".