Elderly residents attending event organised by Society for Community Organisation recount difficulties they face in trying to book emergency medical services.

Youngsters get gifts from Society for Community Organisation, which has handed out more than 40,000 Christmas presents over past 20 years.

CLP Power says it will budget HK$70 million to support low-income families in 2024 while HK Electric has earmarked HK$55 million for initiatives.

NGO poll also finds less than 7 per cent of residents in Sham Shui Po satisfied with government inspection efforts following spate of incidents involving falling concrete.

Chief Executive John Lee visits family of four in subdivided flat in Yuen Long, the second stop of his community visits aimed at gauging public opinion.

More publicity is needed, as most elderly people don’t know about latest four services added to list, professionals say.

Retiree files application for judicial review over policy barring him from public housing after he accepted compensation 30 years ago when his flat was demolished.

Half of city’s lower-income elderly have moderate to severe depression or anxiety, poll finds.

HK Electric to cut surcharge by 15.5 per cent over January levels as global fuel prices fall, but Sze Lai-shan of Society for Community Organisation says more relief needed for residents living in subdivided flats.

Society for Community Organisation warns hot weather brings increased strain on low-income households.

Nearly 80 per cent of survey respondents said they could not afford enough food for each of the three daily meals.

NGO poll of 5,000 youngsters rates government performance as 19 out of 100, with respondents saying housing shortage is top concern.

Society for Community Organisation announces transitional housing project under a five-year lease in the industrial district of Kwai Chung.

Thousands of elderly people do not own a smartphone or are clueless about coping with pandemic digital checks.

Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho made the remarks following visit to subdivided flats and ‘cage homes’ in Sham Shui Po.

Society for Community Organisation appeals to government to put caps on rent levels to ease the problem.

Findings show 23 per cent of 100 young people polled have taken to lying flat, but three in five respondents do not want to do so and some say working hard can bring hope.

Consumer price index had soared close to 40 per cent in the past 12 years, according to Society for Community Organisation.

Under the current social-distancing measures, some restaurants were allowed to continue seating groups of four, a privilege that will no longer apply after Thursday.

As poverty rate hits 12-year high, experts voice concerns for 274,900 children from needy homes

The event, put on by the Society for Community Organisation, is seeking to raise HK$1.2 million to fund the group’s work.

The Society for Community Organisation says stricter rent controls, among other things, are needed to protect residents of subdivided flats.

Agencies note ‘alarming’ rise in number of homeless women, call for more measures to help them.

Survey finds toothache affects the sleep of those living below the poverty line three times more than average elderly person.

Some hotel and guest house operators complain that offering longer leases is difficult when many must renew their licences annually

Exhibition by Society for Community Organisation is open every Saturday from March 16 to June 26.

The Children’s Rights Association’s latest report marks the 10th year straight in which housing has been identified as the biggest worry.

Kwun Tong public pier is home to makeshift village of cardboard and wooden structures housing about 30 people.

While many have decried the policy as discriminatory, the city’s Equal Opportunities Commission has been largely powerless to stop it.