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Caritas Hong Kong is a

charitable organisation A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good). The legal definition of a ch ...

, a member of

Caritas Internationalis Caritas Internationalis is a confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development and social service organizations operating in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. Collectively and individually, their missions are to work to build a bett ...

, founded by the

Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong (; la, Dioecesis Sciiamchiamensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church. The diocese takes its name from the see city, the metropolitan area where the bishop resides. The Roman Catholic Diocese o ...

in July 1953. It started with relief and rehabilitation services to the poor and the distressed after the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. It nowaday expands to involve social service, education service, medical service, hospitality service and many others. It is led by Board of Management chairman

Dominic Chan Dominic Chan Chi-ming (; born 1952) is the former vicar general of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. He also serves as parish priest of the city's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Early life Chan was born in Yim Tin Tsai, S ...

. It is funded by the

Hong Kong Government The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government, refers to the Executive (government), executive authorities of Hong Kong Special administrative regions of China, ...

, Community Chest, other donations and fees on participants.

Hospitals

*Public: **

Caritas Medical Centre Caritas Medical Centre () is a district general hospital in So Uk, Cheung Sha Wan, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is the major hospital in Sham Shui Po District and co-managed by the Hospital Authority and Caritas Hong Kong. History Caritas Medic ...

, founded in 1964 *Private **

Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas) Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas) () is a Roman Catholic Community Hospital in Hong Kong, located at No. 113 Castle Peak Road in the Sham Shui Po area of West Kowloon. It is a Roman Catholic Christian hospital, run by the Caritas group, as is C ...

, taken up in 1993 **

Canossa Hospital (Caritas) Canossa Hospital (Caritas) () is a private Catholic Community hospital in Hong Kong. Overview and history Canossa Hospital was founded by the Canossian Daughters of Charity in 1929. The original building with 16 beds was destroyed during Worl ...

, taken up in 1991

Schools

Special Education & Vocational Training Service

* Caritas Lok Jun School * Caritas Lok Yi School *

Caritas Lok Kan School Caritas may refer to: * The Latin term for charity (virtue), charity, one of the three theological virtues Religion * Caritas Internationalis, a confederation of Roman Catholic relief, development and social service organisations ** Caritas Chri ...

* Caritas Resurrection School * Caritas Magdalene School * Caritas Jockey Club Lok Yan School

Vocational Training & Education Service

Caritas Secondary School

Caritas St. Francis Secondary School Caritas may refer to: * The Latin term for charity, one of the three theological virtues Religion * Caritas Internationalis, a confederation of Roman Catholic relief, development and social service organisations ** Caritas Christi Health Care, a ...

* Caritas Chong Yuet Ming Secondary School *

Caritas St. Joseph Secondary School Caritas St. Joseph Secondary School () is vocational training secondary school in Tsing Yi Estate, Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. It was formerly, Caritas St. Joseph Prevocational School (), a prevocational school established in Tsuen Wan by C ...

* Caritas St. Paul Secondary School * Caritas Tuen Mun Marden Foundation Secondary School * Caritas Chai Wan Marden Foundation Secondary School * Caritas Shatin Marden Foundation Secondary School * Caritas Fanling Chan Chun Ha Secondary School * Caritas Yuen Long Chan Chun Ha Secondary School * Caritas Ma On Shan Secondary School *

Caritas Charles Vath College Caritas Charles Vath College (), abbreviated as CCVC, is a secondary school located at Tung Chung, Lantau Island, Hong Kong operated under the Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) of the Education Bureau. It is a secondary school sponsored by the Caritas ...

Adult and Higher Education Service

Caritas Institute of Higher Education Caritas Institute of Higher Education (formerly known as Caritas Francis Hsu College) is a post-secondary college in Hong Kong established by Caritas Hong Kong, with campuses located at Tseung Kwan O, New Territories. The institute is able to ...

(formerly

Caritas Francis Hsu College Caritas Institute of Higher Education (formerly known as Caritas Francis Hsu College) is a post-secondary college in Hong Kong established by Caritas Hong Kong, with campuses located at Tseung Kwan O, New Territories. The institute is able to ...

) *

Caritas Bianchi College of Careers Caritas Bianchi College of Careers (CBCC) was established in 1971 and has been providing post-secondary education since then. At present, it mainly offers sub-degree programmes in three general disciplines: business and hospitality management ...

(Day and Night School) *

Caritas Institute of Community Education Caritas Institute of Community Education () is a self-financing institution of higher education based in Hong Kong. It was created on 1 January 2014, by combining all community education schools managed by Caritas Hong Kong. The Institution aim ...

* Caritas St. Joseph's Institute For Further and Adult Education- Night School * Centre For Advanced & Professional Studies * Caritas Cosmetic Career Centre * Caritas Adult & Higher Education Service – City Centre * Education & Retraining Information Network For New Arrivals * Caritas Information Technology Advancement Centre * Caritas Human Resources Investment Section * Caritas Logistics Centre

Environmental Protection Initiative

*Hong Kong Caritas Computer Recycle Project

References

External links

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An interview with the Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Zen Ze-kiun
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