21 Dec 2025明報#7718
大埔宏福苑五級火｜災民不滿搬離過渡屋不能帶走獲贈傢電 善導會晚上改變安排 容許住戶帶走
Some Wang Fuk Court fire victims posted on social media saying they were dissatisfied after being told they could not take donated furniture and appliances when moving out of transitional housing. The Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention, Hong Kong, which operates the transitional housing project “Shan Lau”, said this afternoon (21st) that it had previously informed residents they could not take the items when moving out because it hoped the basic living provisions would remain in place for the next Wang Fuk Court residents moving in. However, the society issued another statement in the evening saying it had “heard everyone’s views” and that any Wang Fuk Court residents leaving Shan Lau could take the furniture and appliances with them as needed.
The society’s secretary-general, Su Hwei Lee, told this newspaper in the evening that, based on its initial communication with donors, the intention was for the donated items to help as many people in need as possible. It had therefore previously told residents that it hoped they would leave the appliances behind when moving out, so that the units would have basic furnishings for the residents who moved in afterwards.
有大埔宏福苑災民在社交平台發文，稱搬離過渡屋時被要求不能帶走獲贈的傢俬電器，對此感不滿。負責營運過渡房屋「善樓」的善導會，今日（21日）下午先說希望現住戶遷出而下一戶宏福居民遷入時，已有這些基本生活配套，故早期已告知居民如遷出不能帶走有關物資。不過，到晚上，善導會再出聲明，指「聆聽到大家意見，因此如有任何宏福苑街坊離開善樓時，可按需要帶走傢電」。
善導會總幹事李淑慧晚上向本報稱，基於最初與捐贈者的溝通是希望物資盡可能幫助更多有需要的人，所以過往均向入住居民表達希望他們遷出時留下家電，讓單位有基本配置，方便隨後入住的居民。
13 Dec 2025Yahoo#7680
宏福苑五級火｜災民須五日內遷離旅舍 每日致電「一戶一社工」求助 社工稱房協熱線長期「唔通」
It has been 16 days since the fire at Hong Fuk Court on the afternoon of the 26th of last month. Public attention has begun to wane, but the residents’ difficulties are only now emerging. Yahoo News spoke to several Hong Fuk Court residents who are currently staying temporarily at an NGO hostel in Fanling, but must leave after five days. They call “one household, one social worker” daily for help, but receive “no answer” each time. Social workers also acknowledge that even their direct hotline is “always impossible to get through”. After two weeks, the emotions the residents had kept suppressed finally boiled over, and many residents have had to seek treatment from psychiatrists. Information among the residents is also highly confused, leaving them feeling that they can only help themselves.
上月26日下午發生的宏福苑大火，距今十六天。社會的關注度開始減退，但災民的困境才剛剛浮現。《Yahoo新聞》接觸到好幾位宏福苑居民，他們目前暫居於粉嶺的NGO旅舍，但五天之後就必須遷出，他們每日致電一戶一社工求救，但每次的答覆都是「沒有答覆」，社工亦不諱言連他們的直撥熱線也「永遠打唔通」。災民之前一直壓抑的情緒，歷兩星期之後終於爆煲，不少街坊須求診精神科醫生；災民之間的訊息亦十分混亂，他們有感只能自救。
6 Dec 2025獨媒#7652
有「一戶一社工」指壓力爆煲 收指令急Call災民即日見面講選舉
The Legislative Council election will be held as scheduled tomorrow (December 7). Residents of Wang Fuk Court, affected by the fire and temporarily staying in other districts, were previously told by the authorities that the Social Welfare Department’s “one social worker per household” scheme would notify them of the new polling-station arrangements. X (a pseudonym), one of the social workers involved, told The Independent that a supervisor suddenly instructed all staff to meet fire victims that same day to explain the polling-station arrangements and ask about their intention to vote. X said frontline workers all found it difficult to broach the subject. When making calls, they would begin by saying, “I’m sorry, I know this is very urgent,” and would come up with “any excuse” they could, such as saying they wanted to deliver supplies, help the person apply for aid or conduct a home visit. X considered arranging meetings with the victims intrusive: “I feel guilty in my conscience. As a social worker, I help people when they are in need; they shouldn’t have to accommodate me and do what I need to do.”
立法會選舉將於明日（12月7日）如期舉行，宏福苑居民受火災影響，需暫住其他地區，當局早前稱透過社署「一戶一社工」通知新票站安排。「一戶一社工」之一的X（化名）向《獨媒》表示，日前上司突然要求所有同工與災民即日會面，講解票站安排及詢問投票意向。X表示前線皆感難以開口，致電時「劈頭就係一句唔好意思，我知好急」，並千方百計「咩藉口都要攞出嚟」，例如說要送物資、幫對方申請資助、家訪等。X認為約見災民是滋擾：「良心過意唔去。我作為一個社工係人哋有需要時去幫人，唔應該佢嚟迎合我，做我需要做嘅事。」
31 Oct 2025集誌社#7467
DQ 謝世傑｜社工註冊局正式登報釘牌三年 謝世傑：告別社工名義，但沒磨滅社工意志
The 68-year-old convener of the Save Lantau Alliance, Tse Sai-kit, was officially gazetted today (the 31st) as having their registration cancelled for three years by the Social Workers Registration Board, on the grounds that they had been convicted of fraud, damaging the reputation of the social work profession. Tse Sai-kit had earlier made representations against the striking-off decision, but these were rejected by the Registration Board. Tse Sai-kit responded again today, saying that being struck off for three years was equivalent to saying goodbye to the social worker title, but had not erased the social worker spirit. They said they had been an “anti-censorship social worker”, an “outspoken social worker” and a “community social worker”, and would remain so in the future.
68 歲的「守護大嶼聯盟」召集人謝世傑，今（31日）正式被社工註冊局登報，註銷其註冊三年，理由是他被裁定干犯欺詐罪，令社工專業聲譽受損。謝世傑早前就釘牌決定提出申述，被註冊局駁回。謝世傑今日再回應指，停牌三年，等如告別社工名義，但沒磨滅社工意志，指自己曾是「抗河蟹社工」、「彈散社工」、「民間社工」，將來也是。
4 Oct 2025集誌社#7391
DQ 謝世傑｜欺詐長生津罪成 被釘牌三年 提申述質疑懲處欠標準、無申辯機會、對人不對事
Tse Sai-kit, convenor of the Save Lantau Alliance, applied for a judicial review last year over the environmental impact assessment report for the San Tin Technopole development. He was subsequently arrested for failing to inform the Social Welfare Department, when applying for the Old Age Living Allowance, that his income exceeded the limit. He admitted to four fraud charges and was sentenced to 120 hours of community service in July this year. Tse Sai-kit, formerly a registered social worker, was notified by the Social Workers Registration Board early last month that, as a senior social worker familiar with the social welfare system and its regulations, he had nevertheless been found guilty of the offences, seriously damaging the reputation of the social work profession, and that it intended to strike him off for three years.
Tse Sai-kit went to the Social Workers Registration Board on Thursday (2nd) to submit written representations, questioning the authorities’ lack of standards and mechanism for making representations, and accusing them of “targeting the person rather than the matter”. He did not believe that the representations would succeed, and would not pursue another judicial review, but hoped the authorities would explain the standards and reasons behind the decision and establish a communication mechanism allowing social workers involved in such cases to explain themselves before disciplinary action was taken. According to statistics compiled by Initium Media, since the Registration Board was reconstituted last July, at least 30 social workers have had their registrations revoked, excluding Tse Sai-kit.
「守護大嶼聯盟」召集人謝世傑，去年就新田科技城發展環評報告提司法覆核，其後因涉申請長者生活津貼時，無告知社署其收入超出限額被捕，承認四項欺詐罪，今年 7 月判處 120 小時社會服務令。原為註冊社工的謝世傑，上月初獲社工註冊局通知，指他作為資深社工，熟識社會福利制度及規定，卻被裁定犯下該罪行，令社工專業的聲譽嚴重受損，有意將他「釘牌」三年。
謝世傑周四（2日）到社工註冊局提交書面申述，質疑當局懲處欠缺標準和申辯機制，「對人不對事」。他不認為申述會成功、亦不會再進行司法覆核，但望當局解釋決定標準和理由，並設溝通機制，給予機會涉事社工解釋才作懲處。據《集誌社》統計，自註冊局去年七月改組，不計謝世傑，至今已有至少 30 名社工被註銷註冊。
2 Sept 2025集誌社#7242
DQ 社工｜曾貼「光時」照 社工局推翻譴責「原判」改釘牌半年 「不足反映涉國安嚴重性」
Since the Social Workers Registration Board was reorganised following amendments last July, 30 social workers have had their registrations cancelled. Statistics compiled by The Collective Newsroom show that 20 of the cases were related to the social movement. In the latest case, a social worker posted an image bearing the words “Liberate Hong Kong; revolution of our times” on social media in 2020. The “new Social Workers Registration Board” received a complaint and held a disciplinary hearing in January. The social worker deleted the image in 2023. The board’s disciplinary committee recommended a written reprimand and that the matter be recorded, but the board overturned the original decision and instead struck the social worker off the register for six months. It is the first case involving no criminal offence in which a social worker has been struck off the register.
The Social Workers Registration Board said the social worker was alleged to have breached Section 25(1A) of the Social Workers Registration Ordinance, concerning “misconduct or neglect in a professional respect”. It said complaints submitted on the designated form would be handled under disciplinary procedures, but declined to comment on individual cases. Chi Wai (1965) Cheung, chairperson of the Hong Kong Social Workers’ General Union, said he was disappointed by the board’s “revised decision” and asked, “What do we need the committee for?”
The Social Workers Registration Board also announced last month that a social worker who had engaged in sexual activity with a service user on multiple occasions was struck off for three years. The penalty was reduced at the board’s discretion because the social worker did not contest the allegations at the disciplinary inquiry and had expressed remorse and apologised to the complainant. Another social worker was struck off for five years for signing on someone else’s behalf and misappropriating emergency funds intended for a service recipient.
社工註冊局去年七月修例改組後，至今已有 30 名社工被註銷註冊。《集誌社》統計， 20 宗與社運有關，最新個案，涉一名社工，於 2020 年在社交媒體發佈「光時」照。「新社工局」收投訴，一月開紀律聆訊。該社工在 2023 年已刪相，註冊局紀律委員會建議書面譴責及記錄在案，註冊局推翻「原判」，改判「釘牌」半年，成為首宗沒涉刑事，而遭釘牌的個案。
社工註冊局回覆指，該社工涉違《社工註冊條例》第 25 條 1A 的「在專業方面有失當或疏忽行為」，若收到指定表格的投訴，會循違紀程序處理，但不評論個別情況。社會工作者總會主席張志偉對註冊局的「改判」感失望，反問「要個委員會嚟做咩？」
此外，社工註冊局上月也公布，有社工因與服務對象發生多次性行為，因在紀律研訊不抗辯，表達悔意和對投訴人歉意，獲酌情減輕判處被釘牌三年；也有社工因冒簽私吞受助人應急錢，被釘牌五年。
12 Aug 2025集誌社#7152
避暑中心｜綠色和平、同路舍調查批避暑中心選址「離地」 記者直擊 梯間放膠椅無冷氣避暑
The Observatory issued the Very Hot Weather Warning on four of the past five days. Environmental group Greenpeace and social service organisation ImpactHK, which serves people experiencing homelessness, today (12th) released the results of a questionnaire survey on the use of temporary cooling centres. The survey found that more than 60% of people experiencing homelessness and people living in inadequate housing had never used a temporary cooling centre. It also found that the cooling centres in at least five districts failed to effectively cover the main residential areas of low-income people, raising questions about whether existing resources provide sufficient space for people to escape the heat.
Reporters visited several cooling centres and found that some daytime centres had no air conditioning, their fans failed to reach users, and some were located in stairwells. The Home Affairs Department said that, as of 10 August this year, cooling centres had opened overnight for 35 nights, with more than 5,700 person-visits registered. Since 2022, it has tried to arrange vacant rooms with air conditioning for people seeking relief from the heat.
過去五日內，天文台有四日發出酷熱天氣警告，環保團體「綠色和平」，聯同服務無家者群體的社服機構「同路舍」（ImpactHK），今日（12日）發佈《臨時避暑中心使用問卷調查》結果。調查發現，逾六成無家者及居住於不適切居所的人士，從未使用過臨時避暑中心，最少五區的避暑中心，未能有效覆蓋低收入人士的主要居住區域，質疑現有資源未能提供充足的避暑空間。
記者到數個避暑中心視察，發現部分日間避暑中心沒冷氣、風扇吹不到，有的設在樓梯間。民政事務總署回覆指，今年至 8 月 10 日，避暑中心有 35 晚通宵開放，逾 5700人次登記使用。自 2022 年起，會盡量安排有空調的空置房間，讓避暑人士使用。
8 Jul 2025追新聞#7008
清算社工｜唔覆問卷即DQ？ 香港社工註冊局要求申明「通常居住香港」
One year after the Hong Kong government amended the Social Workers Registration Ordinance, the Social Workers Registration Board has introduced a new measure. It recently sent a “usually reside in Hong Kong” questionnaire to Hong Kong social workers who had moved to the United Kingdom, requiring them to declare whether they reside in Hong Kong and return photocopies of the required documents by 31 July for the board’s review. The Facebook group “Hong Kong Social Welfare Sector Reunion in the UK” reposted a letter from the board and said social workers had reported being placed in a dilemma: “If you don’t tick it, does that mean you do not ‘usually reside in Hong Kong’? If you can’t renew your licence, that effectively means you can’t obtain a foreign social worker certificate.” A netizen commented: “The questionnaire—can we choose not to answer it?” The Chaser News learned that when a social worker asked what would happen if the questionnaire was not returned by the deadline, the board said it would require the person to return their Hong Kong social worker licence.
港府修訂《社工註冊條例》至今滿一年，社工註冊局出新招，近日主動向移居英國的香港社工發出「通常居於香港」問卷，要求社工申明是否居住在香港，並備齊所需文件影印本於7月31日或之前回覆，以便當局審核。Facebook群組「香港社福界重聚在英國」轉載社工註冊局發出的信函並發帖指，接獲社工同業反映陷入兩難：「唔tick，即係不是『通常居住在香港？』，續唔到牌，變相唔可以取得外國社工證。」有網民跟帖留言：「問卷，係唔係可以唔答？」《追新聞》獲得消息指，有社工詢問若然在限期前不回覆問卷有何後果，局方稱會要求交還香港社工牌照。
19 Jun 2025獨媒#6927
邨內吉舖眾多 收回膳心小館有何用途？房屋署未回應
The social enterprise “Agape Garden” announced earlier this month, on 7 June, that its branch on the ground floor of Mei Kwai House in Shek Kip Mei would close in early July because the Housing Department would not renew its tenancy and needed to reclaim the shop for other uses. According to available information, 20 groups of shop units in Shek Kip Mei Estate are being put out to tender or will soon be put out to tender. An on-site inspection found that there were even more vacant shops. InMedia asked the Housing Department what the reclaimed shop formerly occupied by “Agape Garden” would be used for, but did not receive a direct response; the department also did not provide details about the tendering of the other shop units.
社企「膳心小館」於本月初（6月7日）宣布，位於石硤尾美葵樓地下的分店，因房屋署不再續租，將於7月初結業，原因為須收回舖位作其他用途。翻查資料，石峽尾邨有20組舖位正在招標或即將招標，記者實地視察所見，吉舖數目更多。《獨媒》向房屋署查詢收回「膳心小館」後的舖位用途為何，未獲正面回應，亦未交代其他舖位招標情況。
11 Jun 2025明報#6890
社工陳虹秀釘牌5年 註冊局：不見悔意
Social worker Chan Hung-sau was convicted of rioting in connection with the August 31, 2019 Wan Chai riot and sentenced to three years and nine months in prison. After a meeting, the Social Workers Registration Board decided to cancel Chan’s social worker registration for five years, with immediate effect. The board’s chair, Herman Chung Shing Hui, said the board had received submissions from Chan but could not see any remorse in them, and decided to uphold the deregistration decision.
According to the Social Workers Registration Board, Chan’s social worker registration expired in February this year, and she had previously applied for renewal. Herman Chung Shing Hui said that, after discussion at a board meeting, members decided to cancel Chan’s registration for five years. He said the board was aware that Chan was appealing against the riot case. If her appeal succeeds, the board will review her case again, but for now it will accept the court’s ruling and make its decision on the basis of her conviction. He added that if Chan reapplied for registration after five years, she would also have to provide evidence showing that she had reformed.
社工陳虹秀涉及2019年8．31灣仔暴動，早前被裁定暴動罪成，判囚3年9個月。社工註冊局經開會討論，決定註銷陳的社工註冊5年，即時生效。註冊局主席許宗盛稱，局方有收到陳提交資料，從中看不到陳有悔意，決定維持除牌決定。
稱倘5年後申註冊需證改過
據社工註冊局資料，陳虹秀的社工註冊今年2月期滿，此前已申請續期。許宗盛稱，委員開會討論後決定註銷陳的社工註冊5年。他說知悉陳正就暴動案上訴，若她上訴得直，註冊局會再檢視其個案，但目前註冊局會接受法庭裁決，以其罪成結果為基礎做決定。許又說，若5年後陳再申請註冊，屆時也需提供證明，顯示她已改過。
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