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Labour and Welfare Bureau

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Labour and Welfare Bureau
勞工及福利局
Emblem of the Hong Kong SAR
Agency overview
Formed2007
Headquarters10 & 11//F, West Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong
Ministers responsible
Agency executive
  • Alice Lau, Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare
Child agencies
Websitehttp://www.lwb.gov.hk
Labour and Welfare Bureau
Traditional Chinese勞工及福利局
Simplified Chinese劳工及福利局
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLáogōng jí Fúlì Jú
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLòuh gūng kahp fūk leih gihk
JyutpingLou4 gung1 kap6 fuk1 lei6 guk6

The Labour and Welfare Bureau (Chinese: 勞工及福利局) is a policy bureau of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for employment, labor-development, manpower, human resources management, poverty-reduction, and social welfare in Hong Kong.[1]

The bureau is managed by the Secretary for Labour and Welfare.

Subordinate departments

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The following public entities are managed by the bureau:[2][3]

History

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In September 2022, the Bureau asked that more than 100 schools and institutions under the Continuing Education Fund (CEF) must safeguard national security.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Welcome-Message by the Secretary for Labour and Welfare". LWB. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Labour Department - Vision and Mission". Labour.gov.hk. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Social Welfare Department 社會福利署". Swd.gov.hk. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  4. ^ Chan, Irene (21 September 2023). "Over 100 Hong Kong gov't-subsidised further education providers asked to safeguard national security". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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