Community Development Services

　

The following data are extracted from SWD annual reports and the annual government budget .  Some of the information are missing from the reports and hence the information below is incomplete.

KEYS

YO = Youth Office, known as District Community Officer Scheme, 1969-73; Community & Youth Office, 1973-1983; Social Work Officer(Y&C), 1983- ; all run by government.

CC = Community Centres, run by government and NGOs (shown below as x + y).

ECC = Estate Community Centres, all run by government (known as Estate Welfare Centres prior to 1977)

CH = Community Halls, all run by government (began in 1976-77)

NLCDP = Neighbourhood Level Community Development Projects, all run by NGOs

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YO(CYO)

CC(SWD)

CC(NGO)

ECC

ECC (GU)

CH

NLCDP

Remarks

1958

1

The first one is Wong Tai Sin

?

2

The second one was Tsuen Wan

1964

3

The third CC was Kwun Tong

1966

4

1968-69

4

4

The fourth CC was Tai Hang Tung

1969-70

4

4

1970-71

4

4

1971-72

4

6

6

1972-73

4

1973-74

11

6

7

7

1974-75

12

7

8

8

31*

The counting of CD projects was quite confusing in these days

1975-76

12

7

9

8

2

The first CH was completed in 12/75 in Lei Muk Shue

1976-77

12

7

10

8

5

1+17

The CD projects were approved in 1976.

1977-78

14

7

10

8

7

18

1978-79

15

7

11

8

9

22

1979-80

16

7

11

8

10

26

The name NLCDP was established

1980-81

17

7

12

9

12

23

1981-82

19

8

12

9

16

28

1982-83

19

10

13

12

18

32

1983-84

19

11

13

14

18

36

1984-95

19

11

1985-86

19

11

14

14

41

June 1985, Management of CC,ECC,CH was transferred to CNTA, Community Work teams are disbanded

1986-87

19

11

14

15

26

47

ECC is changed to Area Community Centre

1987-88

19

11

(check

1988-89

19

11

13

16

2

31

49

Only 2 ECC had Group Work Units, SWO (C&Y) grouped under Youth Work instead of G&C

1989-90

19

12

13

17

2

31

49

SWO (C&Y) changed to SWO(Y)

1990-91

19

13

13

18

3

35

1991-92

19

13

13

20

4

39

51

1992-93

19

13

13

20

6

52

1993-94

13

13

20

6

1994-95

18

13

13

20

6

45

54

1995-96

18

13

13

20

6

45

54

1996-97

18

13

13

20

6

45

52

1997-98

 18 13 13 20 6 45

51