Caritas Hong Kong
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Caritas Hong Kong is a charitable organisation of Caritas
Caritas (charity)
Caritas Internationalis is a confederate of 164 Roman Catholic relief, development and social service organisations operating in over 200 countries and territories worldwide....

 founded by the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong is a Latin Rite ordinary diocese of the Catholic Church headed by Bishop John Tong Hon. Though the bishop is subject to the Roman Pontiff, he is not the vicar of the latter: he governs it in his own name. The diocese takes its name from the see city, the community...

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

It is funded by the Hong Kong Government, Community Chest
The Community Chest of Hong Kong
The Community Chest of Hong Kong is an independent, non-profit organisation. It was established on 8 November 1968 in Hong Kong. As one of the most important charities in Hong Kong, The Community Chest serves as an umbrella organisation to provide grants to a wide range of community projects...

, other donations and fees on participants.

Hospitals

  • Public:
    • Caritas Medical Centre
      Caritas Medical Centre
      Caritas Medical Centre is a hospital in Cheung Sha Wan, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is the major hospital in Sham Shui Po District and managed by the Hospital Authority and Caritas Hong Kong.-History:...

      , founded in 1964

  • Private
    • Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas), taken up in 1993
    • Canossa Hospital (Caritas), taken up in 1991

Special Education & Vocational Training Service

  • Caritas Lok Jun School

  • Caritas Lok Yi School

  • Caritas Lok Kan School

  • Caritas Resurrection School

  • Caritas Magdalene School

  • Caritas Jockey Club Lok Yan School

Caritas Secondary School

  • Caritas St. Francis Secondary School

  • Caritas Chong Yuet Ming Secondary School

  • Caritas St. Joseph 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 Caritas Hong Kong in 1961 and moved to the island in 1989...


  • 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 Oh Shan Secondary School

  • Caritas Charles Vath College


Adult and Higher Education Service

  • Caritas Institute of Higher Education (formerly Caritas Francis Hsu College
    Caritas Francis Hsu College
    Caritas Institute of Higher Education is an Approved Post Secondary College in Hong Kong, located at Caine Road, Hong Kong Island and Tseung Kwan O, New Territories respectively. The Institute is able to award Bachelor degree or below...

    )

  • Caritas Bianchi College of Careers
    Caritas Bianchi College of Careers
    Caritas Bianchi College of Careers is a community college in Hong Kong that offers associate degree in various professional fields. It is named after Bishop Lorenzo Bianchi, who was the Catholic bishop of Hong Kong from 1951 to 1968.The school has two campuses, one in Hung Hom, and one in Yau Ma Tei...

     (Day and Night School)

  • 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

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