Caritas Hong Kong
香港明愛 | |||||||||||||
| Established | July 1953 | ||||||||||||
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| Founder | Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong | ||||||||||||
| Type | Nonprofit | ||||||||||||
| Headquarters | Caritas House, 2 Caine Road | ||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°16′45″N 114°09′15″E / 22.2793°N 114.1541°E | ||||||||||||
Region served | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||
| Services | social work services, education, medical care, community development and hospitality | ||||||||||||
President | Cardinal Stephen Chow | ||||||||||||
| Affiliations | Caritas Internationalis, Caritas Asia | ||||||||||||
| Expenses | HK$2,985,097,000 (2022/2023) | ||||||||||||
| Staff | 8,421 (2023) | ||||||||||||
| Volunteers | 12,000 (2023) | ||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 香港明愛 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港明爱 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Hong Kong Bright Love | ||||||||||||
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Caritas Hong Kong is a charitable organisation, a member of Caritas Internationalis, founded by the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong in July 1953. It started with relief and rehabilitation services to the poor and the distressed after the Second World War. It has been expanded to involve social services, education services, medical services, hospitality services and many others. It is led by Board of Management chairman Dominic Chan.
It is funded by the Hong Kong Government, Community Chest, as well as other donations and participant fees.