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How many nights have you been suffering from an unsettled mind, feeling your sweating palms and the anxiety? How many times have you been hearing coughing sounds and nervously running around with fears in your heart? How many moments have you been feeling sad about parting and leaving? Try to ask yourself, "How am I doing?” The Hong Kong Council of Social Service will organise the programme "Hong Kong Dialogue" for the young people in Hong Kong this winter.

Well-being and mental health have become issues of concern, especially under the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertain economic environment. In response to this emerging need, HKCSS’ Impact Incubator is calling for applications from the start-up/ growing/ scale-up stages.

More than 140 Social Enterprises (SEs) accept e-consumption vouchers, and they offer a wide range of products/ services: from Food & Beverage, Lifestyle and Health Care Product, to Eco Workshop, Massage Treatment & Acupuncture and Local Travel & Guided Tour, etc. There’s something for you!

Social Enterprise Business Centre (SEBC) compiles the Social Enterprise Directory (SE Directory) every year.As of April of 2021, there were 659 social enterprise (SE) units, reflecting a 1.1% decrease from the previous year. These SE units were run by 341 organisations.

The idea of responsible procurement has not been popularized in Hong Kong yet. Usually, only large enterprises have such relevant procurement policies. In order to improve the public's understanding of responsible procurement, we have published “Responsible Procurement News” quarterly to provide tips and primary direction on responsible procurement. The news can help enterprises to put responsible procurement into practice.