Useful Links

Protection

• Unified Screening Mechanism (FAQ);
• USM Procedures and other Useful Information;
• Duty Lawyer Service:
  • http://www.dutylawyer.org.hk/en/free/free.asp &
  • http://www.dutylawyer.org.hk/en/torture/torture.asp

Humanitarian Assistance

• Access to humanitarian assistance please click here;
• For more information on the location and contact details of the Social Welfare Department, please click here;
• For more information on the location and contact details for the International Social Service Hong Kong Branch please click here;

NGOs

• Justice Centre, please click here;
• Christian Action, please click here;
• Society for Community Organization, please click here;
• Pathfinders, please click here;

Security

• Emergency Assistance;
  (The telephone number for emergency services throughout Hong Kong is 999.)

Organisation	Tel.	Link
Hong Kong Police Force	Hotline: 2527-7177 General Enquiries: 2860-2000	http://www.police.gov.hk/
Fire Services Department	Hotline: 2923-8787 General Enquiries: 2723-2233	http://www.hkfsd.gov.hk/

Health Care

For information about medical assistance, please click here;

Organisation	Information Provided	Link
Virtual AIDS Office of Hong Kong: Department of Heath	HIV Prevention and Health Promotion Hotline service to call Testing Facilities HIV medicine and care HIV Surveillance and Epidemiology	http://www.info.gov.hk/aids/ english/index.htm
The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong	Health Information: contraception, pregnancy, STDs, Menopause Counselling Services Clinic Services Contacts and Hotlines	http://www.famplan.org.hk/
Family Health Services: Department of Health	Women’s Health Centres Cervical Screening Services Maternal & Child Health Centres Audio-visual Resources Health information Hotlines	http://www.fhs.gov.hk/english/
Hospital Authority of Hong Kong	Information of fee waiving mechanism Service guides for hospitals, outpatient clinics, pharmacies Hotlines	http://www.ha.org.hk/visitor/ha_ index.asp
Society for Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention (SRACP)	NGO providing support services for rehabilitation Free HIV voluntary testing & counselling	http://www.sracp.org.hk/en/index .html

Public Health

1) Link to Environment Hygiene Department website, click here

2) Website to increase public health awareness concern

• Department of Health, click here

3) Suicide prevention website, click here

4) Link on safety on the street & at home

• Tips for Personal Safety, Hong Kong Police Force, click here
• Domestic Security, Hong Kong Police Force, click here

Education

1) Education Bureau, click here

2) SFAA(Student Financial Assistance Agency), click here

3) Useful websites for learning Cantonese/ English

Cantonese	http://www.cantoneseclass101.com/ http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/ http://mylanguages.org/learn_cantonese.php http://www.chinese-lessons.com/cantonese/
English	http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/ http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/ http://esl.about.com/

4) School list (kindergarten / Public school in HK),

• List of Kindergartens and Kindergarten-cum-Child Care Centres in Hong Kong, click here
• School List by District, click here

Living in Hong Kong

1) Library address and contact, click here
2) MTR website, click here
3) Public & recreation website (parks, pool, beaches etc), click here
4) Weather, click here