SLW to visit Dublin

     The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Dr Law Chi-kwong, will depart next Monday (July 2) for a six-day visit to Dublin, Ireland. He will lead a delegation to attend the Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development 2018.

     Jointly organised by the International Federation of Social Workers, International Association of Schools of Social Work and International Council on Social Welfare, the theme of the conference is "Environmental and Community Sustainability: Human Solutions in Evolving Societies". The Director of Social Welfare, Ms Carol Yip, will be in the Hong Kong delegation.

     While in Dublin, Dr Law will also visit relevant departments and service providers to learn about the latest developments of elderly care and gerontechnology as well as to tap overseas experience on the labour force's preparedness to artificial intelligence.

     Dr Law will arrive in Hong Kong on July 8. During his absence, the Under Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Caspar Tsui, will be the Acting Secretary for Labour and Welfare.