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Hong Kong Catholic Marriage Advisory Council, The vs 1st Step Association Limited
Hong Kong Catholic Marriage Advisory Council, The
1st Step Association LimitedKey details
- Effective date
- 12 June 1966
- 9 December 2007
About
- Description
- The Hong Kong Catholic Marriage Advisory Council is a voluntary organization. It was established in 1965 by Fr. Edward Collins, S.J. (the first appointed Chairman) at the request of the late Bishop Lawrence Bianchi (the first President) to provide Hong Kong with a specialized agency for the improvement of marriage and parenthood. It was formally incorporated in 1967. The Agency started with Natural Family Planning Services in a few Catholic Hospitals. In 1966, Family Life Education for couples and parents were introduced. Marriage Counselling Services did not begin till 1968 and soon after Pre-marriage Education. Marriage Mediation Counselling, the first of its kind in Hong Kong, started as a cooperation with the Legal Aid Department, Hong Kong Government in 1988. Mission Statement We are committed to promoting joyful and life-long marriages, happy families and responsible parenthood with professionalism. We serve all peoples irrespective of creed or race. Vision A community in which everybody comes to appreciate the values of marriage. Hence, husbands and wives strive to safeguard, strengthen and deepen their spousal relationship for the good of themselves, their family, their children and society at large.
- Mission: The Association primarily provides a one-stop services to the occupational injured quadriplegic persons and their families. The Association is concerned about the deprivation of the physically-handicapped whose disability is caused by spinal cord injury.
Contact
- Address
- Room 101, 1/F, Low Block, Grand Millennium Plaza, 181 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong
- 58-61, G/F, Kai Yue House, Kai Yip Estate, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon
Status
- Subvented
- Yes
- No
- IRD verified
- —
- —
- Subsidiary
- No
- No
- Crowdfunding
- —
- —
Categories
Target beneficiaries
Governance & transparency
- Annual report on website
- Yes
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- Financial audits on website
- No
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- Board of directors on website
- Yes
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Sustainable Development Goals
- SDGs
- SDG3: Good Health and Well-being
- —
Social links
Documents & video
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Disclaimer
Information is based on publicly available data and may not reflect recent changes.
This comparison is not a legal or professional audit.