Caritas Hong Kong

Caritas Hong Kong

Caritas Hong Kong Traditional Chinese 香港明愛 Simplified Chinese 香港明爱 Literal meaning Hong Kong Bright Love Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xiānggǎng Míngài Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Hēung góng mìhng oi Jyutping Hoeng1 gong2 ming4 oi3
Established	July 1953; 71 years ago (1953-07)
Founder	Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
Type	Nonprofit
Headquarters	Caritas House, 2 Caine Road
Location	Hong Kong, China
Coordinates	22°16′45″N 114°09′15″E / 22.2793°N 114.1541°E / 22.2793; 114.1541
Region served	Hong Kong
Services	social work services, education, medical care, community development and hospitality
President	Bishop Stephen Chow
Affiliations	Caritas Internationalis, Caritas Asia
Expenses (2022/2023)	HK$2,985,097,000[1]
Staff	8,421[1] (in 2023)
Volunteers (2023)	12,000[1]
Website	www.caritas.org.hk

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.