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Four child care service units of the Council, namely, the St. Nicholas' Nursery School, the St. Simon's Leung King Nursery School, the St. Simon's Tai Hing Nursery School and the St. Thomas' Child Care Centre, have been accredited as International Safe Schools (2012-2017) by the Occupational Safety and Health Council (OSHC) and are designated as members of International Safe Schools Network of the WHO. The certificates were presented by Mr Conrad Wong Tin Cheung, JP, Chairman of the OSHC, in the "Forum of Occupational Health Award and Presentation Ceremony" on 29th February 2012.   The Council’s Tung Chung Nursery School has already been declared the first International Safe School in Hong Kong in 2009. Therefore, the Council has a total of five child care service units gaining this accreditation so far.   The Council has been actively supporting the WHO's concept of the "Safe Community".  A "Safe Community" is a community where people can live, work and play safely and healthily. "Safe Community" is an integrated approach to occupational safety and health promotion in Hong Kong to develop a safety culture in community level.     The objective of the International Safe Schools Program, under the framework of the WHO's Safe Community initiative, is to apply the best practices of proven injury prevention programs to protect the safety and health of teachers, staff, students and visitors in school environment.  Supported by the Council's resources on occupational safety and health and through the health and safety management system, its nursery schools, complemented by its special characteristics in terms of service and environment, has provided its pupils and teachers with a healthy, harmonious, and pleasant place for study and work.

The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, visited Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Home of Loving Care for the Elderly and joined their celebration for the year of Dragon to share the joy of the Lunar New Year with about 100 elderly residents.   During the visit, Mr Cheung sang joyous New Year songs with the elderly residents and presented mandarins to them. He also expressed Lunar New Year greetings to two residents aged 103 and 100 and wished them good health and happiness. There were staff dressed up as the God of Wealth, various new year games and dance performed by the residents. At the end of the visit, the Assistant Director of the Council, Ms Chow Mee Tim and the resident committee members presented a red packets lantern made to Mr Cheung.   After the celebration activities, Mr Cheung exchanged views on elderly service with the Assistant Director and Service Director of the Council, Ms Chow Mee Tim and Ms Melissa Luk and toured the elderly home to find out their service and the challenges they encountered during operation. He appreciated their effort on providing qualitative service based on the elderly needs and also utilizing the resources wisely on the community medical and health care project which benefited the elderly who are waiting for the places in residential care homes a lot.

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