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Steering Committee to support the operation of the CCF. The Finance Committee of the Legislative Council approved an injection of $5 billion into the CCF in May.

Since the establishment of the CCF in 2011, the Steering Committee has launched 12 assistance programmes covering the education, home affairs, medical and welfare areas for target beneficiary groups including children, the elderly, the disabled, patients, new arrivals and ethnic minorities. These programmes are expected to benefit more than 300 000 people/households at an estimated full-year expenditure of around $760 million. As at end-December, 10 of them have been rolled out. Moreover, the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council approved in July an additional injection of $1.5 billion into the CCF for implementing the programme to provide a one-off allowance of $6,000 to new arrivals from low- income families who have entered Hong Kong for settlement to facilitate their integration and adaptation into the community.

Taking into account actual experience gained and views collected from the public and stakeholders, the Steering Committee will continue to consider other programme proposals to provide assistance to the underprivileged and low-income families.

Websites

Labour and Welfare Bureau: www.lwb.gov.hk

Social Welfare Department: www.swd.gov.hk

Community Investment and Inclusion Fund: www.ciif.gov.hk Elderly Commission: www.elderlycommission.gov.hk

Women's Commission: www.women.gov.hk

Child Development Fund: www.cdf.gov.hk

Community Care Fund: www.communitycarefund.hk