2. HKSKHTCIS Social Capital in Tung Chung Community Presented by Crystal Cheng Date : 8/3/2002

3. HKSKHTCIS Content  A case study  Features of Tung Chung  Meaning of social capital  Social capital and a caring community  Reflection

4. HKSKHTCIS Positive change in the process From helpee to helper From self-help to mutual help From individual to community level A Case

5. HKSKHTCIS Features of Tung Chung Community Established and occupied in July, 1997 Population of around 22,000 with majority of which are young nuclear families Situated close to the Airport and isolated from the urban areas Most of the inhabitants working at the Airport Lack of recreational and leisure facilities Not enough job opportunities Comprehensive transportation network but expensive travelling cost Well provision of kindergartens, primary and secondary schools but under-enrolment

6. HKSKHTCIS  To Build a caring community  ‘Individual Caring and Overall Concern’

7. HKSKHTCIS Woolcock (1998): “Social capital as encompassing the norms and networks facilitating collective action for mutual benefit” Adler & Kwon (1999) “Social capital is a resource for individual and collective actors located in the network of their more or less durable social relations” Definition of social capital

8. HKSKHTCIS Core elements -trust, cooperation, mutual benefit, reciprocity, social network -a resource and can be invested with an expectation of future returns Meaning of social capital

9. HKSKHTCIS Vision Vision for a caring community( 桃花園 - 安居樂業 ) – shared common belief, value, interest and concern so as to increase the community cohesion Social capital and a caring community

10. HKSKHTCIS Strategies Social networking  geographic social capital network  multi-level and multi-entry Types:  Personal network  Neighbouhood helping network  Volunteer network e.g. from aged 5 to 76  Mutual aid network e.g. unemployment  Community empowerment networks e.g. MAC  Home-school-community

11. HKSKHTCIS Impact to Tung Chung Community ↓transaction cost ↓social cost ↑responsiveness to community needs and resource return of investment of social capital ↑sense of belonging  social cohesion

12. HKSKHTCIS Indicators ↑rate of volunteer ↑rate of acceptance of disadvantage groups e.g. MR, differential cultural minority groups etc. ↑employment rate ↓crime rate ↓school drop-out rate

13. HKSKHTCIS Reflection seems to be “an old wine in a new bottle” compatible with the vision, mission and service delivery model of our integrated services as a popular concept under the present economic depression and social unstable circumstances match with Government policy in promoting social cohesion so as to build a caring and compassionate society (Community Investment and Inclusion Fund) stimulate to have systematic further exploration on social capital in Tung Chung

14. HKSKHTCIS Thank You!