hkskhtcis social capital in tung chung community presented by crystal cheng date : 8/3/2002
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HKSKHTCIS
Social Capital in Tung Chung Community
Presented by Crystal Cheng
Date : 8/3/2002
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ContentContent
A case study Features of Tung Chung Meaning of social capital Social capital and a caring community Reflection
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Positive change in the process
• From helpee to helper
• From self-help to mutual help
• From individual to community level
A CaseA Case
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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
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To Build a caring community
‘Individual Caring and Overall Concern’
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Woolcock (1998):Woolcock (1998):
• “Social capital as encompassing the norms and networks facilitating collective action for mutual benefit”
Adler & Kwon (1999)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
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Core elementsCore elements- trust, cooperation, mutual benefit, reciprocity,
social network
- a resource and can be invested with an expectation of future returns
Meaning of social capitalMeaning of social capital
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VisionVision 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
HKSKHTCIS StrategiesStrategies• Social networking
geographic social capital networkmulti-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
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•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
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IndicatorsIndicators
• ↑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
HKSKHTCIS ReflectionReflection
• 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
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Thank You!
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