Abstract
This chapter aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the social enterprise (SE) policies of the Hong Kong government, which consist of the Enhancing Employment of People with Disabilities Through Small Enterprise (3E) Project approved in 2001, and the Enhancing Self-Reliance Through District Partnership (ESR) Program approved in 2006. Both schemes fund work-integration social enterprises (WISEs), which create job opportunities for the powerless segments of the population.There are 75 SEs in the 3E Project. They create jobs for the disabled people, including the physically disabled, mentally retarded, and mentally ill. There are 144 SEs in the ESR Program. They create jobs for socially disadvantaged people, including elderly, low skilled people, deviant youth, ethnic minorities, and ex-offenders. Together with about another 10 SEs funded by Community Investment and Inclusion Fund (CIIF), the total number of government-funded SEs account for 56percent of the 406 social enterprises listed in the 2013 SE Directory1 com-piled by Hong Kong Council of Social Services.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Social Entrepreneurship in the Greater China Region |
| Subtitle of host publication | Policy and Cases |
| Editors | Yanto Chandra, Linda Wong |
| Publisher | Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group) |
| Pages | 52-71 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781317365983, 9781315670065 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781138947498, 9780815368809 |
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| Publication status | Published - 31 Mar 2016 |
