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Oct 26, 2021

Children and Covid-19 Vaccines

For most children and young people COVID-19 is usually a mild illness, rarely leading to complications. Therefore, the Joint Committee on...

Oct 6, 2021

Covid-19: Support to self-isolate

Hackney Council is offering a pilot scheme to help support self isolation in order to tackle the spread of Covid-19. It is open now, and...

Sep 30, 2021

Booster vaccines for Covid-19

89.1% of the UK population has now received a first dose and 81% who have received both doses of Covid-19 vaccines. 繁體中文請按此處 Please click...

Aug 22, 2021

Day trip to Clacton-On-Sea

Last Thursday, HCCS took members for their first big trip of the year following the significant adjustments we have made, living with...

Aug 20, 2021

Government Letter to Support Renting HongKongers

The Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government has provided a letter for Hong Kong BNO status holders to help ease their access...

Aug 12, 2021

Covid vaccines offered to all UK 16 and 17-year-olds

Covid vaccines will now be offered to all 16 and 17-year-olds in the UK, without consent of their parents. Just two weeks ago, government...

Jul 26, 2021

HongKongers Roundtable with the GLA

On Thursday 22 July, Hackney Chinese Community Services (HCCS) hosted a roundtable discussion between London Deputy Mayor Dr Debbie...

Jul 16, 2021

Summary of Lockdown Changes for 19 July

On 19 July, the Government will: Remove limits on social contact, so people can gather in groups of any size Remove the "one metre-plus"...

Jul 15, 2021

Information on COVID Vaccines

The NHS has created the following videos in Mandarin, Cantonese and Hakka regarding vaccines. Please view them below....

Jul 11, 2021

Covid restrictions to be lifted on 19 July

Boris Johnson today announced the lifting of most Covid-19 restrictions in England from 19 July, despite warning that infections would...

Jul 5, 2021

27/6/2021 Vaccinating Undocumented Migrants

As you may know, HCCS have been working in conjunction with the London Chinese Catholic Community UK, the local NHS and Hackney public...

Jun 18, 2021

HCCS wins Covid-19 grant to support community vaccines

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, HCCS has been supporting our community. Alongside this, we have been working in conjunction with the...

Jun 18, 2021

The Covid-19 Delta Variant in the UK

The R rate is increasing above one across the UK, with some highest number of daily cases since March 22. Last week showed a steady...

May 19, 2021

Latest Vaccination News

There are a number of important updates regarding vaccinations: ● Most vaccination sites now have access to both Pfizer and Astrazeneca...

May 18, 2021

Easing of COVID restrictions on 17 May

Prime minister, Boris Johnson has confirmed that the roadmap is on track and planned Step 3 easements will go ahead on 17 May. Analysis...

May 15, 2021

Surge Testing in Shoreditch and Dalston

Two Covid-19 variants of concern, the Delta and the Beta variant and the recently identified Indian variant, have been found in areas of...

May 7, 2021

HCCS reopens on 17th May!

We're very excited to announce that HCCS will be reopening from 17 May. This means that our community will be able to take part in our...

Apr 30, 2021

Launch of Tools to Transform

What is Tools to Transform? Co-edited by 8 Asian grassroot networks, Tools to Transform is a workbook sharing on-the-ground reflections,...

Apr 30, 2021

GP's offering vaccinations for migrants

COVID-19 vaccines are being offered to everyone in the UK, including undocumented migrants, free of charge. This includes people who have...

Apr 23, 2021

Covid-19: Vaccinating Undocumented Migrants

On 11 April 2021, over a hundred Chinese undocumented migrants were able to have their first COVID vaccine injections. This was...

Apr 11, 2021

Lateral Flow Test Availability

Lateral Flow Test The Government has just announced that from 9 April onward, everyone is entitled to free lateral flow test twice a...

Apr 2, 2021

HCCS Youtube channel launches with testing guidelines for Covid 19

A report just released shows that less than 25% of people in the UK showing Covid symptoms are requesting a test, with only half say they...

Mar 20, 2021

Census 2021 guidance in 9 ESEA languages

This Sunday is the National Census Day 2021. Below are the 2021 Census Questionnaires and ESEA questionnaire guidance in 9 ESEA...

Mar 18, 2021

Assistance to complete census

With 3 days until the Census 2021, here is some Census Office information in traditional and Simplified Chinese. With videos in English,...

Mar 17, 2021

How to Take Part in the National Census

Here are some pointers on how to take part in the National Census 2021. If you need help, please contact the numbers provided....

Mar 15, 2021

The Census Support Centre

The Census Support Centre will be opening starting 15/03/2021 where there are Census staff who can help with general census queries, and...

Mar 12, 2021

Promotional video about census time table

The census is a survey about all the households in England and Wales. The next census takes place on Sunday 21 March 2021. Everyone must...

Mar 12, 2021

Road Map for Easing Lockdown

The government recently announced a road map for a step by step plan to ease lockdown. The 4 steps plan with a 5 weeks’ gap in between to...

Mar 8, 2021

National Census and the Chinese Community

The National Census 2021 has released information to the Chinese community to help us engage and participate. What is the census? The...

Mar 3, 2021

2021 census

The 2021 census is due to start on 21 March 2021. In 2011, the census recorded that the England and Wales population in the "Chinese"...

Mar 1, 2021

Covid-19 News Update February 2021

Vaccination for people with learning disabilities The Joint Committee for Vaccination recommended that people with learning disabilities...

Feb 11, 2021

Happy Lunar New Year of Ox!

Hackney Chinese Community Services wishes everyone a healthy and prosperous Happy Lunar New Year of the Ox! This year, Lunar New Year...

Feb 10, 2021

Staying safe in the Lunar New Year of the Ox

The Year of the Ox will be here on Friday 12 February. It is Lunar New Year tradition to have family dinner on New Year’s eve. This year,...

Feb 5, 2021

The British Vietnamese

The wonderful Jenny Lau aka @celestialpeach_uk recently interviewed our trustee Cường Phạm @phambinho, a British Vietnamese community...

Feb 2, 2021

New Strains of Covid 19

South African variant The South African variant of Covid has now been found in eight areas of England. 105 cases have been identified. Of...

Jan 28, 2021

Supporting Hongkongers arrivals HCCS, HKB, HKARC

Before the handover of the UK’s responsibilities for Hong Kong, the British Government created the British National (Overseas) (BN(O))...

Jan 28, 2021

Wellbeing and Covid 19

The COVID-19 pandemic may be extremely stressful for many. Concerns about this new disease and what could happen can be overwhelming and...

Jan 21, 2021

General Coronavirus Advice

Doctors of the World have provided general guidance regarding Covid-19 in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and English. Please...

Jan 18, 2021

Covid-19 Vaccine Fraud

繁體中文請按此處 Please click here for traditional Chinese version 簡體中文請按此處 Please click here for simplified Chinese version Unfortunately,...

Jan 9, 2021

HCCS Supports Chinese Victim of Racial Attack and Secondary Victimisation

Hackney Chinese Community Services is part of the Campaign Against Secondary Victimisation (CASVIC), which has recently defended a...

Oct 21, 2020

Essex 39 First Anniversary Commemoration

The Hackney Chinese Community Services is holding a shrine for the Essex 39 on the first anniversary of the tragedy. Last year, on 23...

Sep 9, 2020

East and Southeast Asian Community Conversation

Date: 05 September 2020 Venue: Hackney Chinese Community Services, 28-32 Ellingfort Road, E8 3PA Organisers: The Potluck Club and the...

Sep 9, 2020

HCCS Covid-19 Lockdown Summary

Due to Covid-19, our centre ceased all group activities according to the Government Guidelines from 18 March 2020. However, our Advice...

Aug 26, 2020

AGM Report for October 2018 - August 2020

Today we had our AGM. The report for October 2018 - August 2020 follows: 1. Introduction The last AGM reported that the HCCS was...

Aug 14, 2020

Apply as an adviser for Census 2021

The ONS is now thrilled to invite applications for 100 community adviser (CA) roles for Census 2021. Job adverts can be found at...

Jul 11, 2020

Supporting our Members During Lock Down

Our luncheon club is aimed mainly at our older centre members. Through our club, we ensure that they have a nutritious hot cooked meal,...

Jul 1, 2020

HCCS's Statement of Support for Black Lives Matter

We feel equality and justice should be foundations that enable all of our communities to advance together

May 31, 2020

What To Do When Faced With a Race Hate Crime

The rise in racism against Chinese and South East Asians as a result of Covid-19 has been widely reported in local and national press....

May 14, 2020

Supporting Our Community During Lockdown

Despite the Hackney Chinese Community Centre being closed since lockdown, we continue to provide a good service to our members, who are...

Apr 24, 2020

The Met Police Chinese & South East Asian Staff Association's videos on racist attacks

Due to the rise in racist attack on Chinese and South East Asian communities, the MPS CASEASA have asked us to share these videos.

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