Lunar House

With re-development completed in 2025, Lunar House (formerly Shau Kei Wan House) provides transitional residential care service of 42 places for male persons in recovery (PIRs) from mental illness at Jockey Club Key House. It is also a purpose-built halfway house which accepts PIRs with a history of criminal violence or assessed disposition to violence.

We provide professional service to PIRs through a team composed of registered social workers, psychiatric nurses and supporting staff.

Mission

Objectives

Service Target

Scope of Services

Fee

Service Hour

Application and Withdrawal

Contact

Sponsoring Organization

Mission

To provide transitional residential care service to PIRs, in order to strengthen their self-care and social adjustment skills and thus to integrate back into the society and develop their lives in recovery.

Objectives

Our halfway house practiced the Advantaged Thinking and Recovery Model, which encouraged PIRs to develop their strengths and potential, as well as to give a sense of capability and bring hope to enrich their lives.

Besides, we are devoted to ensure PIRs in obtaining community resources for their recovery and well-being by establishing and maintaining supportive community relationship in the society.

Service Target

Male persons in recovery (aged 15 or above)
Assessed by psychiatry to be mentally stable and fit for group living
Physically healthy, capable of self-care and free from infectious disease, alcohol or drug addiction
Motivated for open employment and with vocational ability

Scope of Services

Independent living skills training and community integration activities
Accommodation and meals
Training for medical follow-up and medication adherence
Individual and group counseling
Vocational counseling and referral
Interest class and recovery activities
Social skills training

Fee

According to fee policy of the Social Welfare Department, currently $1,220 per month.

Service Hour

24 hours per day

Application and Withdrawal

Referrals can be made by social workers and professionals from rehabilitation service units to the Central Referral System for Rehabilitation Services of the SWD.

All applications are handled by our admission panel. Applicants will be invited for a pre‑admission assessment and successful candidates will be arranged for admission to receive the hostel service.

Participation is voluntary while service users may withdraw at any time and the halfway house may also end the service under professional judgement and mutual agreement.

Contact

Address: LG-5/F, No. 8 Tai Lok Street, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong

Tel: (852) 2960 3688

Fax: (852) 2817 1880

Email: lh@sidebyside.org.hk

Licensing Office of Residential Care Homes for Persons with Disabilities (LORCHD) Number: D0364

Sponsoring Organization