{"id":5283,"date":"2018-01-07T13:39:43","date_gmt":"2018-01-07T13:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidsconcern.org.hk\/?page_id=5283"},"modified":"2021-04-22T03:07:48","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T03:07:48","slug":"milestones","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aidsconcern.org.hk\/en\/milestones\/","title":{"rendered":"Milestones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; color_scheme=&#8221;white&#8221; el_id=&#8221;milestone&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1516849402689{padding-top: 120px !important;padding-bottom: 80px !important;background-color: #d31322 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div id=\"ult-carousel-4607894506838f2361249d\" class=\"ult-carousel-wrapper   ult_full_width\" data-gutter=\"15\" data-rtl=\"false\" ><div class=\"ult-carousel-15054744036838f23612472 \" >[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>2019<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Opening of AIDS Concern Community Space<\/li>\n<li>Launched My Place Social Enterprise<\/li>\n<li>Started to provide HIV Self-testing and introduced BioSURE HIV Self Test from the UK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>2017<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Set up a service team with outreach program targeting ethnic minority<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>2016<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A new service car for mobile testing started operation.<\/li>\n<li>Introduced the needs of men who have sex with men and those who are living with HIV, and establish a service referral to the counselling Centre for psychotropic substance abusers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>2015<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>25th Anniversary of AIDS Concern.<\/li>\n<li>Opening of Jordan Health Service Centre.<\/li>\n<li>Published &#8216;Something Positive&#8217;, a collection of stories of people living with HIV.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>2014<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Launched the new \u201c2014-19 Strategic Direction\u201d to reach the goal of \u201cTRIPLE ZERO\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>New mobile testing car launched and established HIV antibody mobile testing services.<\/li>\n<li>Introduced mobile phone apps for men who have sex with men and heterosexual men.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>2013<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Collaborated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong on the first-ever \u201cHIV Stigma Watch\u201d research study in Hong Kong.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>2012<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>One target community for AIDS Concern\u2019s work changes from sex workers to their clients.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>2011<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Began to provide HIV antibody rapid testing and sexually transmitted infections testing to young people.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Chen Zhu, Minister of Health, met with AIDS Concern. Our former Chief Executive Loretta Wong shared her experience of successful collaboration between NGOs and the Government.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>2010<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Established a service centre relocated to Yau Ma Tai<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>2008<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Established a service centre in Mong Kok offering Voluntary Counselling and Testing service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>2007<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Launched our internet outreach program targeting men who have sex with men.<\/li>\n<li>Launched the first anti-stigma and anti-discrimination campaign targeting the general public.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>2006<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Launched a sexually transmitted infections testing service for men who have sex with men, sex workers and their clients.<\/li>\n<li>Established our first HIV prevention program &amp; education center in Shenzhen targeting workers and clients of the entertainment industry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>2005<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Began collaboration with the Chinese\u00a0University of Hong Kong to provide cross-border truck drivers with voluntary counselling and HIV testing services.<\/li>\n<li>Started offering rapid HIV anti-body test, and applied it to gay saunas. 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