Program: The Hong Kong child welfare system is similar in structure to that utilized in the United States with the movement of children into foster homes when their parents are unable to care for them. Generally, children are adopted by families in Hong Kong, but if appropriate, the children can be considered for international adoption.

Available Children: Most of the children in need of adoptive families are toddler and school age children who either have or are at risk for medical or mental concerns. The children are abandoned or orphaned, and have not been able to be placed into a local family. The Hong Kong adoption program is unique because potential adoptive families receive a great deal of information about the child they are considering including: medical reports from the time the child entered care; educational reports; social history; and as much information about birth family as has been recorded. It is common to have 50 pages of information to review on any particular child. The children have also been assigned social workers and are very well prepared for their adoptive families through receiving services such as language tutoring, counseling, etc.

Eligibility: Families considered for adoption from Hong Kong are couples between 25 and 50 years of age; married three years or, if a parent has been divorced one or more times, then the current marriage should have lasted for five years. Specially qualified single applicants are also eligible to adopt.