WELCOME

The Guardianship Board is a legal quasi-judicial tribunal of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Its central statutory role is to conduct hearings in order to make guardianship orders for people aged 18 years and over with decision-making incapacities. It may make a range of ancillary orders as well.

Information Pamphlets

1. Overview of Guardianship
2. How to manage the financial needs of the MIP
3. Road Map and Steps in Submitting Guardianship Applications
4. Hearing Process for Guardianship Applications
5. Application Procedure and Road Map for an Emergency Guardianship Order
6. Review of Guardianship Orders and Directions
7. Notice on Collection of Personal Data

WHAT'S NEW

 Financial Reporting Guidelines

The Board has today issued an update of the Financial Reporting Guidelines for the new arrangement to take effect from 2 January 2026. The document is listed under Publications in this website.

(31 December 2025)

Monthly Financial Limit

According to the Quarterly Report on General Household Survey by the Census and Statistics Department for 3rd Quarter, July to September 2025, the median monthly employment earning was HK$20,500.
 

(28 November 2025)

 Practice Note No. 1

The Board has today issued an update of the Practice Note 1 (Claims for Disbursements at a hearing) for the new arrangement to take effect from 1 October 2025.
 

(30 September 2025)

Publication of Board Decisions

The Board is pleased to announce that the case summaries for 2025 have been uploaded to the Board's website, under the section Board's decisions.

(9 July 2025)

Procedural Guidelines

The Board is pleased to announce that the project to consolidate the leaflets of the Board has been completed with the publication of the Board’s Procedural Guidelines. The Procedural Guidelines is the third major document to supplement the Medical Guidelines and the Financial Reporting Guidelines which the Board had previously launched.

Existing leaflets of the Board would be replaced with immediate effect.

To assist potential users and the general public to gain an overview of the Board’s work, new information sheets, the Pamphlets, have been prepared.

The Procedural Guidelines and the new Pamphlets are now available for viewing and downloading, together with the Practice Notes accompanying the Procedural Guidelines, from the Board’s website under the section Publications.

To protect the environment, physical copies will be provided only upon request. If this is required, please contact the Board Secretariat.

(6 March 2025)

VISION, MISSION AND VALUES OF THE GUARDIANSHIP BOARD

Vision
The vision of the Guardianship Board is to promote the welfare, interests and protection of mentally incapacitated adults through guardianship.

Mission
To manifest its vision, the Guardianship Board commits to the following mission:

1. To support, protect and advocate the best interests of mentally incapacitated adults by empowering guardians to:
   • facilitate the management of their finances;
   • ensure that their needs for services and medical treatment are met;
   • protect them against abuse, exploitation and neglect; 
   • enhance their quality of care. 
2. To facilitate the resolution of disputes with relatives and service providers, concerning the best interests of mentally incapacitated adults.
3. At the initiative of policy bureau, to give legal advice on guardianship legislation review.

Values
The Guardianship Board commits to the following values:

1. Protection
2. Compassion
3. Fairness
4. Independence
5. Respect
6. Accessibility

Performance Pledge
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