The series of NGO Directors’ Luncheon cum Sharing Session with Assistant Director of Social Welfare Department consisted of four different events focusing on elderly, youth and corrections, rehabilitation and medical social services, as well as family and child welfare services. The second event on youth and corrections services was held on 29 November 2018. Below are some selected photos of the event. You may want to check out the full collection of photos here.
The luncheon series is sponsored by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants Charitable Fund
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Mr Kennedy Liu, Executive Committee Member and Chairperson of the Steering Committee on NGO Governance Platform Project, HKCSS welcomed guests and speakers. He encouraged agency representatives to share their experience on governance as NGOs are usually from different background and organizational culture. |
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Mrs Helen Kwok, Assistant Director (Youth and Corrections), Social Welfare Department agreed that NGOs help fill the social service gap. She treasured the opportunity to exchange with agency representatives on the strategies and initiatives relating to youth services. |
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Mr Richard Tse, Chairman of Community Services Working Group, Hong Kong Institute of CPAs, said that in view of the public attention to the NGOs’ proper use of social resources, the Institute is determined to provided support to NGOs on financial governance through the Council. |
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Group photo (from left):
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Moderated by Mr Chua Hoi Wai, Chief Executive, HKCSS (right), Mr Simon Ngai, Chairman, Fullness Christian Vocational Training Centre (left), and Mr Gary Wong, Founder and Non-Executive Director, InspiringHK Sports Foundation Limited (middle), shared challenges their boards faced. |
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Board members and senior management actively participated in the discussion and exchanged views on various issues, including board composition, decision making on the agency development, fundraising, etc. |
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Mrs Helen Kwok, Assistant Director (Youth and Corrections) of Social Welfare Department illustrated the updates and planning of youth and correctional services in the sharing session. She also invited NGOs to actively participate in the planning and strategic work in different districts with SWD in the future. |
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Representatives from NGOs exchanged the specialties of their agencies’ service and concerns about youth services in the sharing session. |
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Group photo with all the agencies’ representatives, HKCSS staff and Mrs. Kwok. |
