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 third event on rehabilitation and medical social services was held on 4 December 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, Vice-Chairperson, HKCSS, welcomed guests and speakers. He encouraged agency representatives to get know of each other and share their experience on governance and good practice. |
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Mr Kok Che Leung, Assistant Director (Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services), Social Welfare Department, suggested that good governance is essential to both subvented and non-subvented organizations. It also gradually became an important factor when considering grant to NGOs. |
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Mr Eric Tong, President, Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, highlighted the cooperation between the Institute and HKCSS which supports and improves financial governance of NGOs and aims to ensure resources to be used in a proper way and help service users. |
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Group photo (from the left):
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The “Directors’ Dialogue” session was moderated by Mr Chua Hoi Wai, Chief Executive, HKCSS (right), where Mrs Patricia Chu, Chairman, The Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society (middle), and Mr Kenny Mui, Chairperson, Care For Your Heart (left), shared their experience as the Chairpersons. Mr Chua also announced the voting results on “Challenges facing NGO boards” with the top challenge being “financial sustainability for mission fulfillment”. |
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Over 50 board members and senior management attended the luncheon, got know of each other and participated in the discussion actively. |
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Over 50 board members and senior management attended the luncheon, got know of each other and participated in the discussion actively. |
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In the sharing session, Mr Kok Che Leung, Assistant Director (Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services), Social Welfare Department (SWD), shared the services offered by the SWD for people with disabilities from different age groups as well as the latest policy for supporting related organizations. |
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Mr Kuo Chun Chuen, Chief Officer of Service Development (Rehabilitation Service), HKCSS, illustrated to agencies about the Council’s recent concerns for rehabilitation services. | |
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Group photo with all participants and Mr Kok Che Leung after the sharing session. |
