The Governance Connect Program provides a platform for HKCSS Agency Members and persons from various professions to connect. Participating agencies can meet with professionals who are passionate to serve the welfare sector and consider inviting them to be advisors or committee members. In the second round of the Program, NGOs were connected with lawyers from the Law Society of Hong Kong to serve as honorary legal advisors and support the legal needs on NGO’s governance. The Program has matched 8 NGOs with 8 lawyers in this round. The Governance Engagement Day, where NGOs and lawyers met for the first time, was held with success on 11 July 2019.
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Group photo of the participating NGOs of Governance Engagement Day, lawyers and representatives from The Law Society of Hong Kong, and representatives of the Council.
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Ms Irene Leung, Vice-Chairperson of HKCSS, welcomed all guests. She said that as the public’s expectation on NGOs’ compliance gets more stringent, there is an even higher need for legal support needed to enhance NGOs’ governance. |
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Ms Melissa Pang, President of The Law Society of Hong Kong, shared that as a long term partner of the Project, the Law Society is happy to recruit passionate lawyers to serve the community. |
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As a board member and legal advisor of many NGOs, Ms Michelle Chow, Consultant of Withers, shared tips on how to facilitate better collaboration and communication between lawyers and NGOs. |
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The Program has matched 8 NGOs with 8 lawyers in this round. |
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The Program has matched 8 NGOs with 8 lawyers in this round. | |
