The Golden Key to Unlock Good Governance: Managing with Equality

In today’s landscape, NGOs encounter significant challenges related to equality and discrimination. It is more crucial than ever to proactively identify and address these issues in order to strengthen the NGO governance capacity. The Council has invited the Equal Opportunities Commission to introduce the Anti-Discrimination Ordinance, and assist NGOs in implementing good governance for equal opportunities (EO).

【Seminar】Anti-Discrimination Ordinance
- Overview of legal review of key terms related to EO
- Explain the principles and importance of EO in various contexts
- Share significant unlawful acts that contravene EO standards

【Sharing Session】Equal Opportunity Governance
- Explore how to implement preventive measures to enhance EO governance through different case studies
- Utilize EO-related policies and best practices to attract and retain talents
- Apply EO principles to both staff management and service provision
- Provide a checklist for NGOs to review their governance concerning EO

Details of the event are as follows:

Date: 21 January 2025 (Tuesday)

Time:
【Seminar】2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
【Sharing Session】3:40 pm - 5:00 pm

Venue: Auditorium, 1/F, Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai

Speaker: Ms. Sandy Lung, Senior Training Officer (Policy, Research and Training Division), Equal Opportunities Commission

Language: Cantonese (presentation materials in English)

Presentation material is now available:

• Ms. Sandy Lung - The Golden Key to Unlock Good Governance: Managing with Equality

Photos from the seminar & sharing session:

			Ms. Sandy Lung, Senior Training Officer (Policy, Research and Training Division), Equal Opportunities Commission , elaborated on the fundamental principles and significance of equal opportunities.
			The Equal Opportunities Commission has created a customized checklist for NGOs to assess their governance related to equal opportunities. Participants were completing the checklist exercise under the guidance and explanations provided by Ms. Sandy Lung.
			Participants from diverse NGOs engaged in discussions on various case studies related to equal opportunities governance, highlighting the importance of implementing preventive measures to strengthen governance.