| The aims, functions and corporate powers of
the Council are as follows:
- Aims
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To promote the co-ordination
and improvement of social service activities;
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To develop resources,
such as manpower, funds and data, for social
service activities;
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To promote public understanding
of social service needs and the role of
the voluntary agencies in meeting these
needs.
- Functions
In furtherance of the Aims of the Council, the
Council shall have the following functions:
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Agency Network and Development
- to co-ordinate and support welfare agencies,
promote public understanding and enhance
public, the business and other professional
sectors' support in the provision of social
welfare services;
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Service Development and
Liaison - to promote social services development,
facilitate experience exchange and participate
in welfare planning;
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Quality Management and
Efficiency Enhancement - to enhance welfare
agencies' capability, promoting social services
efficiency, effectiveness and quality social
services.
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Policy Research and Advocacy
- to consolidate experience and findings
on evidence-based research, advocate policy
improvement, social integration and overall
social development in respect of social
services;
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International and Regional
Network and Exchanges - to participate in
the international welfare arena, promote
professional exchange and benchmarking,
monitoring of the local implementation of
international conventions related to welfare
and social development.
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Corporate
Powers
For the purpose of achieving
the Aims and carrying out the Functions of the
Council, the Council shall have the following
power:
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To receive and administer
monies, funds, and supplies by way of contributions,
donations, subscriptions, legacies, grants
for or towards the above purposes or any
of them;
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To acquire, accept leases
of, purchase, take hold, and enjoy any lands,
buildings, messuages or tenements of what
nature or kind soever and wheresoever situate
in Hong Kong or elsewhere; to invest monies
on deposit in any bank in Hong Kong, or
on mortgage of any lands, buildings, messuages
or tenements, in Hong Kong or elsewhere
or in or upon the mortgage, debentures,
stocks, funds, shares or securities, of
any corporate or company carrying on business
in Hong Kong or elsewhere; to purchase and
acquire all manner of goods and chattels
whatsoever and to grant, sell, convey, assign,
surrender, yield up, mortgage, demise, re-assign,
transfer or otherwise dispose of, any lands,
buildings, messuages, and tenements, mortgages,
debentures, stocks, funds and securities,
goods and chattels;
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To set up, invest in,
acquire and carry on and operate such business
operation and business entity, whether of
commercial or charitable nature and whether
profit making or non profit making as the
Executive Committee shall deem fit;
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To borrow any monies
required for the purpose of the Council
upon such forms and on such securities as
may be determined;
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To do all such other
things as are incidental or conducive to
the attainment of all or any of the objects
set out above.
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