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Ms Alice Lee |
Head of Services for the Elderly |
Caritas - Hong Kong |
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Ms Anita Wong |
Elderly Services Director |
Hong Kong Chinese Women's Club |
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Ms Carmen Ng |
Deputy Director |
Senior Citizen Home Safety Assocation |
Dr Lou Wei Qun, Vivian |
Assistant Professor |
The University of Hong Kong, Department of Social Work & Social Administration |
Ms Kwong Yan Po, Emily |
Director |
Aberdeen Kai-Fong Welfare Association Social Service Centre |
Ms Cheung Yuk Har, Stella |
Executive Director |
Hong Kong Association of Gerontology |
Ms Lo Ka Lok, Annie |
Head of Service |
Hong Kong Family Welfare Society |
Ms Maggie Leung |
Executive Director |
Hong Kong Society for the Aged |
Ms Luk Loi Tai, Melissa |
Service Director |
Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hiu Welfare Council |
Mr Choi Shing Kiu, Philip |
Supervisor |
Hong Kong Lutheran Social Service, Lutheran Church - Hong Kong Synod |
Ms Siu Wing, Maggie |
Service Coordinator (Elderly) |
Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service |
Ms Chan Ching Yee, Susan |
Regional Supervisor |
Evangelical Lutheran Church Social Service - HK |
Ms Yuen Suk Yee, Janice |
Programme Director (Elderly Care) |
Christian Family Service Centre |
Ms Sybil Chan |
Operations General Manager? |
Haven of Hope Christian Service |
Mr Kwok Wai Sang, Zero |
Senior Manager |
St James' Settlement |
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Mr Ng Ting Shan |
Chairperson, Executive |
Care for the Elderly Association Limited |
Mr Benson Ng |
Senior Service Coordinator (Elderly & Health) |
HK S.K.H. Lady MacLehose Centre |
Mr Poon Kwong fai, Silas |
Director (Service Development) |
Hong Kong Young Women's Christian Association |
Professor Peter P. Yuen |
Dean, College of Professional and Continuing Education |
PolyU Hong Kong Community College |
| Mr Siok Yu Yeung, Pitmas | Service Supervisor | The Salvation Army |
Mrs Amy Tsui |
Assistant Community Services Secretary (Elderly Service) |
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals |
Functions
1. To participate in the policy formulation and planning of Elderly Service;
2. To co-ordinate Elderly Service and reflect the views and needs of service agencies and users;
3. To assess the needs for Elderly Service and inform the Government, member agencies and the public of the needs;
4 To compile and analyse data on Elderly Service;
5. To conduct review on Elderly Service. promote evidence-based researches and assess the effectiveness of services;
6. To provide forum for agencies providing Elderly Service to share experience and to recommend good practices;
7. To promote pioneering and innovative services in Elderly Service together with service agencies;
8. To form partnership with concerned groups and organizations;
9. To foster networks and exchanges with international and regional counterparts for the advancement of Elderly Service, and monitor the application of related international conventions.
Composition, Chairperson and Term of Office
1 Sixteen members shall be nominated and elected by Agency Members which provide or participate in Elderly Service;
2. Not more than six co-opted members shall be appointed by each specialized committee;
3. The Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson shall be elected from among the members of the respective service specialized committees;
4 Business Director, Service Development shall be in attendance;
5 Elected members and co-opted members shall hold office for two-year term;**
6. No person representing the same agency shall be eligible for election (or cooption) to the Committee for more than 2 consecutive terms;
7. The Committee may fill vacancies occurring in the Committee for the remaining term of the posts left vacant.
Accountability, Report, Meetings and Spokesperson
1. The Specialized Committee shall, through the co-ordination of the Standing Committee on Service Development and Liaison, be accountable, and submit annual work plan to the Executive Committee;
2. The specialized committees shall submit annual report to the Executive Committee through the Standing Committee on Service Development and Liaison;
3. Chairpersons of specialized committees shall be ex-officio members of the Standing Committee on Service Development and Liaison, so as to enhance the integration of different services, promote the development and coordination of various services, and assist the Standing Committee in implementing overall development strategies and policies of the Council;
4. The specialized committees shall hold no less than 4 meetings each year, 1/3 members present will form a quorum;
5. Chairpersons of the specialized committees and the concerned Business Director and their delegates shall be the spokespersons of the respective specialized committees.? In case of major and controversial issues, they shall consult the Executive Committee, the Executive Committee shall have the power to confirm or override the concerned standpoints.
**In the first election, half of the elected members with higher numbers of votes shall hold office for two-year term, and the other half for one-year term.? In line with the same principle, half of the co-opted members shall hold office for two-year term and the other half for one-year term.
Last Update December, 2011
