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NGOs handle large volume of personal data in everyday operations, from personal particulars of service users, volunteers, donors, to photos taken at events and videos of surveillance cameras in service units, etc. Without careful handling of the data, agencies may face the risk of breaching the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486) (the Ordinance), which will not only infringe the privacy of stakeholders, but also harm the reputation of the organization. The risk is even higher nowadays as a lot of personal data is collected online and stored in digital format with serious security concern.   With the coronavirus outbreak and public health recommendations of physical distancing, working from home and the use of digital communications tools have become a new normal.  Under such circumstance, has your organisation put in place personal data protection guidelines and protocols to guard against the risks of possible breach of the Ordinance? To facilitate better understanding of personal ...

With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, normal lives are seriously interrupted globally, and the non-profit sector is no exception. Minimizing social contacts is one of the measures to prevent the spreading of the coronavirus.   Without face-to-face meetings, many NGOs' routine governance functions are disrupted. Do your organization's existing governance documents provide clear guidance on the proper way to handle this circumstance? Is your board allowed to have virtual meetings to keep functioning? Are you worried about meeting the quorum requirement for your forthcoming AGM? To facilitate NGOs response to such challenges, the Council and PILnet are going to organize a webinar in early April. Details as follows: Date: 9 April 2020 (Thursday) Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm Speakers:  Ms Jacqueline Chiu, Partner, Mayer Brown Ms Jevon Tsang, Associate, Mayer Brown Language: Cantonese (materials in English) Target participants: NGO Board / committee members (top priority), Agency Heads, Company Secretaries, Senior Management of ...

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Community Housing Movement is a new initiative of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. We are committed to working with property owners, NGOs and social enterprises to provide affordable and decent transitional social housing. The project is aimed at not only meeting the temporary housing needs of the grassroots without support of public rental housing, but also enhancing their individual capacity, and strengthening their community network. Through the provision of social housing, tenants are empowered to live independently in the market or move to the public rental housing after the end of a tenancy. We are going to release 185 social housing units located at Tai Po Kau for operation. The flat size is around 27 to 48 m2. The lease term is 5 years. The tentative move-in date will be around August, 2020. Now a service operator is invited to help in two parts: (1) allocate and manage 51 flats, ...

香港政府就新型冠狀病毒對企業的影響推出了一系列措施，包括透過發放「防疫抗疫基金」為個別受疫情打撃較大的行業提供特別資助，同時推出中小企融資擔保計劃–「百分百擔保特惠貸款」計劃，並就政府及公營機構轄下的店鋪提供租金寬免措施，並鼓勵私人店鋪業主減租。 香港社會企業總會（本會）過去的調查顯示，社企在疫情下營運仍然非常困難。本會為此收集社企業界意見，從而向政府、業主及銀行爭取更具針對性的支援措施。 現誠邀各社企填寫以下問卷，並於3月30日下午5時前填交以下問卷，所有問卷資料將會保密，只作分析用途。如貴構機社企項目涵蓋多於一個業務，請分別填寫相應問卷。 請點擊社企所屬之業務類型填寫問卷： 零售業務之社企（如便利店、長者用品、生活百貨、手工藝品等） 餐飲業務之社企（如餐廳、到會、食物製造或食物小賣部） 有機環保業務之社企（如回收、升級再造、綠色產品、有機農場等） 健康護理服務之社企（如按摩推拿、陪診服務、家庭服務、社康服務等） 教育及培訓服務之社企（如職業培訓、企業培訓、體驗活動、歷奇等） 服務業之社企（如清潔、物流、運輸、導賞、活動統籌、維修、搬屋等） 如有查詢，請致電3616 6951聯絡香港社會企業總會行政主任李先生。 資料來源：香港社會企業總會 ...