Dialogue Series on NGO Board Governance
The Dialogue Series is co-organised by HKCSS’ NGOs Governance Platform Project and GAME(Governance And Management for Excellence) for Public Benefit. Hosted by consultants from GAME who are all governance veterans of local or international non-governmental organization (NGO), the dialogue series will be conducted in group sessions, for NGO Board members and CEOs, to discuss three important governance issues – Board- Management Relationship, Risk Governance & Organization Performance Assessment. In each session, there will be:
– an introduction and analysis of the issue – identifying possible problems, benchmark of good governance practices, state-of-the-art solutions;
– a facilitated experience sharing and learning among NGOs in small groups to discuss the problem that they may be facing & how to deal with it.
Dates: 28 April, 19 May, 9 June
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Venue: Duke of Windsor Social Service Building
Targets: Board members and agency heads of HKCSS Agency Members (priority will be given to board members)
Language: Cantonese
Quota: 30 persons / session
Dialogue One (28 April)
“The dynamic relationship and symbiosis of management and governance”
GAME Hosts
Mr K M Chan
– Chairman, Steering Committee of HKCSS Institute
– Former Secretary General, Hong Kong Red Cross
Mr Tai Keen-man
– Vice-Chairman, Neighbourhood Advice-Action Council
– Former Deputy Director of Broadcasting, RTHK
Mr Ivan Yiu Tze-leung , JP
– Community Services Secretary, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
Dialogue Two (19 May)
“Governing risk management”
GAME Hosts
Dr CK Lo
– Managing Director, CK Lo & S Lam Ltd.
– Former Chair, Oxfam Hong Kong
– Former Deputy Chair, Board of Supervisors, Oxfam International
Mr Benjamin Tang
– Independent Non-executive Director, MTR
– Former Director of Audit
– Member, the Audit Committee of the Council, The University of Hong Kong
Mr Walter Chan
– Consultant, Rowland Chow, Chan & Co., Solicitors and So, Lung & Associates Solicitors
– Board member, Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups and Oxfam Hong Kong
Dialogue Three (9 June)
“Organization Performance Assessment”
GAME Hosts
Ms Christine Fang
– Adjunct Professor, Department of Social Work & Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong
– Board member, Hong Kong Red Cross, Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation and Society for Community Organization
– Former Chief Executive, HKCSS
Dr Stephen Fisher
– Board member, Unison and Hong Chi Association
– Former Director of Social Welfare
– Former Chief Executive, Oxfam Hong Kong
Mr Kwok Lit-tung
– Chief Executive, Christian Family Service Centre
