Chairman of Hong Kong General Chamber of Social Enterprises Limited (HKGCSE)
Former Chief Executive of The Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention, Hong Kong
Mr. Ng Wang Tsang, the former Chief Executive of The Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention, Hong Kong.
Mr. Ng has been actively participating in community services. Presently, he is the chairman of the Social Work Department Advisory Committee of Hong Kong Baptist University, adviser of the Office of the Ombudsman, Hong Kong, member of the Post-Release Supervision Board, observer of the Independence Police Complaints Council.
Mr. Ng worked in Hong Kong Christian Service as a school social worker after graduation in 1984. Upon his return to Hong Kong after completing a master’s degree in 1989, Mr. Ng re-joined Hong Kong Christian Service to work in counseling, family education and foster care services. He joined Richmond Fellowship of Hong Kong in 1991 and served as officer-in-charge of Ping Shan Halfway House. Half-year later, he was appointed the Assistant Director of the agency. In 1999, Mr. Ng joined the Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention, Hong Kong as the Support Service Officer, taking charge of various services of the Society including employment development, hostel service, community education and recreation, court social work and a social enterprise Bright Services Co Ltd. In 2003, Mr. Ng was promoted to the post of Business Director, Planning & Development, and was then promoted to become the Acting Chief Executive and Chief Executive of the Society in 2005 and 2006 respectively.
Mr. Ng graduated from the social work bachelor degree program from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He respectively completed his master’s degrees in social work at Columbia University in New York City, and in public sector management at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He acquired his third master’s degree in criminology from the University of Hong Kong.
Vice Chairman (External) of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Social Enterprises Limited
Executive Director of The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (HKFYG)
Ms HSU Siu-man is the Executive Director of The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (HKFYG). She is also a Hong Kong Representative to The All-China Women’s Federation. Long involved in public affairs, Ms Hsu currently serves on several Boards and Committees of different Hong Kong SAR Government bureaux, including as a member of the Social Welfare Advisory Committee; the Commission on Poverty; Committee on Services for Youth at Risk and the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund Task Force. Prior to her executive roles, Ms Hsu was the head of the HKFYG’s Counselling Service for more than a decade. In her role, she implemented innovative programmes such as media literacy education and online mental health support and internet addiction counselling. She is also well known for her promotion of emotional health awareness. Ms Hsu holds a B.S.W from Hong Kong Baptist University and an M.Soc.Sc in Counselling from The City University of Hong Kong. She obtained a Certificate in Cultivating Leadership in Education from Harvard Business School.
Vice Chairman (Internal) of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Social Enterprises Limited
TWGHs Community Services Division Rehabilitation Services Section Senior Section Manager (Rehabilitation Services)
Ms. Ong Man Chi, Fanny, the founding member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Social Enterprises Limited (HKGCSE).
Ms. Ong has been actively participating in community services all these years. She is the founding member of the Social Innovation Charity Ltd, committee member of the Disciplinary Committee Panel of the Social Work Registration Board and the panel member of the Guardian Board. She is also appointed by the Home Affairs Department as the Committee Member of the Southern District(East) Area Committee since 2000.
Ms. Ong has been working in the rehabilitation field with different rehabilitation agencies for more than 20 years with a mission to promote equal opportunities, social inclusion, acceptance and full participation of the people with disabilities in the community. She devotes herself in the vocational rehabilitation service as well as setting up quite a number of social enterprises to provide training and employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The social enterprises, under her leadership, are well recognized by the SE sector and the community. Presently, she is the superintendent of the Jockey Club Rehabilitation Complex of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. She is supervising more than 40 service units including social enterprises for providing residential, day training, community, and vocational rehabilitation services for people with disabilities.
Ms. Ong obtained her double degree in Social Work and Sociology in the USA in 1991. She also got an MBA degree from the Hong Kong Baptist University in 2012.
Hon. Secretary of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Social Enterprises Limited
Chief Executive Officer of New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association
Mr Thomas Chu Sai-ming is the Chief Executive Officer of New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (“The Association”). He has been working in the social service sector for over 30 years. Mr Chu has endeavored to explore, develop and promote the strengths and talents of PIR and Persons with Autism (PWAs) through various vocational training and individualized services since his early years. As he took up the role of Chief Executive Officer of The Association, he is committed to enhancing the Association’s professionalism and expanding its network to provide high quality mental health services for PIR, their families and the general public. Under his leadership, the Association achieved high quality outcomes. The Association has rolled out the “[330] Well-being Index” in March 2023, which enables individuals to conduct self-assessment and quickly review their well-being of body, mind, and spirit.
Apart from professional services, Mr. Chu serves in various public capacities to contribute to mental health development and social services in Hong Kong. He is now the Honorary Secretary of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Social Enterprises Limited, Rehabilitation Advisory Committee Member of Labour and Welfare Bureau, Lump Sum Grant Steering Committee Member of Social Welfare Department, Steering Committee Member on Review of Manpower for Healthcare Services in Residential Care Homes of Social Welfare Department, Management Committee Member and Convenor of Network on Services for Persons with Metal Illness of Hong Kong Joint Council for People with Disabilities, etc.
Mr Chu is also a seasoned registered social work who graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Mr. Chu Sai Ming, Thomas
Hon. Secretary
Hon. Treasurer of Hong Kong General Chamber of Social Enterprises Ltd (HKGCSE)
Ms Ko graduated from The University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Social Work. She worked at the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, Cyber Senior Network Development Association Ltd and HKCSS – HSBC Social Enterprise Business Centre after the graduation. She later obtained a Master of Philosophy from the Department of Social Work and Social Administration of The University of Hong Kong in 2008 and the scope of research is the impact of information technology on the relationships between elderly parents and adult children in Hong Kong.
She joined the Hong Kong Blind Union in 2011. Peggy was responsible for several information technology projects and social enterprise business development in her position as Project Manager. She was the Executive Director of Blind Union from 2017 to 2023. With her leadership, the organization has made significant achievements in different aspects such as services development, brand building & fund-raising as well as advocacy for the visually impaired people in Hong Kong. Blind Union has actively developed various innovative projects and social enterprise in the past few years. They include audio description services for sports programme, accessible indoor navigation project and the first social enterprise cafe combining massage services and coffee in one venue as well as providing direct job opportunities for visually impaired people. Ms. Ko was invited to join the board of Dialogue in the Dark (HK) in November 2024, continuing to focus on the employment development of people with disabilities.
Council Member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Social Enterprises Limited (HKGCSE)
Social Services Director of The Salvation Army
Ms. Chan Siu-Lai is the current Social Services Director of The Salvation Army. She has been involved in social service work for over thirty years and has participated in various services related to children and youth services, rehabilitation services, and social enterprise. Currently, she leads a team of over 1500 employees in The Salvation Army’s Social Services Department, providing services in areas such as the elderly, youth, children, persons with disabilities, street sleepers, and caregivers, to offers appropriate assistance and services to individuals facing difficulties and those who are neglected in society, while seeking effective solutions to social problems.
Ms. Chan has always been concerned about the development of social services and welfare policies. She has held multiple public positions, including the Transport Advisory Committee, the Lotteries Fund Advisory Committee, Child Fatality Review Panel, the Social Work Training and Manpower Planning Consultation Committee, the Joint Committee on Information Technology in the Social Welfare Sector, the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, the Mental Health Review Tribunal, and the Board of Directors of The Salvation Army (Macau).
In 1993, Ms. Chan obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Hong Kong Baptist University, and in 2009, she completed a Master’s program in Social Service Management at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Council Member of Hong Kong General Chamber of Social Enterprises Limited (HKGCSE)
Chief Executive Officer of MentalCare Connect Co. Ltd.
Mr. Chung Wai Shing, the Chief Executive Officer of the MentalCare Connect Co Ltd, the Founding Member of Social Innovation Charity Limited. As a registered social worker, he holds both of the Master’s Degree in Social Work and Business Administration.
Mr. Chung has joined the Mental Health Association of Hong Kong since 1994 and found the first integrated retail shop in the social services complex under the Association in 1998. Since then, a number of convenience stores and rehabilitation shops have been developed under Mr. Chung’s leadership. Accompanied by the rapid expansion of business, the retail services brand –‘Cheers Gallery’ has been successfully built up and became well-known in the network of the Hospital Authority.
In 2002, Mr. Chung was appointed as the Executive Director of the Association’s subsidiary, MentalCare Connect Co Ltd. He led the professional team formed with commercial background to develop 30 social enterprise projects from the range of cleansing, retail, marketing service, publication, catering, co-op shop to e-commerce. In 2012, Mr. Chung was seconded to MentalCare Connect Co Ltd. as the Managing Director and spent all his effort on leading and developing of the Company. MentalCare Connect Co Ltd. is now one of the most successful social enterprises in Hong Kong, obtaining numerous recognition and awards in the sector. In 2020/21, the annual turnover of the company reached a record of over HK$175 million and this new record was proudly generated by 200 employees which 60% are ex-mentally ill persons.
Council Member of Hong Kong General Chamber of Social Enterprises Limited (HKGCSE)
Chief Executive Officer of MentalCare Connect Co. Ltd.
Mr. Chung Wai Shing, the Chief Executive Officer of the MentalCare Connect Co Ltd, the Founding Member of Social Innovation Charity Limited. As a registered social worker, he holds both of the Master’s Degree in Social Work and Business Administration.
Mr. Chung has joined the Mental Health Association of Hong Kong since 1994 and found the first integrated retail shop in the social services complex under the Association in 1998. Since then, a number of convenience stores and rehabilitation shops have been developed under Mr. Chung’s leadership. Accompanied by the rapid expansion of business, the retail services brand –‘Cheers Gallery’ has been successfully built up and became well-known in the network of the Hospital Authority.
In 2002, Mr. Chung was appointed as the Executive Director of the Association’s subsidiary, MentalCare Connect Co Ltd. He led the professional team formed with commercial background to develop 30 social enterprise projects from the range of cleansing, retail, marketing service, publication, catering, co-op shop to e-commerce. In 2012, Mr. Chung was seconded to MentalCare Connect Co Ltd. as the Managing Director and spent all his effort on leading and developing of the Company. MentalCare Connect Co Ltd. is now one of the most successful social enterprises in Hong Kong, obtaining numerous recognition and awards in the sector. In 2020/21, the annual turnover of the company reached a record of over HK$175 million and this new record was proudly generated by 200 employees which 60% are ex-mentally ill persons.
Council Member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Social Enterprises Limited (HKGCSE)
Chief Executive Officer of St. James’ Settlement
Ms. Lee Yuk Chi, Josephine is the Chief Executive Officer of St. James’ Settlement. Involving herself in social services and social enterprise, Ms. Lee is the Internal Co-Chairman of Care for the Elderly Association Limited, Vice-Chairman of Community Drug Advisory Council and Social Innovation Charity Limited, etc. She has joined St. James’ Settlement since 1989. Starting her job as a family counselor and school social worker, she was promoted in 1997 to the supervisor of elderly services to manage community-based services for the elderly. In 2000, Ms. Lee began to head up a new unit focusing on partnership and alliance development.
At that time, she was responsible for the new project development, image building, marketing, and corporate communication. Besides, she worked on developing new charity projects to fill the service gaps in the community, namely People’s Food Bank, Funeral Navigation Service, Grant-in-aid Brightens Children’s Lives and at the same time, adopting innovative ideas to generate resources for agency development. In September 2011 she took up the post of Assistant Chief Executive Officer and in April 2013, she became the Deputy Chief Executive Officer. The Continuing Care Programs (mainly for elderly), territory-wide charity projects, new service development and external liaison are placed under her supervision and scrutiny.
Ms. Lee graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1989 and received a Master of Social Sciences Degree in Social Work from the University of Hong Kong in 1994.
Council Member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Social Enterprises Limited (HKGCSE)
Founding Executives and Board of Directors of Senior Citizen Home Safety Association
Mr. Ma Kam Wah, Timothy is the former Executive Director of Project Flame at the City University of Hong Kong. He is a registered social worker, a fellow of Certified Risk Planner, being appointed as JP in 2012, and awarded Medal of Honor by the Hong Kong SAR Govt. in 2019.
Since 1996, Mr. Ma has been actively involved in the development and support of social enterprise in Hong Kong. He co-founded the Social Entrepreneurship Forum with Dr. KK Tse in 2008 and is an active member of the Organizing Committee of Social Enterprise Summit. In Nov. 2015, Mr. Ma was re-appointed as a co-opted member of the Social Innovation& Entrepreneurship Development Fund of Hong Kong SAR Govt. Owing to his outstanding leadership and development of the 24 hours operating Personal Emergency Link Service of the Senior Citizen Home Safety Association, he was awarded The Outstanding Social Entrepreneur (East Asia Region)in 2009 by Schwab Foundation. He is now leading the social innovation and entrepreneurship development in Hong Kong. He offers SE internship and visits for the students, so as to widen their exposure to the excitement of social enterprise operation. He also offers consultant advices to students and new start-ups who wish to take part in SE Challenge Competition and Award or involve in their own SE startup. He also serves as a mentor to the new start-up social entrepreneur. Prior to this, he has served as the Founding Executive Director of Senior Citizen Home Safety Association from 1996 – 2012.
Council Member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Social Enterprises Limited (HKGCSE)
Chairman of Social Innovation Charity Limited
Chairman of Fullness Christian Vocational Training Centre
Mr. Ngai Man Fu, Simon is the Chairman of Fullness Christian Vocational Training Centre.
In the past, Mr. Ngai was the Deputy General Manager of an investment company responsible for setting up joint ventures in China and acquisitions in Germany and the USA. Acquired with a wide range of working experience including sales, marketing, accounting, administration and human resources, Mr. Ngai joined Fullness Christian Vocational Training Centre in 2000 and has become the Chairman of the organization since 2006.
Mr. Ngai graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong with a BBA degree and got an MBA from the City University of Hong Kong.
Council Member of Hong Kong General Chamber of Social Enterprises
Unit-in-charge of the HKSKH Lady MacLehose Centre
Ms Tung Ka Man, Carmen, the Unit-in-charge of the HKSKH Lady MacLehose Centre.
Ms Tung was working in banking industry for 10 years. She joined the HKSKH Lady MacLehose Centre since 2011. She provides youth employment services, family and community service and is responsible for developing and managing diversified social enterprises, such as MacLehose Canteen, Career Station (health massages), I-Nail (manicure services) etc., to create work opportunities for women, low-income family, unemployed. She also operates social enterprise projects with a service strategy of “training, practice and employment”.
Ms Tung is a registered social worker and holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the Upper Iowa University.
Council member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Social Enterprises Limited (HKGCSE)
Executive Director of Hong Kong Employment Development Service (HKEDS)
Mr. Yiu Hung Chi is currently the Executive Director of the Hong Kong Employment Development Service (HKEDS) and has been working in the social service sector for more than thirty years. Mr. Yiu leads his colleagues in providing vulnerable groups and grassroots laborers proactively with employment services, training and retraining courses with the objectives of strengthening their job competencies and living skills and facilitating them to enter the job market. With Mr. Yiu’s initiative, HKEDS runs social enterprises to offer vulnerable groups and service targets with job opportunities and training placements. Mr. Yiu wishes to see the social enterprise movement gain a more important position in the government agenda as well as promoting a positive image to the public. He believes SE Chamber would be a platform to provide social enterprises and social entrepreneurs with networking and information exchange opportunities, and also to increase business opportunities.