Help us find out what Hong Kong public needs from government, welfare chief tells NGO leaders

Hong Kong’s welfare chief has urged NGOs to help the government by airing their views on what people want and need from its policies.

Addressing a forum at Chinese University on Tuesday, Law Chi-kwong, himself a former social work academic, said officials and charities could work together. He said NGO leaders, who represent different segments of the community, should tell the government what members of the public expect.

“I don’t expect everyone to understand the dynamics or complexities of making public decisions or policy decisions,” Law said.

“But the job of the [NGO] leaders is to tell us what your perspectives are, so that we can listen to all the diverse views in the community.”

That would help the government make much better decisions, Law told the gathering of NGO executives and academics at the NGO Leadership Industry Forum.