With the generous support of the hong kong jockey club charities trust , the hong kong council of social service hkcss has been organizing a series of volunteer training programmes to facilitate social welfare personnel in consolidating their skills and sharing best practices in working with volunteers . mr . william y yiu , executive director , charities and corporate secretariat of the hong kong jockey club said , the current economic and policy environments are presenting new challenges for the welfare sector 社联行政总裁方敏生女士表示，义务精神一直是社会服务机构的基石，社联意识到有需要以崭新的方向在福利界培养及支持义务精神，今日的研讨会正好为福利界提供一个反思义务工作发展的机会，让参加者融合所学于实际工作。
Ms . christine fang , chief executive of hkcss said , social development is important to maintain hong kong s stability and security ; as the social development progress from 1998 to 2000 has slowed down , the government as well as the general public should be taken as a sign of caution , and adapt appropriate measures to maintain a reasonable pace of social development 方敏生强调，欠缺公众认同和参与，特别在经济持续低迷的情况下，实难以维持稳定的社会发展进程，政府、工商界及非政府社会服务界必须携手合作，善用社会资源推动社会发展。
