APSS is pleased to announce that our alumni Mr Charles CHAN has received the "Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU Department of Applied Social Sciences 2022". The Award aims to give public recognition to outstanding APSS graduates for their professional achievements and significant contributions to the Department, PolyU and the community. Congratulations to Charles on receiving this well-deserved honour!
Biography:
Mr Charles CHAN is a registered Social Worker with over 30 years of working experience. He completed three social work-related programmes, i.e. Diploma, Bachelor and Master Degree, in PolyU. He was awarded the Outstanding Social Worker Award in 2006.
Charles is now the Executive Director of The Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong. He has worked for various reputable non-governmental organisations, such as The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council and Evangelical Lutheran Social Service of Hong Kong. Charles has spent decades focusing on various services for young people, such as career guidance and training, rehabilitation of substance abusers and outreach social work. Working in senior management positions in the past 10 years, he is also well experienced in social service management and development. In recent years, with various governmental and non-governmental entities, he has assumed an active role in promoting social work education, research and policy advocacy, information technology strategies and service development.
