International Advisory Committee

Ms. Grace Chan is currently the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS). She heads the newly formed unit, “Innovation and Technology for Ageing” (ITA), in 2017. She is pioneering the development of Gerontechnology in Hong Kong, engaging sectoral dialogues and collaborations in driving-related government policy development, improving confidence and capability and life quality of “aging in place” among older persons and carers, together with increasing public awareness and participation.

Grace is a social worker with over 26 years of experience in social welfare. She is a member of the Board of Directors and the International Vice President of The International Federation of Ageing (IFA). She was formally invited as a member of the Strategic Advisory Group for the WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities in 2013. In Hong Kong, Grace is a former member of the Elderly Commission. She graduated with a Master of Social Work from The University of Hong Kong and has worked for HKCSS since 2006. Before establishing ITA in 2017, she was the Chief Officer of Elderly Service at HKCSS.

In 2008, she engaged different sectors and led the writing of the Hong Kong Plan of Action on Aging. It is now considered a localized plan to support the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing implementation and the local agenda for social work and development between 2010 and 2020. In 2000, she was awarded The Outstanding Social Worker in Hong Kong. In 2019, she was awarded as Ageing Asia Global Ageing Influencer 2019, honoring the outstanding achievements of the most influential leader impacting aging in the Asia Pacific.

• Master of Social Work, The University of Hong Kong

• Registered Social Worker

• Chief Officer (Elderly Services), The Hong Kong Council of Social Service
• General Manager (Innovation and Technology for Ageing), The Hong Kong Council of Social Service
• Business Director, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service