Trained as a social worker and social service administrator, Ms Fang has been fighting poverty and empowering the disadvantaged for more than 30 years. Commencing her formal career as a community worker in Sham Shui Po, where she assisted families in a temporary housing area, she drew both experience and inspiration for what was to become her lifelong work in fighting poverty and empowering the disadvantaged.

Christine joined the Hong Kong Red Cross in 1989, and in 1993 was appointed Secretary-General, involved in raising public awareness of and support for international humanitarian actions. Her mission was to build the capacity of civil society organizations, which she believes are elements vital to the foundations of a “good and sustainable society”. In 2001, Ms Fang was appointed as Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Council of Social Services, where she served from 2001 until retirement in 2013. She was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star by the HKSAR Government in 2009 for her meritorious public and community service.

Ms Law was previously the Executive Director of the Boys’ & Girls’ Clubs Association of Hong Kong, which has 75 service units spreading across 17 districts serving 450,000 children, youth and families. BGCA was set up in 1936 with a mission to nurture a happy, healthy and contributing younger generation. With over 30 years of dedicated experiences in social services, Ms Law is well acquainted with both programmes and public policies relating to families, children and youth. She has been appointed members to the Family Council and Sustainable Development Council. In 2006, Ms Law helped set up the first Children Development Indicators in Hong Kong, a comprehensive formal account of information available on status of children.