Our Club Vision & Mission Our Zonta visions are in such a world that: Women's rights are recognized as human rights Every woman is able to a

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1 CLUB: Zonta Club of Kowloon District 17 Area: 0816 About Zonta Founded in 1919, Zonta International is a leading global organization of professionals empowering women worldwide through service and advocacy. With more than 30,000 members belonging to more than 1,200 Zonta Clubs in 67 countries and geographic areas, Zontians all over the world volunteer their time, talents and support to local and international service projects, as well as scholarship programs aimed at fulfilling Zonta s mission and objectives. Zonta International Objectives: To improve the legal, political, economic, educational, health and professional status of women at the global and local level through service and advocacy To work for the advancement of understanding, goodwill and peace through a world fellowship of members To promote justice and universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms To be united internationally to foster high ethical standards, to implement service programs, and to provide mutual support and fellowship for members who serve their communities, their nations and the world Note: Zonta International, its districts and its clubs are nonsectarian and nonpartisan. Zonta District 17 Goals One vision, one mission, one voice, one movement. A season of weaving D.R.E.AM.S. D = Direction for a better future R = Resources E = Empowerment through educational opportunities A = Advocacy M = Membership S = Service 1

2 Our Club Vision & Mission Our Zonta visions are in such a world that: Women's rights are recognized as human rights Every woman is able to achieve her full potential Women have access to all resources Women are represented in decision making positions on an equal basis with men No woman lives in fear of violence Our Club Goals Women empowerment through services and advocacy. 2. Build women health, education, social and economic value projects. 3. Membership Recruitment targeting a growth rate in line with ZI directives. 4. Membership Retention & Rejuvenation Program - art appreciation, gourmet eating, learning programs for existing members. 5. Engaging existing members from different industries in experience sharing at business dinners. 6. Engaging prominent market leaders to talk to members on current public affairs or community issues. 7. Build more projects to nurturing existing Z and Golden Z clubs. Looking for opportunity to charter new Z or Golden Z clubs. Zonta Club of Kowloon History Founded in 1977, Zonta Club of Kowloon was the second club chartered in Hong Kong and celebrated its 35th anniversary in We are going to celebrate our 40 th anniversary in November The Club is a member of Zonta International, a global organization of executives and professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy. Since its establishment, Zonta Club of Kowloon has been dedicated to serve our communities for achieving the objectives of Zonta International. We have supported a variety of community projects through partnership with service organizations that will benefit women in distress, abuse victims, the elderly, handicapped and underprivileged. We share a commitment to helping our communities and to improving the legal, political, economic, educational, health and professional status of women worldwide. 2

3 Zonta Club of Kowloon was awarded the Bronze Certificate under the new CONVICTION-COMMITMENT- COURAGE Membership Recognition Program of Zonta International in recognition of our Club's efforts and success as a SOM Club in organizing Zonta Club of Macau. On 6 July 2016, Area 2 Director Dr YC Choy represented our Club to receive the Award at Zonta International 63rd Convention in Nice, France. Our Club Officers and Board of Directors President 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President Treasurer Administration Treasurer Trust Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary Directors Immediate Past President & Director Agnes Koon Cecilia Kuk Irene Ho Elaine Leung Shirley Cheung Noel Leung Polly Sun Fannia Woo Helen Kwan Juliana Lam Selina Cheng Susanna Lo Julianne Doe Our Committee Chairs Advocacy Membership Fellowship Finance Fundraising Legal Membership & Classification Public Relations & Communications Public Affairs Social Services Z Clubs Golden Z Clubs Doreen Kong Corina Tsang Cecilia Kuk Elaine Leung Helen Kwan & Juliana Lam Julianne Doe Corina Tsang Noel Leung Anna Kwong Lolita Ng Irene Ho Julia Chan 3

4 Zonta Club of Kowloon Members: Name Classification 1. Beryl CHAN Visual Art Professionals (2531) 2. Janice CHAN Architectural, Building Surveying (2121) 3. Julia CHAN Education - Health Science Library Director (2292) 4. Yvonne CHAN Legal Professionals (2521) 5. Joyce CHANG Social Welfare Education (2421) 6. Amy CHAU Finance Director (1211) 7. Eva CHENG Management & Administrative (1112) 8. Selina CHENG Management (1115) 9. Cecilia CHEON Gynaecologist (2312) 10. Donna CHEUNG Marketing Manager (1231) 11. Shirley CHEUNG Financial Planning Advisor (3213) 12. CHOY Yuen Chung Health Services (1112) 13. Julianne DOE Legal (2521) 14. Audrey EU# Legal (2521) 15. Nancy FOK Health (2312) 16. Ada Y S FUNG Architect (2121) 17. Irene HO Management & Administrative (1112) 18. Margarita HO Accounting (2211) 19. Doreen KONG Legal Solicitor (2521) 20. Agnes KOON Insurance Management (1112) 21. Cecilia KUK Human Resources Managers (1213) 22. Helen KWAN Building and Engineering Professional (2129) 23. Grace KWOK Environmental Consultant (2114) 24. Anna KWONG Architecture, Building Surveying (2121) 25. Juliana LAM Financial Investment Advisor (2313) 26. Stacey LAM Specialist Medical Practitioner (3212) 27. Miriam LAU# Legal (2521) 28. Elaine LEUNG Accountant (2211) 29. Margaret LEUNG General Managers (1112) 30. Noel LEUNG Solicitor (2521) 31. Claire LIU Investment Management (1115) 32. Susanna LO Management & Administration - Health Services (1112) 33. Elaine MA Architecture, Building & Surveying Associate Professionals (3121) 4

5 34. Lolita NG Social Service Professionals (2529) 35. Susanna SIU Other Professionals Curator, Museum or Gallery (2549) 36. Polly SUN Architect (2121) 37. Rosita SWAIN Management & Administration - Information Technology (1224) 38. Angela Tam General Managers (1112) 39. Teresa TAM Management - Manufacturing & Construction (1115) 40. Winnie TEOH Management Services Development (1112) 41. Ivy TONG Legal Solicitor (2521) 42. Corina TSANG Management & Administration- Human Resources (1213) 43. Alice WONG Management & Administrative (1115) 44. Anita WONG General Managers & Administrators Company Director (1115) 45. Grace L C WONG Specialist Management Housing Development ( Joana WONG Financial Investment Advisor (3213) 47. Rosana WONG Company Director (1115) 48. Fannia WOO Management & Administrative (1213) 49. Cecilia YAO Management & Administrative (1112) 50. Christine Yip Education Manager (1293) 51. Isabelle YOUNG Finance & Investment Accounting (2211) # Honorary Members 5

6 Service Projects: 1) Past Service Projects Conducted The Club has been working on following projects: a) HPV vaccination to the underprivileged girls Our Club delivered a women health HPV vaccination project from 2014 to Our contribution to women's health was recognized by the government's Labour and Welfare Bureau. Our HPV vaccination project, delivered in collaboration with the Hong Kong Women Doctors' Association, the Hong Kong SKH Welfare Council and drug firm MSD had been benefited hundreds of young women. b) Love Connection We launched an 18-month project from April 2016 April named Love Connection to help teenage girls in handling relationship and emotional issues with boys. In collaboration with the Hong Kong SKH Welfare Council, our funded programs serve to impart positive attitudes and values to teenage girls facing with relationship problems and sexual demands, and in the longer term, serve to lessen incidences of teenage pregnancy and life-long emotional/psychological damage. 6

7 2) Current Services Projects a) Hong Kong Cancer Fund for Breast Cancer Survivors The Club donated funding to the Hong Kong Cancer Fund in March The charitable donation, designated to the 'Keep Moving' Project, is to assist breast cancer patients in achieving body and mind wellbeing. From April - July 2017, they would receive in-depth education through workshops and physical exercise to minimize the adverse side effects of the disease and treatment e.g. fatigue, upper lymphoedema, hot flushes, night sweats, anxiety, depression, etc. We are doing a research of splitting the selected patients into 2 groups. One group will do exercise at the gym and another group will do exercise at home. The research will be conducted by the Active Health Clinic, Institute of Human Performance of the University of Hong Kong which will contribute to the professional aspects and the assessment of the quality of life and health conditions of the participants at the end of the project. b) Mindfulness Centre for drug addicted inmates The Club donated funding to the Correctional Services Department of the HKSAR Government to build a Mindfulness Centre in Nei Kwu Correctional Institution for the drug addicted inmates at the Hei Ling Chau Island Prison. 7

8 Advocacy Projects: 1) Continued Advocacy Projects a) Launch of our 1 AM Apps Project We collaborated with the Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women ( ACSVAW ). The 1AM App is a mobile application that can be freely downloaded for both iphone and Android. It was launched in March 2016 and is intended as an ongoing project. Through this app, women can key-in details of their support group to seek help. Through GPS, the App can show location of nearby hospitals and police stations for seeking urgent assistance. Fake calls and loud buzzer can also be set up to attract attention. There is also survival information for victims, including reporting to Police, medical and judicial procedures. This App is actively promoted in secondary schools and tertiary educational institutions by ACSVAW which our Club is supporting. Membership: Retain, Recruit and Rejuvenate (to get new members and retain quality members): a) New Members recruited for New Members Margaret Leung inducted in July 2016 & Grace Kwok in April

9 b) Members Retention & Rejuvenation Programs i. Our Fellowship Committee organizes various types of members activities in order to build our Zontian fellowship spirit. We recently visited 3 Museums and organized many fellowship gatherings: a. 30 July 2016 Lang Shi-ning Media Art Exhibition at City University of HK. b. 15 Oct 2016 to University of Hong Kong on Painted Ceramics of Contemporary Treasures by Jingdezhen s National Masters from the Lamda Foundation. c. 18 Feb 2017 to the HK Heritage Museum on the Grand Weddings of the Qing Emperors d. 20 Nov 2016 BBQ gathering e. 10 Dec 2016 Christmas Party f. 13 Feb 2017 Spring Dinner ii. Our members are engaged to be speakers of our regular monthly Business Dinner in which members from different industries would share their working experience with members and guests for experience sharing. This is good for our team building. a. 26 July 2016 our member Dr Stacey Lam, eye specialist talked on Eye Diseases b. 23 Aug 2016 our member Ms Margaret Leung talked on her social enterprise Les Beatitudes on Man s Necktie Can Rebuild Human Ties c. 27 Sept 2016 our member Ms Doreen Kong, partner of Reed Smith Richards Butler talked on Pseudo Political Asylum Issue in Hong Kong d. 18 Oct 2016 our ex-member, Ms Theresa Yiu talked on My Brand Building Dream e. 26 June 2017 our member Dr Joyce Chang, Head of Social Work Department, Shue Yan University talked on What the Catholic Church had done in women empowerment in Hong Kong for 100 years 1900 to 2000 f. 25 July 2017 our member Ms Grace Kwok, Allied Sustainability & Environmental Consultants Group Chairman talked on Greening the City the Role of an Environmental Consultant iii. To facilitate and update our members on public affairs and any technical topics of interest, the Club also invite prominent public speakers and market leaders to share public affairs and valuable information to members at our regular Business Dinners: a. 31 May 2016 Mr Matthew Cheung, Secretary for Labour & Welfare spoke at our Installation Ceremony Dinner on Retirement Protection Forging Ahead b. 28 June 2016 Mr David Wong, Chairman of Mandatory Provident Fund talked on the purposes of Mandatory Provident Fund and way forward. c. 22 Nov 2016 talked by Mr Stephen Wong, Privacy Commissioner for Privacy Data d. 9 Jan 2017 Mr Ko Wing Man, Secretary for Food & Health talked on Voluntary Health Insurance e. 28 Feb 2017 Ms Stephanie Tan, Executive Director of the Kinnet talked on Age Free at Golden Age and Home Care f. 20 March 2017 Mr Chau Hing Wah, curator of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of HK talked on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong g. 25 April 2017 Dr Anthony Teoh CUHK to talk on Performing Surgery without Scars 9

10 Golden Z and Z Clubs Motto: Future Leaders Building A Better World Today Through Services & Advocacy Zonta Club of Kowloon has established Golden Z Clubs in tertiary educational institutions and Z Clubs in secondary schools to nurture young women to be leaders for our next generation through bursaries and scholarship awards as well as youth development programs e.g. service projects, Mock Debate, Leadership & Volunteer Training, Career Talks and Interview Workshops. A. Golden Z Clubs 1. Hong Kong Polytechnic University 2. Lingnan University B. Z Clubs 1. Belilios Public School 2. Maryknoll Convent School 3. Marymount Secondary School 4. Pui Ching College 5. Queen Elizabeth School 6. QESOSA Tong Kwok Wah Secondary School Contact Us Name: Ms Corina Tsang for membership matters Contact: info@zontakowloon.org 10

11 One Vision One Mission One Voice Photo Gallery Dr Ko Wing Man's Talk Dr David Wong's Talk on MPF Mr Matthew Cheung's talk Retirement Protection Zonta Kowloon Board & Committee Chairs Dr Joyce Chang's Talk on Zonta Kowloon Installation Ceremony