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主席回顧

Chairman’s Review

過去一年充滿挑戰！2019年中開始的 The past year was full of challenges. The social unrest that

社會事件，及2020年初的疫症爆發，社會 started in mid-2019 and the outbreak of the Coronavirus in early
各界及市民生活受到前所未有的衝擊。 2020 have levied unprecedented heavy blows on all sectors of
本局面對嚴峻的環境，繼續堅守使命， the community and on the livelihood of people. In face of the
發揮創意及專業的精神，推動義工積極 harsh environment, AVS continues to hold firmly its mission
in the promotion of volunteer service with innovation and
應對社會需要，合力支援弱勢群體，分享 professionalism. Volunteers are motivated to take active steps
愛心與關懷，共度困難時刻。 to meet the needs of the community, to give support to the

disadvantaged groups with concerted effort, to share love and
義務工作在社會艱難時期更顯重要！ care, so as to get through the difficult times together.
新型冠狀病毒肆虐，本局應政府緊急
號召，招募各界義工參與不同部門的抗疫 The importance of volunteering in society looms up even
行動。同時開展多項「同心抗疫」義工 more prominently in times of difficulty. As the novel coronavirus
raged on, AVS responded to the urgent call of the government
服務，支援弱勢社群，包括夥拍中西 to recruit volunteers from all walks of life to participate in the
醫護、心理輔導員等關懷獨居長者；組織 anti-epidemic service taken by different departments. At the
義工探訪防止自殺服務中心的老人；號召 same time, a number of projects were launched under the
青年義工進行18區快閃行動，關懷前線 ‘Fight Coronavirus Together - Volunteer Service Campaigns’.
清潔工友；邀請親子義工繪製心意卡向 These projects included partnering with practitioners in Western

弱勢群體表達關懷等等。 and traditional Chinese medicine, counsellors and others to care
for the elderly living alone; organizing volunteers to visit the
elderly arranged by a suicide prevention service centre; calling on
此外，我們申獲資助推行「同心抗疫」 youth volunteers to carry out flash caring actions for frontline
義工關懷行動，採購及募集防疫物資 cleaning workers in 18 districts; inviting parent-child volunteers
予非牟利社區團體及義工組織，鼓勵及 to draw cards to express care to the disadvantaged groups,
推動其組織義工推行社區服務，協助有 and so on.
需要人士，合共動員超過150間非牟利

團體及義工組織的2,000名熱心義工， In addition, with the required funding support, we implemented
服務20,000名弱勢社群。我們特別推出 the ‘Fight Coronavirus Together Volunteer Care Action’. By this,
「行義防疫攻略」，為義工提供抗疫服務的 we raised and purchased anti-virus protective materials for
allocation to non-profit organizations as well as volunteer groups,
參考指引；又製作「情緒防疫攻略」， to encourage and facilitate them to organize volunteers to
為公眾提供疫下維持身心靈健康的 help people in need. 2,000 volunteers from more than 150
小貼士；並發展多項網上課程，包括 non-profit organizations and volunteer groups were mobilized
教授製作不同抗疫用品，鼓勵義工把 to help 20,000 disadvantaged. We produced a special set
製成品贈予有需要人士，表達關懷。 of ‘Anti-virus Volunteering Guidelines’ for volunteers and
雖受疫情重創，市民的義務精神卻有增 another set of ‘Anti-virus Emotional Health Tips’ to provide the

無減，香港處處散發著溫暖！ public with information on how to maintain mental health
during the pandemic. We also developed a number of online
courses including the making of different anti-virus articles for
volunteers to share with people in need to express care. Despite
being hard hit by the virus outbreak, the spirit of volunteerism
was sparkling, and the feeling of warmth was hanging
everywhere in Hong Kong.

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