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會長的話

President’s Address

不尋常的一年：新的挑戰與 An Extraordinary Year: New Challenges
機遇 and Opportunity

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去年七月一日從外地回港，用完 Starting from 1 July 2019 we have witnessed a
午餐之後回家時感受到不一樣七 tremendous scale in changes in way of life and
月一日的氣氛，也有一些不太吉 politics in Hong Kong. Different people have
祥的感覺。自七月一日之後在 different interpretations and adjustment to the
香港所發生的事情，不同的人 social challenges since then. However it has
有著不同的解讀，但具體是給我 certainly place many challenges to the work of
們在不同的工作及服務方面產生 people and organizations from the time onwards.
挑戰。踏入2020年的一月更迎 More serious challenges came as the COVID-19
來新型冠狀病毒的第一、第二、 strike China and then spreading across the
第三波的襲港；對各行各業做成 World. The First, Second and Third Waves of
天翻地覆的衝擊。面對著全球的 COVID-19 in Hong Kong up to June 2020 have 會長的話
染病個案的持續上升，我們也不 placed huge impact to way of life and economic
可能知道疫症會在什麼時候可以 well being in Hong Kong. Facing the unstopped
離去。這個年頭可能是我們的會 and ever-rising COVID-19 cases reported across
員及朋友在過往數十年來未嘗遇 the World we are not able to tell when will the
過同樣的重大挑戰，也可能是一 disease be stopped in the World. To many
些永久的改變。這些挑戰對香港 of us who are born after 1950s the past year
老年學會的工作亦產生著不同的 should be the most challenging year over our
衝擊，我們誠心希望能更積極面 past life and some changes to our ways of life
對，與各會員及社會各界在安老 may definitely becomes permanent. Facing the
服務的各方面創做新的環境，推 challenges ahead, the Hong Kong Association of
動社會在安老服務的各個環節方 Gerontology would stand together with members,
面持續發展。 elderly and medical services organizations in
Hong Kong and other countries to explore the
new ways in tackling the challenges and adapt to
the new ways of life and enable sustainable Aged
Care in Hong Kong.

香港老年學學院的培訓工作在過 The Hong Kong Institute of Gerontology, the
往一年是著實受到重大的衝擊， training arm of Hong Kong Association of
去年有不少的月份因道路情況的 Gerontology, faced the tremendous impact during
急劇轉變而不能如期上課。新冠 the past year. With the everchanging traffic
肺炎的疫情發展更令多月不能進 situation around Tsimshatsui area in the second
行任何面授課程及臨床實習。 half of last year many training programmes need
不過在各方面的慈善基金的支持 to be cancelled in short notice and affecting
下，學院提升了防疫的設施及上 enrollment to training courses. The threat of
網授課的儀器。我們更能機動地 COVID-19 in Hong Kong in the first half of 2020
針對不同機構、專業人士、前線 has put many of the face to face training and

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