Patricia

Chu

Chairman, Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, Hong Kong SAR, China

Mrs. Patricia Chu is currently the Chairman of the Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society (HKACS), the Chairperson of the Consortium of Institutes on Family in the Asian Region (CIFA) and a Board member of Mother's Choice.

Mrs. Chu was previously the Deputy Director of the Social Welfare Department, Chairperson of Social Workers Registration Board, a Member of the Sub-committee on Privacy under Law Reform Commission, a co-opted member of the Welfare Sub-Committee of the Community Care Fund, an non-official member of the Family Council and convenor of its sub-committee on Family Support.

Mrs. Chu had worked at the Social Welfare Department for 34 years. She is renowned in the social welfare field for her dedication, in particular, her contribution to development of family and child welfare work. After retirement from the civil service, she had served first as member and then Chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission. Then she became the Associate Director of the Family Institute of the University of Hong Kong (HKUFI). and instrumental in the overall development of the HKUFI, actively involved in the planning and teaching of the Master of Social Sciences ( Marriage and Family Therapy) program offered by the Institute.

She was the Founding chairperson of CIFA and the Asian Academy of Family Therapy, vigorously promoting family work for advancing family well-being in Hong Kong, Asia and beyond, with CIFA gaining formal recognition and granted Special Consultative Status by the Economic & Social Council (EOSOC) of the United Nations in 2021.

Mrs. Chu was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star by the HKSAR Government in 2000 for her contribution to the social welfare field. She was honored with the Rotary Centennial Service Award for Professional Excellence by Rotary International District 3450 in celebration of Rotary's 100 years in 2005 and received a Distinguished Alumni Award in the celebration of the 60th Anniversary of HKU Social Work Education in 2010. She also received the Outstanding Active-Ageing Female Award by WINGS (HK) in 2021.

Mrs. Chu is a Registered Social Worker. A graduate of the University of Hong Kong, she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1968 and awarded a Master of Social Work degree in 1975. She is also a fellow of the Asian Academy for Family Therapy and the Sau Po Centre on Ageing of the University of Hong Kong.