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The closing date for submission of intermediary proposal for the food support flagship project has been extended from 21 July to 11 August. 
At the briefing session of the invitation exercise conducted on 15 June, some participants expressed the views that, having regard to the complexity of the project, more time would be required for preparation of a quality proposal to meet the requirements.  In this light, the Task Force agreed to extend the closing date of the invitation by three weeks to 11 August.
More information about the briefing session, including video record and highlights of Q&A session, has been uploaded in the flagship section of this website.

The SIE Fund is inviting proposals on intermediary service for the food support flagship project. A briefing session was conducted on 15 June to help interested parties understand more about the invitation exercise. Representatives of the Task Force Secretariat began with an overview of food support services in Hong Kong and continued to introduce the roles of the intermediary as well as eligibility, application procedures and assessment criteria. About 80 persons from some 40 organisations including food support operators, NGOs, IT companies and consultancy firms attended. Many stayed behind after the briefing, seizing the chance for networking and meeting potential partners.
Interested parties may refer to the presentation slides.

The SIE Fund was meeting future entrepreneurs again shortly after the TDC Entrepreneur Day. Introducing the Fund and its intermediary programmes, Task Force Member Mr Timothy Ma was one of the speakers at the  "Social Innovation in Hong Kong" seminar held by the School of Professional and Continuing Education of The University of Hong Kong on 6 June. The lecture room was filled by about 50 enthusiasts who showed great interest in intermediaries' programmes and some even asked for advice on writing proposals. The other speaker of the seminar was Mr Ted Kwan, Chair of Fullness Christian Social Enterprise Limited who gave a detailed account of the development and impact of social innovation in Hong Kong.

Dignity Kitchen is a spectacular social business in Singapore integrating food court, vocational training, social entrepreneur incubation, as well as conservation of heritage cuisine. Through job training and placement, it helps the disabled and disadvantaged reclaim dignity and earn a better living as workers or operators of food stalls. Is this operation model applicable here? To learn more, the SIE Fund Secretariat has invited Mr Koh Seng Choon, Executive Director of Dignity Kitchen to deliver a talk on 1 June to share his insight. Also present were representatives of the Fund’s intermediaries who appreciated the occasion, and there were fruitful exchanges of views with our guest from Singapore.