Co-create an Age Friendly City to Benefit the Holistic Wellness Environment

Dr. CHOW Ching Yee, Amanda (周靜儀博士)
Current Post:Deputy Executive Director
Organization: Hong Kong Association of Gerontology

Dr. Amanda Chow is a dedicated advocate for gerontology with over 23 years of experience in education, professional training, and eldercare innovation. Her passion for improving the lives of older adults has driven her to educate Social Work, Nursing, and Healthcare students at universities, while also empowering professionals such as property management leaders, residential care home managers, and caregivers through specialized training programs.

Dr. Chow’s commitment to fostering age-friendly communities is exemplified by her role as the Convenor of the Age-Friendly Community initiative and as a Committee Member of the Specialized Committee on Elderly Service (SpE) under the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS). Her impactful work includes managing residential care home accreditation schemes and spearheading innovative projects that improve the quality of care for the elderly.

As Deputy Executive Director of the Hong Kong Association of Gerontology, Dr. Chow channels her passion into advancing eldercare services, shaping age-friendly policies, and raising professional standards in the field. Her tireless efforts continue to inspire others and contribute to creating a society where older adults can thrive with dignity and respect.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

I hope to see Hong Kong become a society that fully embraces gerontology principles, ensuring older adults and their caregivers can age with dignity, connection, and resilience. To achieve this, my focus is on three key goals:

1. Launch an Age-Friendly Housing Management Scheme to foster supportive and connected living environments, addressing loneliness and promoting community interactions among older adults.
2.  Enhance the quality of residential care services through accreditation programs, including RACAS, SAEH, the Star Certification and Restraint Reduction Programme , ensuring elderly residents receive compassionate, high-standard care.
3.  Strengthen the resilience of formal and informal caregivers by equipping them with the skills and support needed to combat the emotional and physical challenges of caregiving, reducing feelings of hopelessness and isolation for both caregivers and the elderly.

Global Speaker. Leadership Coach. Co-Founder of The One Human Institute

Natalie Evie is a Global Speaker, Leadership Coach, Author, and former Executive Director at investment bank Goldman Sachs. As Co-Founder of The One Human Institute, Natalie has helped over 50,000 high-achievers become influential leaders. Her clients include BlackRock, HSBC, UBS, Shiseido, and the government of Hong Kong, and she is also a speaker at top-ranked MBA and EMBA programmes.

A behavioural science enthusiast and mindfulness practitioner, Natalie was the first certified trainer in Asia and sole Greater China distributor of Dr. Paul Ekman’s groundbreaking work in Emotional Intelligence, Micro Expressions, and Lie Detection, which is taught to the FBI and CIA.

Natalie became the founding member of the International Coach Federation (ICF) Hong Kong, received the Extraordinary Contribution Award from Peking University, and is the immediate past President of the Asia CEO Community – Canada Chapter.

As a serial entrepreneur, Natalie has founded, launched, and advised ventures across a diverse range of industries – including skincare, F&B, financing, nanotechnology, internet data centres, cold chain logistics, and Chinese antiques.

Natalie is a proud mother of two teenagers, and currently splits her time between Canada and Hong Kong. She studied at the University of British Columbia, Canada, and Korea University, and has lived and worked in Japan, Korea and China.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

In 2025, I hope to see the following changes in Hong Kong:

More human-centered workplaces
Sustainable leadership development
Integration of wellness into sustainability

1. A shift towards work cultures that prioritize mental, emotional, and relational wellbeing – not just performance or profit.
2. Leadership training that includes wellbeing, not just technical skills.
3. Organizations actively investing in the long-term wellbeing of their people, not just their infrastructure.