{"id":127,"date":"2021-12-15T12:26:10","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T04:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hkist.org.hk\/?page_id=127"},"modified":"2025-03-24T14:08:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T06:08:30","slug":"governance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/preview-php85.dzine.org\/hkist\/about-us\/governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Governance<\/h1>\n<h2>Organization Structure<\/h2>\n<p>The Hong Kong Institute of Speech Therapists Limited (HKIST) is a limited company by guarantee. It is established to ensure that the public could have access to professional speech therapy services provided by qualified speech therapists.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1553\" src=\"https:\/\/preview-php85.dzine.org\/hkist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Organisation-chart-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/preview-php85.dzine.org\/hkist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Organisation-chart-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/preview-php85.dzine.org\/hkist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Organisation-chart-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/preview-php85.dzine.org\/hkist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Organisation-chart-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/preview-php85.dzine.org\/hkist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Organisation-chart-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/preview-php85.dzine.org\/hkist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Organisation-chart-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/preview-php85.dzine.org\/hkist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Organisation-chart.jpg 1934w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"pdf-link d-flex align-items-center\" href=\"https:\/\/preview-php85.dzine.org\/hkist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Doc.-No.-4-HKIST-A-ORG-v2-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf fa-2x\"><\/i>Organization Structure<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Governance and Policies of HKIST<\/h2>\n<p>The HKIST will adhere to the following policy, code and guidelines, which guide the practice of all decision-making bodies, personnel, staff and stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"pdf-link d-flex align-items-center\" href=\"https:\/\/preview-php85.dzine.org\/hkist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HKIST-A-COC-v3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf fa-2x\"><\/i>Code of Conduct<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"pdf-link d-flex align-items-center\" href=\"https:\/\/preview-php85.dzine.org\/hkist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Doc.-No.-16-HKIST-A-EP-v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf fa-2x\"><\/i>Ethics Policy<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"pdf-link d-flex align-items-center\" href=\"https:\/\/preview-php85.dzine.org\/hkist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Doc.-No.-18-HKIST-A-IMP-v2-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf fa-2x\"><\/i>Information Management and Information Security Policy<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"pdf-link d-flex align-items-center\" href=\"https:\/\/preview-php85.dzine.org\/hkist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Doc.-No.-28-HKIST-A-DCP-v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf fa-2x\"><\/i>Document Control Policy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governance Organization Structure The Hong Kong Institute of Speech Therapists Limited (HKIST) is a limited company by guarantee. 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