The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups
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Founded in 1960, The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (HKFYG, Traditional Chinese: 香港青年協會) is one of the largest non-profit making organizations in Hong Kong
committed to develop youth services. Throughout the years, the Federation has provided a wide variety of services, activities and facilities for the physical, social, educational, cultural development of the new generations, striving for meeting the needs of Hong Kong’s youth. Their services can be divided into twelve core areas. Each year, HKFYG offers more than 10,000 activities organized by over 60 service units with 5 million participants annually . Recently, HKFYG took an active role in anti-drug compaign in secondary schools in Hong Kong. They have made 30000 "Anti-drug in School Resources Packs" and distributed them to secondary schools. "Decoding Life" is also a new conseling service provided by HKFYG. It helps teenagers to avoid group violence and teaches them conflict handling skills.
As the mission of HKFYG is to help young people to grow and develop as all-round individuals, they offer services in all aspects. Counselling, parenting, online assistance, leadership training are few examples of the services provided by HKFYG which are teenager-based.
HKFYG also wants to raise the public awareness concerning issues about teenagers. They have published magazines every half year reporting the findings of the research on the latest phenomena or trends among young people.
The Federation was incorporated
in 1970 under the Provisions of the Companies Ordinance.
. Three service units, School Social Work, Outreaching Social Work, and Family Life Education, also came into full service in late 70s. The Federation's Constitution was revised in 1981. Several China and overseas Youth Exchange projects and Study Tours were launched since the mid 1980s
to enhance the young people's understanding towards China and their international exposures. In 1989, the self-financed Tsuen Wan Indoor Sports Centre, a joint venture with the Hong Kong Housing Society
, was established.
in Hong Kong
, subvented by the Government. In 1996, two Small Group Homes (兒童之家) were established to provide rehabilitation services for mildly mentally handicapped children and teenagers between the ages of 6 and 18. In 1998, the territory-wide Youth Volunteer Network was established to promote volunteerism among young people. The Federation began a modernization process to its youth centres since the late 1990s.
(traditional chinese:民政事務局), and the Home Affairs Department
(traditional chinese:民政事務總署) in 2000, with the vision to facilitate networks among Chinese youth worldwide.
In the same year, Leadership 21 was established to offer a variety of comprehensive leadership training programmes for young people. In 2002, all youth centres, teenager centres and integrated youth service centres were re-named Youth S.P.O.T. (traditional chinese: 青年空間), meaning the Space for Participation, Opportunities and Training. On 29 May 2004, the organization hosted its first ever Flag Day
. The Hong Kong Melody Makers(香港旋律), a youth choir, was formed in the same year with sponsorship from The Dragon Foundation.
.
Education
Two schools were built under the Federation with donation from Lee Shau-kee
. The first primary school began in 2000, the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Lee Shau Kee Primary School(香港青年協會李兆基小學), located in Tin Shui Wai. The second school, the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Lee Shau Kee College(HLC)(香港青年協會李兆基書院), was opened on 26 April 2006 as an English medium DSS school.
On 19 December 2008, its 28-storey headquarters, the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Building (香港青年協會大廈) located on Pak Fuk Road, North Point
, was officially opened. Later in the year, the Federation started its quarterly journal, Youth Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Building (traditional chinese:香港青年協會大廈; abbr.
:青協大廈) is a 28-storey social service complex located on 21 Pak Fuk Road, North Point
, Hong Kong
, next to the Quarry Bay
MTR Station. The opening ceremony was hold on 19 December 2008.
The Building accommodates the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Head Office, as well as some sub-units of the Social Welfare Department and head offices of 9 other social service agencies and organisations. It is equipped with various facilities and amenities, including a 434-seat auditorium, two multi-function theatres, a multi-media youth and children’s learning
centre, meeting rooms, as well as the Café 21, the first Youth Social Enterprise Project launched by the Federation. The facilities are available to social service organizations and the public for booking.
The Council consists of the President, Vice President, Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Secretary, Executive Director, Deputy Executive Directors and Members.
The Committee members are responsible for different area of the Federation to maintain its operation.
After registered as a member, people can get involved into a wide range of activities and services. They can also receive bi-weekly publications to update the news of the organisation. Outstanding members and volunteers will be nominated to participate in local and overseas competitions and exchange programmes.
Out of the 22 Youth S.P.O.T.s, 13 were renovated with support from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charity Trust
, and were thus named under the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
Different from the other 21 Youth S.P.O.Ts, Youth S.P.O.T. 21 is located in the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Building, with a special focus on advanced multi-media learning and exploration. There are three specialised rooms: Y-Digital (traditional chinese: 數碼空間), a collaboration project with Microsoft
to provide computer literacy education to the community; Y-Media (traditional chinese: 媒體空間), equipped with the latest filming and editing facilities; and Y-Music (traditional chinese: 音樂空間), providing advanced musical and vocal facilities for professional recording.
, "YXPRESS" (traditional chinese:「青速遞」) and "TEENSPRESS" (traditional chinese:「Teen速遞」), are issued to its registered members of over 270,000.
u21.hk was voted twice as one of the Meritorious Websites as "healthy and informative" in 2007 and 2008 Meritorious Website Contest (traditional chinese:優秀網站選舉), organised by the Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority
(traditional chinese:影視及娛樂事務管理處) and the Education Bureau(traditional Chinese: 教育局)
.
The Tsuen Wan Indoor Sports Centre was established in 1989 as a joint venture with the Hong Kong Housing Society
. The centre concentrates on nine series of training courses for its members, which included sports, dancing, music, wushu
, academics, information technology, experiential learning, language development and creativity programmes for children.
Two Outdoor Activities Centres were built in Tai Mei Tuk
and Stanley
for daytime activities.
Two camp sites, Lamma
Youth Camp and Jockey Club Sai Kung Outdoor Training Camp, are provided with accommodation.
The HKFYG Hong Kong Melody Makers (香港旋律)is a youth choir formed in 2004 by the Federation with sponsorship from The Dragon Foundation. The team consists of several small a cappella
ensembles.
In 2009, members of the choir won the 3rd Asian Youth A Cappella Singing Competition in South Korea
.
The HKFYG Hong Kong Youth Dance (香港起舞) was formed in 2008, with a focus on Hip Hop
, Jazz Funk and Modern Dance
. The dancers are of ages between 15 to 25.
The Youth Counseling Centre was established since the foundation of the Federation. It is now located on the 5th floor in the HKFYG Building. Counsellors are professionally trained social workers, offering support through the telephone (Youthline) or the internet (MSN
).
Youthline is the first ever hotline counselling service provided in Hong Kong. It was set up by the Youth Counseling Centre in 1993, funded by the Social Welfare Department.
Seeing that the internet
has become a fundamental element of teenagers' lives, the Federation set up the Centre for Internet Addiction to promote a healthy habit on using the Internet. A student supporting campaign was launched from 2006 to 2008 to help the Internet-addicts. "Play WISER" was the slogan of the campaign, meaning Well-balanced, Intellectual, Safe, Executive and Rejoice.
Legalization of soccer gambling in Hong Kong leads to an increase in the number of gamblers. As a result, the Center was established in 1 February 2007 with monetary sponsorship from Ping Wo Fund of the Home Affairs Bureau to provide counselling and treatment services to pathological gamblers and their families members. In addition, it is to promote the anti-gambling to the public, particularly the youth, to prevent them from addicting to gamble and to develop a healthy life by offering different activities. Community program and outreach services are conducted to care for the needy.
The program is started in 2002 to provide in-school counseling service in primary schools for primary schools' students to solve academic, family, inter-personal, economic and other kinds of problems for which they cannot tackle with. Professional advice is offered by Federation's guidance teams formed by clinical psychologist and registered youth work officers. On the other hand, the team would also work with the schools and the parents to share the views on supporting students and to build up a friendly relationship between students and, the schools and the parents.
Students from 38 schools in Hong Kong have received counseling service from the School Social Work Unit and in 11 Youth S.P.O.T in 2006-2007. It is responsible to solve students' problems on personal, family and academic problems while to assist the schools in offering learning opportunities and teaching materials to students to widen their horizon. Paths to Adulthood is a 3-year program co-organized by the Federation, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charity Trust, Social Welfare Department and Education Bureau. The program appoints 5 local universities to research on a sustainable all-rounded youth development program in order to provide an improved service to secondary schools' students. Besides, teachers, parents and social workers are trained to help develop the potential of the youth.
They target at vulnerable youth who need immediate attention and help, dealing with their personal, emotional, family, academic, employment, drug and gambling problems. Extended Service for Young Night Difters is also provided by the Unit.
The Youth Support Scheme (青年支援服務計劃)specifically provides counselling for
those who have been cautioned under the Police Superintendents' Discretionary Scheme (警司警誡令計劃).
The Federation has established two kindergartens, a primary school and a secondary school to provide education services. The two Ching Lok Kindergarten cum Nursery (traditional chinese: 青樂幼稚園 及 幼兒園) were founded in 1997 in Sai Wan Ho
and 1999 in Yau Ma Tei. Day nurseries and occasional child care service are provided.
In April 2008, the Kindergarten in Yau Ma Tei was advised to suspend classes for one week upon receiving reports of 47 students and one staff having fever with respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms amidst outbreaks of influenza .
The primary school founded in 2002, the Lee Shau Kee Primary School (香港青年協會李兆基小學), is located in Tin Shui Wai. The secondary school, Lee Shau Kee College (香港青年協會李兆基書院), is as an English medium DSS
school opened in 2008. Both schools were built with funding from Lee Shau-kee.
The Continuous Learning Centre (traditional chinese: 持續進修中心) is located in Youth S.P.O.T. 21 inside the HKFYG Building. The centre promotes lifelong education and gives young people a continuous learning platform.
In 2006, the Hong Kong 200 Leadership Project was launched. 200 student leaders will be selected every year and receiving intensive training in Hong Kong and on the mainland.
potential, including:
Over the past 20 years, hundreds of exchange programmes and study tours have been organized to the Mainland under the "Discovering the Dragon" Series, and to overseas countries under the "Discovering the World" Series, providing opportunities for young people to understand China and to build up global vision.
The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups' Lee Shau Kee Youth Exchange Fund is set up as a separate trust to promote and finance exchange activities for young people.
, Tai Po
, Yuen Long
, Wanchai, and Kwai Tsing. The Units intend to create harmonious and loving relationships among family members by teaching them communication skills and giving them support. Mediation will be employed in emergency situations.
The HKFYG Parent-child Mediation Centre is situated in Tin Yuet Estate, Tin Shui Wai
in Yuen Long District
.
Youth Hong Kong is a journal published by the Federation every three months. It provides medium for the public to discuss, debate, analyze and voice their opinion on youth's issues.
In addition, it is to promote the volunteerism in Hong Kong from the youth to the public. The youth plays as the role models to advertise the habit of performing voluntary work to numerous areas, from their family members and to the public, to maintain a harmonious society.
Moreover, it is a way to train the youth to be the pillar of the society on their ability to compromise, co-operate, self-manage, analyze in order to prepare for the future to face challenges and difficulties.
To enlarge the volunteer base, volunteers are also recruited from educational institutions, such as kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools, tertiary educational institutions, and the corporate. This is a way to form a link between the Federation and numerous societal organizations.
Some international volunteers programs are also provided. The Federation holds the Global Youth Service Day started by Youth Service America and Global Youth Action Network in April and International Volunteer Day
declared by the United Nations in December. Activities are co-organized worldwide to enable an international exchange and celebration of voluntary service. Volunteers in the Earth Hour would encourage the public to turn the lights off for one hour.
The program develops certain sub-programs to specifically cater for different participants. Experts working in the program would organize training courses for volunteer teams of private companies, government departments and public corporations such as Motorola, Citic Ka Wah Bank, Hong Kong Cable Television Limited and Rating and Valuation Department to teach the volunteer management to improve the quality of the program and maintain teenagers the heart to serve the public.
Schools and organizations can join as the Friends of VNET (VNET之友)or Heart-to-Heart Project(Traditional Chinese:有心計劃) to show a commitment of organizing students or employees to serve the society not less than 2,000 hours or to donate money for carrying out community activities. During the outbreak of SARS in 2003, Tsunami in South Asia in 2004, Sichuan Earthquake in 2008, etc. are examples to gather volunteers in Hong Kong to give hands to those affected places.
Some example of the activities:
(Financial Secretary of HKSAR Government), Li Ning(gymnast), Tung Chee Hwa
(The first Chief Executive of HKSAR Government), Henry Tang Ying-yen
(Chief Secretary of HKSAR Government) and Jasper Tsang Yok-sing(President of Legislative Council) are invited to give sharings and talks. By giving introductions on their professions, awareness of social issues and public affairs of the participants can be enhanced.
will be occasionally to collect the donations from the public in Hong Kong. Donations more than HKD$100 can be claimed as a deduction for the tax return.
For larger sum of donations, it is usually made by the private companies. The money donated will be for branding and publicity on big events such as Dragon 100, advertisements in souvenirs, booklets, website and videos by companies. In addition, non-cash donations can be provided in terms of products, services, professional services such as accounting services. The Federation has also applied for subsidies from Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust which donates at an average of more than HKD$1 billion each year to charitable groups and non-governmental organizations. For example, the VNET, a volunteer service scheme was sponsored by the Charities Trust in 2005 and is named under the Trust.
Youth Career Expo is organized by the Federation every year with many corporations providing job opportunities to the youngsters to enhance their job prospects and provide chances for widening horizon and gain job experience.
For flag-selling day, certain corporations offer not only cash donations, but also professional services, such as the deposit of proceeds service by banks and property management companies offering places as temporary office.
In Annual Charity Dinner, different corporations donate money as sponsorship and prizes, and place advertisement in the brochures. In addition, there are celebrities invited to the Dinner to share their views and experience with the participating teenagers. The Dinner serves as a bridge between the society and the youth to gain mutual understanding.
Mentorship scheme is always welcome from the corporations providing special and unique experience that may be fresh to teenage participants. The youth can learn from their mentors knowledge and skills that cannot be learnt in school to prepare for the career. Youth Business Hong Kong is one of the programs allowing young people to start their own businesses with the assistance from the experienced businessmen.
The Federation also co-operated with Microsoft to turn Federation’s Space for Participation, Opportunity, and Training (S.P.O.T) Centers into Cyber SPOT Centers. Experts from Microsoft held courses to train the youth, mainly from the underprivileged families and those who had not finished the secondary education, about computer skills to prepare for their future career. Moreover, Microsoft would also help upgrade the computer hardware to improve the operation of SPOT Centers.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
committed to develop youth services. Throughout the years, the Federation has provided a wide variety of services, activities and facilities for the physical, social, educational, cultural development of the new generations, striving for meeting the needs of Hong Kong’s youth. Their services can be divided into twelve core areas. Each year, HKFYG offers more than 10,000 activities organized by over 60 service units with 5 million participants annually . Recently, HKFYG took an active role in anti-drug compaign in secondary schools in Hong Kong. They have made 30000 "Anti-drug in School Resources Packs" and distributed them to secondary schools. "Decoding Life" is also a new conseling service provided by HKFYG. It helps teenagers to avoid group violence and teaches them conflict handling skills.
Mission and Objectives
The ultimate goal of HKFYG is to help young people to fully live their potential and develop well physically, socially, educationally and culturally based. They accomplish this by setting up helping and caring networks, launching various activities and participating in educational work. Innovative facilities and services are constantly updated to meet the ever changing trends and hence best accommodate teenagers need.As the mission of HKFYG is to help young people to grow and develop as all-round individuals, they offer services in all aspects. Counselling, parenting, online assistance, leadership training are few examples of the services provided by HKFYG which are teenager-based.
HKFYG also wants to raise the public awareness concerning issues about teenagers. They have published magazines every half year reporting the findings of the research on the latest phenomena or trends among young people.
Establishment
The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups was founded in 1960 by George Stokes, who was sent to Hong Kong by the British Christian Welfare Council to develop local youth services. Later in 1962, it was officially established as a society registered under the Societies Ordinance (Cap 151). In the first decade, the organization mainly collaborated with other youth organizations in delivering youth services.The Federation was incorporated
Incorporation (business)
Incorporation is the forming of a new corporation . The corporation may be a business, a non-profit organisation, sports club, or a government of a new city or town...
in 1970 under the Provisions of the Companies Ordinance.
70s & 80s
In 1970, the Youth Counselling Centre was established, targeting young people with emotional and adjustment problemsAdjustment disorder
Adjustment disorder is a psychological response to an identifiable stressor or group of stressors that cause significant emotional or behavioral symptoms that do not meet criteria for anxiety disorder, PTSD, or acute stress disorder...
. Three service units, School Social Work, Outreaching Social Work, and Family Life Education, also came into full service in late 70s. The Federation's Constitution was revised in 1981. Several China and overseas Youth Exchange projects and Study Tours were launched since the mid 1980s
1980s
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to enhance the young people's understanding towards China and their international exposures. In 1989, the self-financed Tsuen Wan Indoor Sports Centre, a joint venture with the Hong Kong Housing Society
Hong Kong Housing Society
The Hong Kong Housing Society or Housing Society for short, is the second largest public housing provider in Hong Kong . The HKHS is a non-governmental organization and non profit organization that was founded in 1948 by "members coming from all walks of life" with a donation of £14,000...
, was established.
The 1990s
In 1993, Youthline (關心一線) was officially set up by the organization. It is the first ever counseling hotline serviceTelephone counseling
Telephone counseling refers to any type of psychological service performed over the telephone. Telephone counseling ranges from individual, couple or group psychotherapy with a professional therapist to psychological first aid provided by para-professional counselors...
in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, subvented by the Government. In 1996, two Small Group Homes (兒童之家) were established to provide rehabilitation services for mildly mentally handicapped children and teenagers between the ages of 6 and 18. In 1998, the territory-wide Youth Volunteer Network was established to promote volunteerism among young people. The Federation began a modernization process to its youth centres since the late 1990s.
The 2000s
The Dragon Foundation was jointly established by the Federation, the Home Affairs Bureau of HKSARHome Affairs Bureau
Home Affairs Bureau is one of the policy bureaux of the Hong Kong Government.One of the important roles of the Home Affairs Bureau is to enhance liaison and communication with all sectors of the community including the Legislative Council and the general public.Tsang Tak-sing has been the...
(traditional chinese:民政事務局), and the Home Affairs Department
Home Affairs Department
The Home Affairs Department is a executive agency in the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China responsible for interior affairs in the region...
(traditional chinese:民政事務總署) in 2000, with the vision to facilitate networks among Chinese youth worldwide.
In the same year, Leadership 21 was established to offer a variety of comprehensive leadership training programmes for young people. In 2002, all youth centres, teenager centres and integrated youth service centres were re-named Youth S.P.O.T. (traditional chinese: 青年空間), meaning the Space for Participation, Opportunities and Training. On 29 May 2004, the organization hosted its first ever Flag Day
Flag Day
A flag day is a flag-related holiday—either a day designated for flying a certain flag , or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event such as a nation's adoption of its flag....
. The Hong Kong Melody Makers(香港旋律), a youth choir, was formed in the same year with sponsorship from The Dragon Foundation.
.
Education
Two schools were built under the Federation with donation from Lee Shau-kee
Lee Shau Kee
Lee Shau-kee GBM is a property developer and majority owner of Henderson Land Development , a property conglomerate with interests in properties, hotels, restaurants and internet services...
. The first primary school began in 2000, the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Lee Shau Kee Primary School(香港青年協會李兆基小學), located in Tin Shui Wai. The second school, the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Lee Shau Kee College(HLC)(香港青年協會李兆基書院), was opened on 26 April 2006 as an English medium DSS school.
On 19 December 2008, its 28-storey headquarters, the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Building (香港青年協會大廈) located on Pak Fuk Road, North Point
North Point
North Point is a mixed-use urban area in the Eastern District of Hong Kong. It is the northernmost point of Hong Kong Island, adjacent to both Causeway Bay and Quarry Bay, and projecting toward Kowloon Bay. Fortress Hill occupies the western end of the North Point area.-History:In 1899, The...
, was officially opened. Later in the year, the Federation started its quarterly journal, Youth Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Building
Abbreviation
An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase...
:青協大廈) is a 28-storey social service complex located on 21 Pak Fuk Road, North Point
North Point
North Point is a mixed-use urban area in the Eastern District of Hong Kong. It is the northernmost point of Hong Kong Island, adjacent to both Causeway Bay and Quarry Bay, and projecting toward Kowloon Bay. Fortress Hill occupies the western end of the North Point area.-History:In 1899, The...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, next to the Quarry Bay
Quarry Bay
Quarry Bay is an area beneath Mount Parker in the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. The western portion of the area was also formerly known as Lai Chi...
MTR Station. The opening ceremony was hold on 19 December 2008.
The Building accommodates the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Head Office, as well as some sub-units of the Social Welfare Department and head offices of 9 other social service agencies and organisations. It is equipped with various facilities and amenities, including a 434-seat auditorium, two multi-function theatres, a multi-media youth and children’s learning
centre, meeting rooms, as well as the Café 21, the first Youth Social Enterprise Project launched by the Federation. The facilities are available to social service organizations and the public for booking.
Patrons and the Council
| Position | Information of the responsible person |
|---|---|
| Patron | The Hon. Donald Tsang Yam-Kuen Donald Tsang Sir Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, GBM, KBE is the current Chief Executive and President of the Executive Council of the Government of Hong Kong.... (traditional chinese:曾蔭權), GBM Hong Kong honours system The existing Hong Kong honours system was created after transfer of government of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China as a special administrative region in 1997... Chief Executive Chief Executive of Hong Kong The Chief Executive of Hong Kong is the President of the Executive Council of Hong Kong and head of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The position was created to replace the Governor of Hong Kong, who was the head of the Hong Kong government during British rule... of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
| Vice Patron | Sir T. L. Yang Yang Ti-liang Dato Seri Paduka Sir Ti-liang Yang, GBM, SPMB, JP , also known as Sir TL, is a retired senior judge in Hong Kong... (traditional chinese:楊鐵樑), GBM Hong Kong honours system The existing Hong Kong honours system was created after transfer of government of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China as a special administrative region in 1997... JP Justice of the Peace A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions... |
| Vice Patron | Mr. George H. Stokes, MBE MBE MBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error... |
The Council consists of the President, Vice President, Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Secretary, Executive Director, Deputy Executive Directors and Members.
Committee Members
The seven Committees of the Federation are:- Youth Service Committee
- Audit Committee
- Committee on the Provident Fund for the Federation
- Committee on the Federation-Staff Contributory Medical Scheme
- Board of Advisers of the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups' Lee Shau Kee Youth Exchange Fund
- Incorporated Management Committee of the HKFYG Lee Shau Kee Primary School
- School Management Committee of the HKFYG Lee Shau Kee College
The Committee members are responsible for different area of the Federation to maintain its operation.
Membership
There are different kind of membership, including child, youth, senior and parent.After registered as a member, people can get involved into a wide range of activities and services. They can also receive bi-weekly publications to update the news of the organisation. Outstanding members and volunteers will be nominated to participate in local and overseas competitions and exchange programmes.
Services
The Federation focuses on providing 12 core services with more than 60 units in operation.Youth S.P.O.Ts
The Federation has 22 Youth S.P.O.T.s (traditional Chinese: 青年空間] around the territory, equipped with latest facilities where young people can learn and play. They are originally the Youth Centers, renovated and renamed in 2002 as S.P.O.T., meaning "places that provide young people with the Space for Participation, Opportunities and Training".Out of the 22 Youth S.P.O.T.s, 13 were renovated with support from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charity Trust
Hong Kong Jockey Club
The Hong Kong Jockey Club is one of the oldest institutions in Hong Kong, founded in 1884 to promote horse racing. It was granted Royal Charter and renamed to "The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club" in 1959...
, and were thus named under the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
Different from the other 21 Youth S.P.O.Ts, Youth S.P.O.T. 21 is located in the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Building, with a special focus on advanced multi-media learning and exploration. There are three specialised rooms: Y-Digital (traditional chinese: 數碼空間), a collaboration project with Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
to provide computer literacy education to the community; Y-Media (traditional chinese: 媒體空間), equipped with the latest filming and editing facilities; and Y-Music (traditional chinese: 音樂空間), providing advanced musical and vocal facilities for professional recording.
e-Services
u21.hk (traditional chinese: 青年網站 u21) provides young people with diverse information about jobs, study, volunteering, leisure, and other interactive and multimedia channels such as online forum and online game. Two e-newslettersNewsletter
A newsletter is a regularly distributed publication generally about one main topic that is of interest to its subscribers. Newspapers and leaflets are types of newsletters. Additionally, newsletters delivered electronically via email have gained rapid acceptance for the same reasons email in...
, "YXPRESS" (traditional chinese:「青速遞」) and "TEENSPRESS" (traditional chinese:「Teen速遞」), are issued to its registered members of over 270,000.
u21.hk was voted twice as one of the Meritorious Websites as "healthy and informative" in 2007 and 2008 Meritorious Website Contest (traditional chinese:優秀網站選舉), organised by the Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority
Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority
Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority or TELA is the entertainment regulatory agency in Hong Kong under the HKSAR government.- Mission :...
(traditional chinese:影視及娛樂事務管理處) and the Education Bureau(traditional Chinese: 教育局)
.
Sports, Leisure & Cultural Services
- Sports Centre, Camp & Outdoor Centres
The Tsuen Wan Indoor Sports Centre was established in 1989 as a joint venture with the Hong Kong Housing Society
Hong Kong Housing Society
The Hong Kong Housing Society or Housing Society for short, is the second largest public housing provider in Hong Kong . The HKHS is a non-governmental organization and non profit organization that was founded in 1948 by "members coming from all walks of life" with a donation of £14,000...
. The centre concentrates on nine series of training courses for its members, which included sports, dancing, music, wushu
Chinese martial arts
Chinese martial arts, also referred to by the Mandarin Chinese term wushu and popularly as kung fu , are a number of fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in China. These fighting styles are often classified according to common traits, identified as "families" , "sects" or...
, academics, information technology, experiential learning, language development and creativity programmes for children.
Two Outdoor Activities Centres were built in Tai Mei Tuk
Tai Mei Tuk
Tai Mei Tuk is a place close to the Plover Cove Reservoir in Tai Po District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is a very popular place in Hong Kong for barbecues and cycling. There are villages and harbour nearby where many restaurants can be found...
and Stanley
Stanley, Hong Kong
Stanley is a town and a tourist attraction in Hong Kong. It located on a peninsula on the southeastern part of Hong Kong Island. It is east of Repulse Bay and west of Shek O, adjacent to Chung Hom Kok...
for daytime activities.
Two camp sites, Lamma
Lamma Island
Lamma Island , also known as Pok Liu Chau or simply Pok Liu , is the third largest island in Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Islands District.-Name:...
Youth Camp and Jockey Club Sai Kung Outdoor Training Camp, are provided with accommodation.
- The Hong Kong Melody Makers
The HKFYG Hong Kong Melody Makers (香港旋律)is a youth choir formed in 2004 by the Federation with sponsorship from The Dragon Foundation. The team consists of several small a cappella
A cappella
A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
ensembles.
In 2009, members of the choir won the 3rd Asian Youth A Cappella Singing Competition in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
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- Hong Kong Youth Dance
The HKFYG Hong Kong Youth Dance (香港起舞) was formed in 2008, with a focus on Hip Hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
, Jazz Funk and Modern Dance
Modern dance
Modern dance is a dance form developed in the early 20th century. Although the term Modern dance has also been applied to a category of 20th Century ballroom dances, Modern dance as a term usually refers to 20th century concert dance.-Intro:...
. The dancers are of ages between 15 to 25.
Counseling
The Federation provides various counseling services, including hotline, face-to-face, web-based counseling and school-based social workers services.- Counseling Centre
The Youth Counseling Centre was established since the foundation of the Federation. It is now located on the 5th floor in the HKFYG Building. Counsellors are professionally trained social workers, offering support through the telephone (Youthline) or the internet (MSN
MSN
MSN is a collection of Internet sites and services provided by Microsoft. The Microsoft Network debuted as an online service and Internet service provider on August 24, 1995, to coincide with the release of the Windows 95 operating system.The range of services offered by MSN has changed since its...
).
- Youthline 27778899
Youthline is the first ever hotline counselling service provided in Hong Kong. It was set up by the Youth Counseling Centre in 1993, funded by the Social Welfare Department.
- Centre for Internet Addiction
Seeing that the internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
has become a fundamental element of teenagers' lives, the Federation set up the Centre for Internet Addiction to promote a healthy habit on using the Internet. A student supporting campaign was launched from 2006 to 2008 to help the Internet-addicts. "Play WISER" was the slogan of the campaign, meaning Well-balanced, Intellectual, Safe, Executive and Rejoice.
- Gamling Counseling Centre
Legalization of soccer gambling in Hong Kong leads to an increase in the number of gamblers. As a result, the Center was established in 1 February 2007 with monetary sponsorship from Ping Wo Fund of the Home Affairs Bureau to provide counselling and treatment services to pathological gamblers and their families members. In addition, it is to promote the anti-gambling to the public, particularly the youth, to prevent them from addicting to gamble and to develop a healthy life by offering different activities. Community program and outreach services are conducted to care for the needy.
- Student Guidance Team
The program is started in 2002 to provide in-school counseling service in primary schools for primary schools' students to solve academic, family, inter-personal, economic and other kinds of problems for which they cannot tackle with. Professional advice is offered by Federation's guidance teams formed by clinical psychologist and registered youth work officers. On the other hand, the team would also work with the schools and the parents to share the views on supporting students and to build up a friendly relationship between students and, the schools and the parents.
- School Social Work Unit
Students from 38 schools in Hong Kong have received counseling service from the School Social Work Unit and in 11 Youth S.P.O.T in 2006-2007. It is responsible to solve students' problems on personal, family and academic problems while to assist the schools in offering learning opportunities and teaching materials to students to widen their horizon. Paths to Adulthood is a 3-year program co-organized by the Federation, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charity Trust, Social Welfare Department and Education Bureau. The program appoints 5 local universities to research on a sustainable all-rounded youth development program in order to provide an improved service to secondary schools' students. Besides, teachers, parents and social workers are trained to help develop the potential of the youth.
Services for Youth at Risk
Under the Outreaching Social Work Unit are the two social work teams (外展社工隊):- Tsuan Wan and Kwai Chung Outreaching Social Work Team
- Sai Kung and Wong Tai Sin Outreaching Social Work Team
They target at vulnerable youth who need immediate attention and help, dealing with their personal, emotional, family, academic, employment, drug and gambling problems. Extended Service for Young Night Difters is also provided by the Unit.
The Youth Support Scheme (青年支援服務計劃)specifically provides counselling for
those who have been cautioned under the Police Superintendents' Discretionary Scheme (警司警誡令計劃).
Education Services
- Schools
The Federation has established two kindergartens, a primary school and a secondary school to provide education services. The two Ching Lok Kindergarten cum Nursery (traditional chinese: 青樂幼稚園 及 幼兒園) were founded in 1997 in Sai Wan Ho
Sai Wan Ho
Sai Wan Ho is a primarily residential area on the northeastern shore of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, between Quarry Bay and Shau Kei Wan. It is part of the Eastern District, and is administered together with surrounding areas under the Eastern District Council.-Location:Sai Wan Ho is conventionally...
and 1999 in Yau Ma Tei. Day nurseries and occasional child care service are provided.
In April 2008, the Kindergarten in Yau Ma Tei was advised to suspend classes for one week upon receiving reports of 47 students and one staff having fever with respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms amidst outbreaks of influenza .
The primary school founded in 2002, the Lee Shau Kee Primary School (香港青年協會李兆基小學), is located in Tin Shui Wai. The secondary school, Lee Shau Kee College (香港青年協會李兆基書院), is as an English medium DSS
DSS
DSS can refer to:Government and politics* Diplomatic Security Service, an agency in the U.S. Department of State* Defense Security Service, an agency in the U.S. Department of Defense...
school opened in 2008. Both schools were built with funding from Lee Shau-kee.
- Learning Centre
The Continuous Learning Centre (traditional chinese: 持續進修中心) is located in Youth S.P.O.T. 21 inside the HKFYG Building. The centre promotes lifelong education and gives young people a continuous learning platform.
Youth Employment
The Youth Employment Network (YEN) (traditional chinese: 青年就業網絡) came into service in 2003, organizing career expos and is setting up youth social enterprises.- YPTP‧YWETS (traditional chinese:「展翅‧青見計劃」). YPTP stands for Youth Pre-employment Training Programme, and YWETS stands for Youth Work experience and Training Scheme.
- Hong Kong Youth Programme (YBHK, 香港青年創業計劃) was launched in July 2005 based on the model of Youth Business International (YBI). It is jointly launched by the Federation, the government authority, professional bodies, the academia, the legal sector and the financial sector, offering up to HK$100,000 interest-free loan and mentoring to youngsters planning to start their own business. The promgramme is highly appreciated by the public and the professional bodies.
Leadership Training
Leadership 21 (traditional chinese:青年領袖發展中心) came into operation in April 2000. During the 9 past years, over 57,000 local students have participated in the leadership training programmes organized by the center. The center has been commissioned by various government brueaux, tertiary institutions and private corporation to organzie such programmes.In 2006, the Hong Kong 200 Leadership Project was launched. 200 student leaders will be selected every year and receiving intensive training in Hong Kong and on the mainland.
Creativity Education and Youth Exchange
Every year, the Federation organized a number of international and regional schemes, competitions and exchange programmes to encourage youngsters to be creative and fulfill theirpotential, including:
- The Hong Kong Odyssey of the Mind Programme
- The Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition
- The Hong Kong Young Ambassador Scheme
- The creativity education programme LEAD (Learning through Engineering, Art and Design, (創意科藝工程計劃)
- Youth Exchange Unit
Over the past 20 years, hundreds of exchange programmes and study tours have been organized to the Mainland under the "Discovering the Dragon" Series, and to overseas countries under the "Discovering the World" Series, providing opportunities for young people to understand China and to build up global vision.
The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups' Lee Shau Kee Youth Exchange Fund is set up as a separate trust to promote and finance exchange activities for young people.
Parenting Service
6 Family Life Education Units (家庭生活教育組) are established in Kowloon CityKowloon City
Kowloon City is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is named after the Kowloon Walled City, and is administratively part of Kowloon City District....
, Tai Po
Tai Po
Tai Po is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui and the Tai Wo Town on the other side of the Lam Tsuen River, near the old Tai Po Market Station of the...
, Yuen Long
Yuen Long
Yuen Long , formerly Un Long, is an area and town located in the northwest of Hong Kong, on the Yuen Long Plain. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin, and to the north Nam Sang Wai.-Name:The Cantonese name Yuen Long 元朗...
, Wanchai, and Kwai Tsing. The Units intend to create harmonious and loving relationships among family members by teaching them communication skills and giving them support. Mediation will be employed in emergency situations.
The HKFYG Parent-child Mediation Centre is situated in Tin Yuet Estate, Tin Shui Wai
Tin Shui Wai
Tin Shui Wai is an area of Hong Kong, located in Yuen Long District, in the northwestern part of the New Territories. Originally a gei wai fish pond area, the ponds were reclaimed for the development of Tin Shui Wai New Town in the late 1980s...
in Yuen Long District
Yuen Long
Yuen Long , formerly Un Long, is an area and town located in the northwest of Hong Kong, on the Yuen Long Plain. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin, and to the north Nam Sang Wai.-Name:The Cantonese name Yuen Long 元朗...
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Research and Publications
To assure a deep understanding of teenagers, the Federation established a research centre that runs polls and studies. Reports are constantly released regarding topical issues and over 200 reports have been released up till now. The topics vary from the healthy life style of young people to the employment problem of them.Youth Hong Kong is a journal published by the Federation every three months. It provides medium for the public to discuss, debate, analyze and voice their opinion on youth's issues.
Volunteer Services
The Youth Volunteer Network(VNET) is established in 1998. Its aim is to promote the development of territory-wide volunteer service in Hong Kong and to encourage young people to participate in voluntary work. More than 110000 young people have registered to be the member of this network. 4 million hours of voluntary service hour have been accumulated throughout the years. Different kinds of services and training programs are offered by the Federation.Background
With a demand for all-rounded development of the youth, volunteer services are getting popular in Hong Kong to help establish the moral standard of teenagers. Many non-profit making organizations set up volunteer programs to provide them opportunities to broaden horizon. The Federation set up the Youth Volunteer Network (VNET) in 1998 to meet the needs of the societal development. In 2005, the Network was sponsored by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and was renamed as Hong Kong Jockey Club Community Project Grant- Youth Volunteer Network.Objective
The program is to encourage a social involvement of the youth. Through participating in the Network, they can contribute to society and to serve the district by giving hands to the needy. By joining different kinds of activities organized by the Federation of Hong Kong Youth Groups or other affiliated clubs, the youth can develop a healthy social life and to balance their time between studies and pastime.In addition, it is to promote the volunteerism in Hong Kong from the youth to the public. The youth plays as the role models to advertise the habit of performing voluntary work to numerous areas, from their family members and to the public, to maintain a harmonious society.
Moreover, it is a way to train the youth to be the pillar of the society on their ability to compromise, co-operate, self-manage, analyze in order to prepare for the future to face challenges and difficulties.
Target group
The program mainly recruits participants aged between 6 to 35. Under a similar societal background between volunteers and the activities participants, a friendly relationship is formed by mutually sharing their own experience. Interest persons can register as volunteers from different units of the Federation such as the U21, a subsidiary of the Federation.To enlarge the volunteer base, volunteers are also recruited from educational institutions, such as kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools, tertiary educational institutions, and the corporate. This is a way to form a link between the Federation and numerous societal organizations.
Activities participated
In order to make the program interesting, a flexible system and network is built to provide all kinds of activities for the youth to choose from according to their interests, time and skills. Volunteers join on a continuing basis from small-scale to large scale activities with all ranges in the Network. For example, young music-lovers joined the 5th Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival and the World Children's Choir Festival in 2005 as volunteers to serve the guests and performers from different countries to share their interests.Some international volunteers programs are also provided. The Federation holds the Global Youth Service Day started by Youth Service America and Global Youth Action Network in April and International Volunteer Day
International Volunteer Day
International Volunteer Day - is an international observance designated by the United Nations since 1985.The declared aim of this activity is to thank the volunteers for their efforts and increase public awareness on their contribution to society...
declared by the United Nations in December. Activities are co-organized worldwide to enable an international exchange and celebration of voluntary service. Volunteers in the Earth Hour would encourage the public to turn the lights off for one hour.
Reward system
A reward system called the 5-level Badges award system was set up to recognize the effort made by the youth volunteer. The number of the service hours is the criterion to evaluate the performance of the volunteers. Volunteers contributing the most in term of time will be awarded in an annual event called the Annual Volunteer Awarding Ceremony (Traditional Chinese「活得出色」義工嘉許計劃).Besides, they are nominated as the youth ambassadors to share their experience in providing voluntary service in school assembly to promote the spirit and encourage a wider participation of students.Development
The program accumulates more than 100,000 participants providing over 4,000,000 hours of service. On average, 500,000 hours are provided each year from volunteers. More than 300 organizations join the program as affiliated members.The program develops certain sub-programs to specifically cater for different participants. Experts working in the program would organize training courses for volunteer teams of private companies, government departments and public corporations such as Motorola, Citic Ka Wah Bank, Hong Kong Cable Television Limited and Rating and Valuation Department to teach the volunteer management to improve the quality of the program and maintain teenagers the heart to serve the public.
Schools and organizations can join as the Friends of VNET (VNET之友)or Heart-to-Heart Project(Traditional Chinese:有心計劃) to show a commitment of organizing students or employees to serve the society not less than 2,000 hours or to donate money for carrying out community activities. During the outbreak of SARS in 2003, Tsunami in South Asia in 2004, Sichuan Earthquake in 2008, etc. are examples to gather volunteers in Hong Kong to give hands to those affected places.
Activities
Apart from service, there are various types of activities organised by the Federation for its members. There are over 60 service units organizing more than 10,000 activities every year with 5 million participants involved.Some example of the activities:
Talks and Sharings
Talks and Sharing have been held to boarden the horizons of the members. Famous professionals such as Mr TSANG Chun-wahJohn Tsang
John Tsang Chun-wah , GBM, JP, is the current Financial Secretary of Hong Kong. His responsibility is to assist the Chief Executive of Hong Kong in overseeing policy formulation and implementation in financial, monetary, economic, trade and employment matters. He exercises control over the...
(Financial Secretary of HKSAR Government), Li Ning(gymnast), Tung Chee Hwa
Tung Chee Hwa
Tung Chee Hwa, GBM was the first Chief Executive and President of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China....
(The first Chief Executive of HKSAR Government), Henry Tang Ying-yen
Henry Tang
Henry Tang Ying-yen, GBM, GBS, JP was the Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong until his resignation in September 2011. He is a candidate in the Hong Kong Chief Executive election of 2012, and believed to be preferred by Beijing....
(Chief Secretary of HKSAR Government) and Jasper Tsang Yok-sing(President of Legislative Council) are invited to give sharings and talks. By giving introductions on their professions, awareness of social issues and public affairs of the participants can be enhanced.
Forums
Forums are held to provide a communicating platform for teenagers or other members to discuss issues. Topics usually cover public affairs or social issues, e.g. drug abuse problem, the potential development of our country, the opportunities of nowadays teenagers, to give a chance participants to develop their analytical mindset and critical thinking skills in different aspect of those issues.Scholarships
Scholarship that encouraged teenagers to pursuit further studies (「香港青年協會黃寬洋青少年進修獎勵計劃」) are provided by HKFYG, which also praise the positive attitude of teenagers to pursuit their dreams and goals. The scholarship start its function since 1997 and sponsor students who reach the requirements.Competitions
Competitions like Anti-Drug-Abuse Song Writing Competition(Cheer & Music in 2010), a Tug of Charity war(拔．施愛心慈善拔河賽 in 2007) and English Speech Delivery Competition(薈英社國際英語演講比賽總決賽 in 2007) are held. to promote healthy and positive message to the society. The target group of participants of the competitions are often teenagers, which also suits the target service group of HKFYG.Donation and Sponsor
As a non profit-making organization, the Federation organizes many activities every year to solely serve the public. Therefore, a large sum of money is spent to provide the service. To maintain the service, public support is necessary to assist the operation. Donation and sponsor are welcome to continue the Federation’s development.Donations
Small sum of cash donations can be made to the Federation by downloading a donation form from the official website. Payments can be made by cheque, banking transfer,PPS, credit card, charitable bequests for individual donors, matching contributions by organizations and companies, proceeds from private fund-raising events, or the proceeds from the donation boxes placed in donors’ areas. Besides, flay daysFlag Day (Hong Kong)
Flag Day in Hong Kong is a day on which public fundraising of charities takes place. Organised public fundraising in Hong Kong must be government-approved. Historically, it had been held only on a Saturday. It is currently, however, organised on Wednesdays and Saturdays...
will be occasionally to collect the donations from the public in Hong Kong. Donations more than HKD$100 can be claimed as a deduction for the tax return.
For larger sum of donations, it is usually made by the private companies. The money donated will be for branding and publicity on big events such as Dragon 100, advertisements in souvenirs, booklets, website and videos by companies. In addition, non-cash donations can be provided in terms of products, services, professional services such as accounting services. The Federation has also applied for subsidies from Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust which donates at an average of more than HKD$1 billion each year to charitable groups and non-governmental organizations. For example, the VNET, a volunteer service scheme was sponsored by the Charities Trust in 2005 and is named under the Trust.
Partnership with private corporations
Private corporations may directly get involved in co-organizing the events and activities with the Federations, other than providing cash and non-cash donations. Being the partners of the Federations, dedication and commitment are required since the corporations are responsible to offer assistance and help to the program participants. Expertise, inspiration, advice and ideas from the corporations are valuable to the youth. These can strengthen the quality of the programs of the Federation and enable the teenagers to explore much.Youth Career Expo is organized by the Federation every year with many corporations providing job opportunities to the youngsters to enhance their job prospects and provide chances for widening horizon and gain job experience.
For flag-selling day, certain corporations offer not only cash donations, but also professional services, such as the deposit of proceeds service by banks and property management companies offering places as temporary office.
In Annual Charity Dinner, different corporations donate money as sponsorship and prizes, and place advertisement in the brochures. In addition, there are celebrities invited to the Dinner to share their views and experience with the participating teenagers. The Dinner serves as a bridge between the society and the youth to gain mutual understanding.
Mentorship scheme is always welcome from the corporations providing special and unique experience that may be fresh to teenage participants. The youth can learn from their mentors knowledge and skills that cannot be learnt in school to prepare for the career. Youth Business Hong Kong is one of the programs allowing young people to start their own businesses with the assistance from the experienced businessmen.
The Federation also co-operated with Microsoft to turn Federation’s Space for Participation, Opportunity, and Training (S.P.O.T) Centers into Cyber SPOT Centers. Experts from Microsoft held courses to train the youth, mainly from the underprivileged families and those who had not finished the secondary education, about computer skills to prepare for their future career. Moreover, Microsoft would also help upgrade the computer hardware to improve the operation of SPOT Centers.
External links
- The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Homepage
- u21 Homepage
- Youth Hong Kong, the quarterly journal from HKFPG
- LEAD Learning through Engineering, Art and Design Project
- The Dragon Foundation Homepage
- The Hong Kong Melody Makers Blog
- Racing for Charity, Hong Kong Jockey Club