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Volunteers give Rice to the Needy |
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| This community project will take many youngsters to see a face of Hong Kong that is usually out of sight for them. The |
chance comes as a result of a big expansion in the HKFYG rice-giving project, loyally supported by the Au Bak Ling Charity Trust and co-organized by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Community Project Grant: Youth Volunteer Network. At the launch ceremony on 29 April, Guests of Honour will be Mr Patrick Nip, Director of Social Welfare, Ms Florine Tang, Executive Manager, Charities, Hong Kong Jockey Club, and Ms Angela Au, Executive Director of the Au Pak Ling Charity Trust .
Every month this year, young volunteers will take 7 kilograms of rice to 2,500 low-income households. About 1,000 of them all together will visit vulnerable, needy people and those who cannot move easily. The project, Rice for the Needy, Volunteers in Action, has expanded to 14 Hong Kong districts* and the young volunteers will see how different life can be for them. Call 2169 0032 and ask for Idy if you would like for more information about this compassionate campaign.
*The districts are Hong Kong Eastern, Kowloon City, Kwai Fong & Tsing Yi, Kwun Tong, North District, Saikung, Shatin, Shamshuipo, Tai Po, Tsim Sha Tsui/Mongkok/Yaumatei, Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun, Wong Tai Sin and Yuen Long. |
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Swingle Singers and Alfresco A Cappella take audiences by storm |
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| The Hong Kong 2011 International A Cappella Festival highlight concert by The Swingle Singers from the UK wowed the audience at City Hall on April 1st. The |
climax was a fantastic, rendition of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. Then on 9 April at the Piazza of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, 2,000 people enjoyed the free concert by the Federation's Hong Kong Melody Makers with the Taiwanese Popphone Singers and five other local ensembles, the Baron Singing Group, the Hot Potters, Music Shake, Un Momento and Zense. Contact Kenneth for more info about upcoming a cappella events, tel 3755 7070.
Winners of Hong Kong Odyssey of the Mind Local Competitions will go to World Finals
The local competitions, sponsored by the Quality Education Fund and held at the Hong Kong Institute of Education, were honoured by Mrs Cherry Tse, JP, Permanent Secretary for Education, as HKFYG's Guest of Honour at this year's Opening Ceremony. For both the Vehicular Problem Division II and the Technical Problem Division III, the champion school was Ho Fung College (sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen). Teams from Po Leung Kuk Grandmont Primary School, Pok Oi Hospital Chan Kai Memorial College and Marymount Secondary School were winners of Divisions I-III respectively in the Classical Problem, and the Queen's College team won in Division III, Structural Problem. They will all take part in the 2011 World Finals from 25 May-1 June at the University of Maryland, USA. Please contact Becky, tel 2561 6149 for further details.
Champions and judges at Grand Finals of HKFYG Standard Chartered Hong Kong English Public Speaking Contest
The Champion in the Junior Division of the HKFYG Standard Chartered Hong Kong English Public Speaking Contest was Celeste W Y Chan of German Swiss International School and in the Senior Division, A. Lucien Wang of King George V School took first prize. First and Second Runners-up were, respectively, Brian Wong and Anson Cheung in the Junior Division, and John Chan and Sze Wan-yiu in the Senior Division. Merit Awards in the Junior Division went to Huen Yan-chan, You Chuan Jin and Keith Anto, while in the Senior Division they were given to Laura Ann, Gabrielle Keung Kam-ching and Khusboo Ramchandani. Well done to every one of them!
The Grand Finals Judging Panel was led by Mr Benjamin HUNG, Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer of the Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd. He was joined by Prof Amy Bik May Tsui, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President, Teaching and Learning, & Chair Professor, Chair of Language and Education, University of Hong Kong, Mr Kevin McLaven, Director of the English Language Service of the British Council, Hong Kong, Mr Buston Chu, Vice-Chairman of the Hong Kong Association for Customer Service Excellence, Mr Kenneth Ng, Member of the Standing Committee on External Affairs, The Law Society of Hong Kong, Ms Liu Ying-dan, District 85 Governor of Toastmasters International and Mrs Mary Szeto, BBS, Director of the English-Speaking Union (Hong Kong). Question masters were Mr Andrew Seaton British Consul-General to Hong Kong and Macao and Ms Kristen Aanstoos, Vice Consul, Consulate General of the United States of America - Hong Kong & Macau.
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Partnering for the Young 2009-2010 |
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This new report has just been released and is now winging its way to all our generous partners. We appreciate everything you do for the Federation now, and all you have done for the past fifty years. This publication records just some of the highlights that we want to remember you by. Click here for the online version. Thank you!
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New Youth SPOT magazine looks at Examinations
| Examinations are the topical theme of this new issue. There are stories about public exams and professional exams, told by those who succeed and those who fail, while knowing how to earn more than marks on paper. Two young men are among them. They may not have done well in school examinations but have very successful careers anyway. This issue |
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also features film director Herman Yau as guest columnist. Call Andrey, 3755 7041, for more details.
Trends in Adolescent Mental Health: latest Journal of Youth Studies available now
The HKFYG's Journal of Youth Studies, serial no. 27, discusses the latest trends in adolescent mental health, including early psychosis, addictive behaviours, substance abuse, suicide, and support services to tackle the underlying problems. Academics and other writers from Taiwan, mainland China, Singapore and Macao have also contributed articles on the phenomenon of non-marrying youth. Read the abstracts at http://yrc.hkfyg.org.hk/eng/jys27.html or contact Amy, tel 3755 7037 for further details. |
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Youth Band Sounds Competition 2011 in Western Market supported by the Urban Renewal, Lifestyle Group, AuthoritySennheiser and Coke Zero
Organized by HKFYG at Western Market on Sunday evening 10 April, the competition featured 12 finalists and was supported by donations in kind from the Urban Renewal Authority, Lifestyle Group, Sennheiser and Coke
Zero. The Champion was Pendular, 1st runner up was Utopian and 2nd runner up was Wonder Garl. The Best Original Song was TickTock Museum. Awards were made by a team of high profile professional judges, Joey Tang, Clayton Cheung, Davy Chan and Sammy@KOLOR. A video will be available soon but in the meantime visit http://www.youtube.com/
ybsc2011 and http://www.facebook.com/#!/
YBSC2011 to see the heats. For more details or contact Michelle, tel 2395 5753.
New donors for The Dragon Foundation Golf Tournament at Mission Hills Golf Club include the Lanson Foundation, Simatelex Charitable Foundation and Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.
The Lanson Foundation is now a Gold Hole Patron for The Dragon Foundation Golf Tournament 2011 at Mission Hills Golf Club on 15 April. We have also received kind sponsorship from the Simatelex Charitable Foundation and Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.
A big thank you goes to our advertisement sponsor, the Kader Manufacturing Trust and to new in-kind sponsors, Oregon Scientific, Yeung's Group Inc and Frankie Dominion (Holdings) Ltd. For full details of all our generous supporters please contact Mabel, tel 2811 2779.
Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education sponsors HKFYG China Week reading and writing competition co-organized with The Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture
Pupils in primary and secondary schools are entering the HKFYG Chinese Historical Figures Reading and Writing Competition, a China Week event partnered by the Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education, with funding of nearly HK$240,000. Co-organized by The Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture, it encourages young people to write about figures in Chinese history over the past 160 years. The deadline for entries is Monday 16 May 2011 and results will be announced in mid-June. Contact Brian, tel 3755 7284, or visit http://www.hkfyg.org.hk/chi/
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