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YBHK Net for entrepreneurs launched |
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| The brand new YBHK net was launched yesterday, with The Hon Jeffrey Lam, |
SBS, JP, as Guest of Honour. The initiative comes from the young entrepreneurs of the Federation's Youth Business Hong Kong (YBHK) which offers promising start-ups seed funds and mentors. Mr Joe Ngai, Partner, McKinsey & Co HK, was present as a representative of YBHK mentors, and Mr Felix Chung, of the highly successful recycling company, Ecosage, as Chairman of network. The goal is to connect young entrepreneurs, promoting a strong culture between them for the sake of a dynamic economy.
The 18-40 year-old businesspeople who are the network's 150 founding members from YBHK seek greater global impact and increasingly fluid exchange with mainland China and beyond. The nature of their businesses is already diverse, including tutorial and nanny services, recycling, IT, baby products, fashion, hairdressing and beauty care. Over time, YBHK will build closer connections with sister organization Youth Business China, especially online, with social media enabling discussion groups and forums.
For more information about YBHK please contact Miranda Wong, tel 3113 7999. |
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New Guinness World Record attempt with Scratch multimedia software from LEAD |
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| A successful attempt to set a brand new Guinness World Record* for The Largest Game Design Lesson took place last Saturday afternoon. Over 300 primary |
and secondary students made Scratch digital games with software provided by the MIT Media Lab to HKFYG's LEAD (Learning through Engineering, Art and Design). Mr Kenneth Chen, Under Secretary for Education, was the Key Guest. Mr Nicholas W Yang, Executive Vice President, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Dr Vivian MY Cheng, Department of Science and Environmental Studies, Hong Kong Institute of Education were present as witnesses. Ms Belinda Hung was there in support, as Director of the sponsoring Hung Hing Ying and Leung Hau Ling
| Charitable Foundation. The games are all about nature and cultural conservation. As announced in the last Youth Matters, everyone can vote for their favourites till 4 June at http://scratch.mit.edu/users/sdhk2011. Winners' awards will be announced in late June. |
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Visit http://leadcentre.blogspot.com/2011/05/301.html for more details or contact Joanna or Edmond, tel 3106 0600.
*The new record is pending endorsement by Guinness World Records Ltd.
Lecture Series for Youth Leaders: Talk and demo with Olympic table tennis players as guest speakers
Mr Li Ching (李靜) and Mr Ko Lai-chak (高禮澤), well known for their prowess as table tennis players, inspired their
| student audience with a talk and demonstration of their sport at Lions College in Kwai Fong, NT, on Friday 20 May. The event was organized by The Dragon Foundation as part of the Lecture Series for Youth Leaders. Li and Ko took the silver in the men's |
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doubles at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and won a pair of gold medals in their category at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha. Call Mabel, 3586 8448, for more information.
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2011 China Week in celebration of "A Century of China since the 1911 Revolution" (2011中國歷史文化周 － 從辛亥革命看百年中國) : a multiple event programme with Hopewell Holdings Ltd & Hopewell Highway Infrastructure Ltd as major sponsors
Guests of Honour at the launch of 2011 China Week on 21 May were Mr Kenneth Chen, JP, Under Secretary for Education, Mr Li Jiyi (Vice-minister, Department of Youth Work, Liaison Office of CPG in HKSAR), and Mr Yu Kwok-chun, SBS JP, (香港各界紀念辛亥革命100周年活動籌備委員會執行主席).
There will be a series of sponsored national education activities and "A Century of China Multimedia Production" is on 4-5 July at Star Hall, KITEC, courtesy of major sponsors, Hopewell Holdings Ltd & Hopewell Highway Infrastructure Ltd. The co-organizers are China Soong Ching Ling Foundation and RTHK.
A film about Dr Sun Yat-sen and a talk by Dr Joseph Ting, former Chief Curator of the Hong Kong History Museum followed the launch. This is the first of ten films made in the last 20 years about the preceding century in China, shown courtesy of co-organizing film distributors Southern Film Co Ltd, Media Asia Film Distribution Co Ltd, Gala Film Distribution Ltd and We Pictures.
A musical about Dr Sun, co-organized by The Spring-Time Experimental Theatre, will be on 29-30 June at the start of the core China Week, 29 June-6 July. A reading and writing competition encourages youngsters to learn about Chinese history, sponsored by the Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education with co-organizers The Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture.
Activities are also supported by the Home Affairs Bureau, the Education Bureau and the Leisure & Cultural Services Department. Related activities will continue till November. Contact Brian, 37557284 for more details of 2011 China Week or go to http://chinaweek.u21.hk.
Commission on Youth supports HK200 Leadership Project trip to Chongqing
An HKFYG Leadership 21 study tour for the HK200 Project is being funded this year by the Commission on Youth. HK$600,000 will help 200 students take part in a seven-day tour in December to Chongqing on the mainland. The purpose is to develop their leadership skills, enhance their awareness of national issues and encourage them to contribute to society. The focus is the 1911 Revolution and China's 12th Five Year Plan. Call William, 2169 0255, for details.
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