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11th Hour Giving |
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| On the 11th day of the 11th month in the 11th year of the millennium, HKFYG invites you to join us and care about others. We encourage all friends and partners to give a minimum of |
HK$11.00 to the Youth Wellness Centre, a one-stop service for young people facing addictions to drugs, tobacco, alcohol, the Internet and gambling.
On 11 November, we are also planning a celebration with all friends whose birthdays fall on that day. All who were born in 2000, not only on the 11 November, and anyone celebrating a birthday in November is welcome at a festive, joyous cake-cutting ceremony at 10.30am in Café 21, G/F HKFYG Building. All for a worthy cause! Please make cheques out to The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups or make an online donation before the 1 December 2011. Click here to find out about the work of the Youth Wellness Centre.
Warm thanks to early donors, mentioned opposite. |
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HSBC Youth Business Award
top prizes to Quoord Systems Ltd & Conduct Chinese Medicine Clinic Ltd |
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| Congratulations to all finalists in the HSBC Youth Business Award, organized |
by HKFYG. App developer, Quoord Systems Ltd took the Gold prize. Conduct Chinese Medicine Clinic Ltd took the Silver and the Most Favourite Youth Business Online awards. Speedy Group Corp Ltd won the Bronze, and both Taco Truck Ltd and Thinkwise Consultancy Ltd received Merit awards. They celebrated after showcasing their companies at a ceremony & dinner with Guest of Honour, Dr the Hon. Marvin Cheung, GBS, JP, Non-Official Member of the Executive Council. Visit http://ybhk.hkfyg.org.hk/
ybaward2011/en/announcement/20111031.html and
http://ybhk.hkfyg.org.hk/ybaward2011/docs/
20111028_en.pdf for further information or contact Miranda Wong, tel 3113 7999. |
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1000 Tin Shui Wai women supported by Social Welfare Department Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged and Hongkong Bank Foundation |
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| The 3-year Time for Women project is |
designed to help about 1,000 Tin Shui Wai women gain independence, establish a good social network and become socially integrated. It was launched on 6 November. Guests of Honour were Mr Fu Tsun-hung, Yuen Long District Social Welfare Officer, and Ms Teresa Au, Head of Corporate Sustainability Asia Pacific Region, HSBC. Project Advisors are Ms Shelley Lee, JP, GBS, OBE, former Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs, Ms Shirley Loo, JP, Managing Director of Family Heartware Ltd, and actress, Ms Sheren Tang. See the launch ceremony at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYFZ6eEXS4Y.
Contact Solar Kwan for further info, tel 2445 5777.
InnoCarnival Opening and VIP tour
| HKFYG is the campaign partner of the Innovation and Technology Commission for the 2011 Innotech Month. The InnoCarnival, an anchor event in the programme, is on at Hong Kong Science Park from 5-13 November. There are nearly 500 free activities for the public, |
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including science talks and seminars, innovation and technology workshops, guided tours and exhibitions on the themes of Health Science, Green and Quality Living, and Information and Communication Technology. For complete programme details and registration, please visit www.itm.gov.hk or contact Hayley, tel 2561 6149.
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Citizen 18: video competition
on elections for secondary schools and youth |
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| Individuals and teams of up to 4 members are invited to enter this video competition. The aim is to heighten |
awareness of public affairs and encourage young people to learn about elections by presenting information creatively. The Secondary School Section is for S1-S7 and the Open Section is for 18-25 year-olds. The theme of the videos is the recent District Council Election, the Election Committee Subsector Elections in December and the Legislative Council Election next year. More details (in Chinese) at http://u21.hk/2011elections. Further information from the HKFYG Jockey Club Student Support Centre, tel 3422 3161.
HKFYG a cappella contest 2011 late November and early December
On 27 November, the semi-finals of this year's HKFYG a cappella contest for schools will take place at the HKFYG Building Auditorium in North Point. Last minute entries for the contest are still being accepted. Don't miss your chance to shine at the 4 December Finals. Contact Connie, tel 2395 5753 for more details.
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Warm thanks to 11th Hour Giving early donors
The beneficiary of this charity drive is the HKFYG Youth Wellness Centre, a one-stop centre for young people facing addiction. Many thanks to Mr Lester Huang, JP and Mr CM Chan, for their work on donations. In-kind donations for the celebration on 11 November have also been made. Dr Annie Wu, SBS, JP, Member, Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, has given a large birthday cake. Azabusabo has given cookies, Element International Holdings Ltd have donated biscuits and fruit sticks, Coca-Cola China Ltd has given Minute Maid drinks, and Nakuwine.com has donated sparkling wine. Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, GBS, JP, Secretary for Labour and Welfare, will celebrate with us as Guest of Honour. Please contact Bonnie, tel 3755 7101 to find out how you can contribute. To make an online donation click here.Download the e-flyer here.
New CLC scheme funded by the Chow Shek Fai Foundation
From now until October 2012, a scheme funded by the Chow Shek Fai Foundation will subsidize course fees for approximately 90 young people from low income families. The subsidies are up to HK$2,000 per person. Courses can be chosen to suit their interests. Please visit http://clc.hkfyg.org.hk/
learning/le_home.html or contact Rex, 3755 7021 for more details.
HKFYG showing Aftershock [唐山大地震] on 12 November courtesy of Media Asia Film Distribution Ltd
Our season of films about China continues with Aftershock [唐山大地震] this Saturday, 12 November in the HKFYG Building 9/F Auditorium, thanks to Media Asia Film Distribution Ltd. The film will be followed by a talk from Dr Au Chi-kin, Dept of History, Hong Kong Shue Yan University. Go to http://ucinema.hk/c100.htm for more information about the films and to chinaweek.u21.hk for details of related activities. Reserve a seat by registering with SPOT 21, tel 3755 7021. |
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HKFYG Youth Poll 206 on young people's views of the 2011 District Council Elections |
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aged 18-39 found almost 70% of them were eligible to vote in last weekend's election. 62.6% of the eligible voters said that they would cast their votes. A similar number (62.1%) of the eligible voters aged 18-34 shared the same view, a big drop since the 2007 figure of over 77%.
The majority relied on traditional channels such as posters (65.0%), TV or radio programmes (44.5%), and newspapers or magazines (22.3%) for news about the election. Over 10% searched online for information about candidates or to express views.
Over half said they had known the current councillor in their districts and half said they would tend to vote for young candidates. Very few of those polled were interested in running for election themselves. A Chinese press release is at http://yrc.hkfyg.org.hk/
chi/p206.html. For more details, call Sharon, tel 3755 7039. |
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