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【港孩體驗】坐輪椅遊社區 來回西貢黃大仙要四個鐘？ Date posted: 23/07/2016 根據政府統計處最新數字，香港有57.8萬名傷殘人士，大約佔整體人口8.1%，當中4.5%，即32萬人，都是身體活動能力受限制，日常需依靠輪椅或其他輔助器材出入。香港傑出學生協會早前就舉辦了一個體驗營，要一班來自中產家庭、平日嬌生慣養的名校中學生，扮演社會上不同的弱勢社群，例如傷殘人士、拾荒者及露宿者等，體驗他們日常生活面對的困難。協會會長林惠龍稱，發覺學生近幾年接收的資訊較被動，書本告訴他們貧窮是怎樣，他們就以為真的是這樣，希望可透過該體驗活動給予學生機會，用自己角度，探索多些有關這個社會的事情。 他們第一個考驗是要扮演傷殘人士，兩名分別為聾啞及需要坐輪椅出入的組員，需要一同從西貢出發，用自己的方式，用最便宜的方法去到黃大仙交一份傷殘津貼申請表，路程不算遙遠卻來回用了四個小時，但卻波折重重，到底他們在途中遇到甚麼困難考驗，與無障礙設施又有沒有關係呢？ 記者：黃子配 攝影：伍慶泉

Published materials in 2018-2019 and activites organised by the 32nd ExCo. < Back 2018-2019 32nd ExCo Year Last Updated: 11 Sept 2024 Tags: Social Service Series, Mock Interviews, Summer Camp #1 VolunTEENs 2019 https://video.wixstatic.com/video/c074b2_c784cb7d9f784122b72741e48dd2ab06/720p/mp4/file.mp4 “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” —Mahatma Gandhi Ever wanted to serve others but didn't have an opportunity? Or do you want to know more about different parties in our society? VolunTEENs 2019 is the BEST choice for you! In VolunTEENs 2019 (VTS19), we hope to inspire students to be actively concerned about the current social issues and prompt evaluation on current assistance for the under-resourced groups, and most importantly, to guide YOU to devise a service project to give back to society. Orientation Day It is the part in which participants could strengthen the relationship with one another. There would be various ice-breaking games prepared for participants. They would also have the opportunity to understand the daily difficulties of their service targets with several specific tasks or games. In order to promote our Association to students, the Executive Committee would also introduce the background of HKOSA and the rationale of this service programme. The programme is expected to initiate reflection in students. As a contrary at the end of this programme, each participant would be invited to share their first impression towards their assigned target group. The video taking would be followed by a training workshop including guest sharing session. Professional social workers or representatives from NGOs would be invited as host this session. Communication skills and proper strategies would be introduced to participants. It is anticipated that the skills taught could be useful in building a harmonious atmosphere with the service target. Excursion Series In this part, different experience sessions would be arranged to participants for them to gain deeper understandings toward their target groups. They would be given the opportunity to visit different organisations according to their own group. Moreover, there would also be sharing sessions conducted by senior OSArs or experienced volunteers to equip participants with the necessary knowledge and skills on social service. Experiencing sessions like social service organised by Executive Committee would also be provided. Self-initiated project: After empowering participants with the basic skills required in social service, the Association would like participants to actualise their learnings by devising a mini-scale service project targeting at their assigned service partners. Before carrying out the project, participants are required to prepare detailed proposals to be examined by the Executive Committee and the Organising Committee. They would be assigned to serve different groups for twice during weekends, allowing them to evaluate the first visit before the final visit. Participants should, at the same time, film video of 5-10 minutes to arouse public awareness regarding different target groups. Closing Ceremony Participants would be given the stage to present their service projects and learnings from the programme, they would also show their video filmed to other participants and guests. A panel of judges would choose one group as the best performing team according certain criteria. The winning team may have the opportunity to join an overseas service trip. Target groups - The Elderly - The Underprivileged - The Disabled - The Mentally Disabled Programme objectives - To inspire students to be actively concerned about current social issues - To aspire students to regularly serve our community. - To enable participants to understand their social obligations. Tentative timeline - Orientation Day Date: 2nd February, 2019 (Saturday) Venue: Sheung Wan Time: 09:30 – 17:00 - Excursion Series Date: 3rd February - 23rd February (varies from different groups) Venue: (varies from different groups) Time: (varies from different groups) - Self-Initiated Project Date: 24th February - early April (varies from different groups) Venue: (varies from different groups) Time: (varies from different groups) - Closing Ceremony Date: 13th April, 2019 Venue: The University of Hong Kong Time: 10:00 – 17:00 Don’t hesitate to join us! #2 Mock interviews This programme would offer talks and sharing sessions, provided by professors from local universities and members of the Association to equip students with essential interview skills. In addition to enabling participants to understand their preference in tertiary education, this programme would also provide mock interview sessions to allow students to gain first-hand experience. In order to accommodate the needs of students more specifically, the event will be tailor-made for several university programmes including medicine, law, and business to equip them with the essential knowledge required for the interviews of these programmes. In the Mock Interview, we are delighted to have seniors to share their experiences on their studies and their university lives. You can raise any question to them and acquire insights before re-arranging your JUPAS choices. Each participant would have a chance to familiarise themselves with the interview practices with individual comments from our mock interviewers.✨✨ . This is certainly an exclusive opportunity that you shouldn’t miss to best prepare yourself for university interviews and to display the best version of yourself in the real interview! 🚨 #3 Summer Camp: Explore Thyself Introduction Leading lives of hustle and bustle, students nowadays have hardly any time to slow down their pace of living and reflect on themselves. Their schedules are filled with supplementary classes, tutorial courses, ECA activities, you name it. Some of them, if not most, study merely due to obligations but not realising their goals and aspirations. With the theme of "Explore Thyself", this year's summer camp intends to act as a platform where participants could slow down, learn about themselves, and devise an embryonic idea of their own aspirations. For those who are not sure about their future, we hope they can gain some more ideas about their careers; For those who have already found their aspirations, we hope they can reconfirm their choice or know more about the chosen career. We understand that it is not possible for the participants clearly identify what their goals are but we still hope that the programme could provide them the chance to explore multifarious options available. Programme Details Summer Camp "Explore Thyself" comprises a series of training activities and events which can help the participants explore multifarious career pathways and have a chance to zoom out from their hectic lives and ponder on their future. We have four sub-themes for the programme and we would have a different sub-themes for each day of the programme. Sub-themes 1. Understanding yourself 2. Priorities 3. University goals 4. Career Orientation Day (the first sub-theme): On the Orientation Day, participants would be divided into different groups. There would be a series of ice-breaking games to help participants understand one another and mingle with other group-mates, Organising Committee and Executive Committee. There would also be sharing by Ms. Ava LAU, School Development Officer, CLAP for Youth@JC to help participants deepen their reflection on how their difference in personality varies their career choices.. Experiencing Camp: With the first touch of their group mates and elevated understanding of themselves on the Orientation Day, the participants would further delve into learning more about their priorities and goals. Simultaneously, by indulging themselves in the entertaining yet inspiring activities, they could unwind despite the hectic study lives. Highlights of the camp Night performance cum guest sharing: Not only do we want to help our participants reflect on themselves, but we also hope to help them relax from their hectic lives. Therefore, a night performance would be held to create a relaxing atmosphere. Performance may include live band, singing and dancing. City Hunt A city hunt programme serving as entertaining and ice-breaking purposes would be held on the first day of the camp for the participants to cooperate with their group mates to plan a route starting from a secondary school on HK Island to the campsite in Sai Kung. It is hoped that after this activity participants could build rapport with each other and have a chance to rediscover the landmarks of HK. Opportunity Cost Participants would choose 10 things out of 15 things in a list we provided to do in their Post-DSE life, then explain the rationale behind their choices, repeating this process until the most important thing is left in the list. They would then realise their priorities in life when making decisions. Sims Society game will be included in this session. Participants could play the life monopoly with respect to the academic level, job occupation and happy index during the limited time. By performing this game, participants are expected to reflect their daily life and future plan with a series of choices and opportunities given. Field based outing During that period, participants are free to choose their interested field for their outing. Fields may include medicine, law, business and humanities. For example, in a medicine outing, participants may have the chance to attend a medical seminar in a university or to visit the medical school of HKU or CUHK. A business outing may be a one day job shadowing of senior OSArs working in business field. Closing assembly (Final Production): After the orientation day and the experiencing camp, participants are required to come up with a Final Production. The purpose of the Final Production is for participants to consolidate their experience in the programme. Students are encouraged to explore different forms and styles, such as writing of different genres, drama, short film, or performance. Participants would finish their Final Production under the guidance of Organising Committee. We hope students can conclude and reinforce what they have learnt and reflected during the programme through the Final Production. Previous Year Next Year

Activities 2025-26 Check out our events this year! Nov 2025 DSE/IB & Admissions Talk Following the success in the past few years, the ExCo will host the 4th Admissions talk, this time expanding to include the aspect of UK, US and HK University Admissions. This talk will feature assembled a panel of 18 successful students, including 14 IB/AL high-achievers and 4 DSE top scorers, who are now studying at the world's leading universities. The event is scheduled to be held on the 15th Nov. Mar 2026 Senior OSAr Interview Series Building on last year's Senior OSAr interview series, we seized the opportunity this year to sit down with some of our members from past cohorts during the 40th Anniversary reunion on 21st March. Mar 2026 HKOSA 40th Anniversary Gathering It was a memorable occasion to celebrate the HKOSA 40th Anniversary Gathering on 21st March at Cafe 8, Central Pier. The event brought together both veteran and young OSArs in a warm and vibrant atmosphere, fostering meaningful connections across generations. We are deeply grateful to the senior OSArs for organising this wonderful gathering, which not only strengthened the bonds within our community but also enriched our network with their invaluable wisdom and experience. June 2026 41st OSArs Orientation Day The Orientation Day aims to introduce the award and Association to the incoming cohort of OSArs through presentations and Q&A sessions, while strengthening the bonds between OSArs with engaging ice-breaking games. July 2026 HK Youth Summit 2026 As HKOSA's flagship event, the Youth Summit is a 2-day event that brings young people across Hong Kong together for meaningful discussions and educational experiences. Find all the details in this year's newspaper! Go to Newspaper Looking for activities organised by past Executive Committees? Here in Archive, concealed memories are brought back to you in sorted records dating back from 2000. Go to Archive

< Back Planning to Study Abroad? Join our Overseas University Sharing Session! Date posted: 22/7/22, 7:30 pm Last updated: 23/7/22, 8:54 am The Study Abroad Series will feature an online sharing session for students hoping to enter an overseas university. Are you planning to pursue a degree in an overseas university? Want to know some tips on how to apply and what university life is like abroad? Then join our Study Abroad Series sharing session! At the virtual event, you can listen to the experience of students from prestigious overseas universities in the US and UK, as well as seeking advice from them to facilitate your university application process. This is the chance for you to have all your university-related questions answered! 📌Details of the event Date: 31/7 (Sunday) Time: 10am-12nn Mode: Zoom Fee: Free of charge! Application deadline: 30/7 Apply here: https://forms.gle/MQiJEzmqUb4QbsMX7 Further information about the session will be released on our social media pages. Do ask your friends who are interested in studying abroad to join too! We understand that applying to a new university can be a stressful and confusing process, so we’re here to make it easier for you. Previous Next

Published materials in 2023-2024 and activites organised by the 37th ExCo. < Back 2023-2024 37th ExCo Year Last Updated: 11 Sept 2024 Tags: IB/DSE Talk, Youth Summit, Social service #1 IB/DSE Study Talk On the 8th of December 2023, we were honoured to welcome Mr. Ernest Yip (JHKU MBBS Year 2), Ms. Kadence Wong (HKU MBBS Year 1), and Ms. Icy Ku (HKU MBBS Year 1) (in no particular order) to share their study tips, uni application process, and life in university to more than 50 participants studying both the DSE and IB curriculum. They shared thoughtful tips and advice and we are sure it will be useful for many of the participants, as well as some of us within the Exco ourselves. #2 Orientation Day On the 30th of June 2024, the executive committee recently welcomed 40 new OSArs and organized a fun game to help them get to know each other. It was a great opportunity for everyone connect and learn more about the organization. #3 HK Youth Summit 2024 Over the course of two days from 13th July 2024 to 14th July 2024, our annual flagship event HK Youth Summit 2024 was hosted at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. This year's theme focused on Empowerment, and the sub-theme was Career Exploration and Development. In this year's edition of the event, various guests from 3 different industries (Business/Finance, Law/Social Sciences, Medicine/STEM) were invited. Panellists included Prof. Veronique Lafon-Vinais, Ms. Benita Chick, Mr. Timothy Wan, Dr. Lau Ching Wa, Dr. Mak Lung-Yi Loey and Mr. Melville Peter Pradhan, all of whom shared valuable advice on career planning to our participants. Our workshops were then hosted by senior students who had adequate experience in their respective fields, including Kevin Lu, Lester Chong, Chloe Xu, Megan Wang, Ingrid Chan and Kayla Yeung. Finally, our Career Fireside Chat was hosted by Mr. Howard Chan, who taught our participants how to create a compelling Linkedin profile. Through interacting with successful individuals in their desired fields, participants were able to gain practical advice, learn from the experiences of others, and establish valuable connections that eventually led to further internship opportunities. Previous Year Next Year

Published materials in 2003-2004 and activites organised by the 17th ExCo. < Back 2003-2004 17th ExCo Year Last Updated: 11 Sept 2024 Tags: 華藝龍情, Student Leaders of Tomorrow Scheme, Youth Summit, Interflow Camp #1 華藝龍情 香港是一個國際知名的大都會，中西合璧。然而，回歸之前，香港人受英國的殖民統治，一直被形容為「無根的人」，香港人不知如何確定自己的身份及國籍。如今，香港回歸祖國六年多，香港人是否真的建立起對祖國的歸屬感呢？ 處身在這個資訊科技瞬息萬變的世代，我們的文化不斷受到衝擊，到底有多少香港的學生─未來社會的主人翁，曾細細思量過我們的根是什麼呢？再者，處身在被貶為「文化沙漠」中的香港人，又可曾反思過何謂中國的文化呢？帶著這些問題，香港傑出學生協會本著「傑生創義，傑生創意，傑生創藝」的宗旨，籌辦了一個名為「華藝龍情—讓中國文化踏進你的生活」的活動。 我們希望可以透過講座，一連串的工作坊，包括繩結、剪紙、草編、麵塑、茶藝和皮影戲等等，並讓學生親自策劃一個展覽會，製作攤位，學以致用，務求令香港學生更能親近中國藝術文化。我們不奢求學生在短期內便深深愛上中國藝術文化，又或者在短期內已學懂很多關於中國藝術文化的知識，我們只希望打開學生學習及了解中國文化之門。或許，中國藝術只是中國文化的鳳毛鱗角，然而中國藝術精神與中國文化精神是相契合，相影響的。中國精神的無限生機，實源自它的傳統。我們所期待的是，學生能體會到這「鳳毛鱗角」的閃閃生輝，同時也了解到源遠流長的中國文化魅力非凡！四十名中二至中三級的香港學生參加了此計劃。 #2 Hong Kong Youth Summit 2004 In Hong Kong, the youths of today are the leaders of tomorrow. It is therefore essential that society do its best to help these youths develop a sense of social awareness. We also aspire to encourage the exchange of ideas amongst young people and to allow a channel for them to express their ideas to the public. The Hong Kong Youth Summit 2004 aimed at developing youths' sense of belonging towards Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Youth Summit 2004 was a simulation of the General Assembly of the United Nations. In the Summit, participants will analyse current issues from different perspectives, discuss the issues thoroughly and finally draft proposals for improvement to the government. We hope that through this process, youths will learn the importance of considering the interests of Hong Kong as a whole. 160 Forms Four and Six students from local and international schools throughout Hong Kong were invited for this project. #3 Student Leaders of Tomorrow Scheme 2004 Student Leaders of Tomorrow Scheme was a pioneer approach to traditional leadership training of the Hong Kong Outstanding Students' Association. That year, the theme of our scheme is known as "My Portrait as a Youth". The aim was to help student leaders to better observe and understand, while at the same time observe themselves—have a clearer self-image. Unlike the usual leadership training schemes, this scheme provided more than leadership skills and served as a medium for student leaders. Participants were able to extend their scope of the world, as we focused on training participants by allowing them interaction with outstanding social leaders of different sectors of the community, thus enabling them realize their own values through participation. We hoped that they could bring what they had acquired back to school through their reputation of student leaders at schools and pass it on to other students, especially the future leaders. 50 Chairpersons and Vice-chairpersons of Students' Association of schools were invited for this project. #4 Interflow Camp 2004 The theme "G Generation" of the Interflow Camp that year was about globalisation and the role that the participants should play. The theme was set because we hoped to arouse the concern of participants about the international community. We would also like our participants to have a better understanding on poverty, malnutrition and other problems which are threatening the whole world. Hong Kong is an international city and its ties with the rest of the world are tight. Therefore, students should have a stronger sense of global citizenship and develop an interest to concern for global issues. They should be encouraged to analyse and interpret international issues from a broader global perspective. Through the interflow camp, we hoped that our participants could learn to be conscientious and responsible members of the international community. They should be able to comprehend the interdependence of different cities, nations and continents so that they could be most committed to take a more active role in global issues. Also, by identifying the problems the world is facing, we hoped that participants could also suggest solutions to these problems and help build a better place to live in. 120 Secondary 3 to 5 students from 34 secondary schools were invited for this project. Previous Year Next Year

Published materials in 2013-2014 and activites organised by the 27th ExCo. < Back 2013-2014 27th ExCo Year Last Updated: 11 Sept 2024 Tags: Volunteer Training Scheme, Project Resonance, Youth Summit #1 Volunteer Training Scheme 2013 Introduction Bearing the theme "To inspire, be inspired”, the forthcoming external project of Hong Kong Outstanding Students' Association (HKOSA), Volunteer Training Scheme 2013, is now open to participant application. The project stems from the belief that through serving the needy, not only will we inspire those we serve, more importantly we will be inspired by people’s stories as well. Providing participants with the opportunity to serve our society through volunteer training, Volunteer Training Scheme 2013 will enhance group bonding, as well as broaden their vision in the community through a number of Event Days. Target Group 60 students from Secondary 3 to Secondary 5 (Local Schools) and Grade 9 to Grade 11 (International Schools) The participants should: Have a high degree of social awareness; Demonstrate initiative in taking up social responsibilities; Have a passion for serving the community; and Be enthusiastic, responsible and prompt. Programme Rundown Orientation Day Date: Saturday, 26th October 2013 Time: 09:45 – 16:30 Venue: Queen’s College Organisation Visit Week Date: Sunday, 27th October 2013 and Saturday, 2nd November 2013 List of Guest Organisations: 1. iBakery, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals 2. PS33, Hong Kong Christian Service 3. Senior Citizen Home Safety Association *Remarks: Participants are expected to stay longer after the visits to discuss the sharing and service proposal. Adventure Day Date: Sunday, 3rd November 2013 Time: 09:00 – 18:00 Venue: FHL Power Adventure Training Centre Planning of Service Projects Date: Sunday, 27th October 2013 – Thursday, 7th November 2013 Participants are expected to draft a service proposal under the guidance of Organising Committee. Volunteer Day Date: Sunday, 10th November 2013 Time: 13:45 – 17:45 Venue: Knowles Building Lecture Hall 223, The University of Hong Kong Service Projects Date: Saturday, 16th November 2013 – Sunday, 24th November 2013 Venue: Supporting NGO Service Centres List of service centres: 1. Caritas Lok Hang Workshop 2. Kowloon City Baptist Church Neighbourhood Elderly Centre 3. Placidity Place, The Society for Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention 4. Family Support Service, The Society for Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention 5. Senior Citizen Home Safety Association Closing Ceremony Date: Saturday, 7th December 2013 Time: 13:35 – 18:30 Proposed venue: The University of Hong Kong Continuity Session Empathy and passion are not just words, but actions. After the mentioned period of Volunteer Training Scheme 2013, there will be regular service sessions from December to May. Participants are highly recommended to join and spread the message of serving the community. Other Learning Experience Hours For all secondary school students, the Association will provide certificates to participants if they attain satisfactory participation rates. Participants may then use the certificate to claim 20 OLE hours of social services under the agreement of the school authority. #2 Hong Kong Youth Summit 2014 Introduction Bearing the theme " Bridge Over Trouble Water – Social Inequity ”, the forthcoming external project of Hong Kong Outstanding Students' Association (HKOSA), Youth Summit 2014, is now open to participant application. The Project has long been well known as one of the largest platforms for secondary students to debate on current issues. The Summit being the bridge between passionate and foresighted students and other stakeholders of society, participants are provided with opportunities to voice their opinions as well as formulate resolutions to socio-economic issues with social significance. To fulfil its aim to cultivate young leaders, the Summit also equips participants with crucial public speaking and analytic skills to develop their individual thinking and political standpoint. This training will be held through the forms of commission meetings, forums and events. To further deepen the understanding of participants on social issues, seminars and forums are conducted by eminent members of the Hong Kong Government as well as influential leaders in various sectors of society. Highlighting Social Inequity, we wish to pinpoint the incumbent disadvantages many underprivileged people face in our community, and motivate our participants to reflect on the urgency of what needs to be done in order to alleviate these problems. Hong Kong Youth Summit 2014 will give the local youths a chance to investigate the problems rooted from the difference in starting points. It aims to shed lights on their understanding about the problem while raising public awareness towards it. Hong Kong Youth Summit 2014 features 8 commission groups and 9 stakeholder groups. For more comprehensive understanding, each participant can only enroll in 1 commission group and 1 stakeholder group. Participants are to represent the stakeholder in our society such as government or middle income group to discuss on specific topics depending on the aspect of the commission group chosen, such as Housing, Economic, Social Welfare, etc. Participants will then put forward resolutions to specific issues through negotiations and discussions. Drafted resolutions will then be proposed, discussed and debated on in the Final Summit. The resolutions will then be sent to the press, the Legislative Council, respective government departments and related organisations such as Home Affairs Bureau, Education Bureau, Environment Bureau, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in an attempt to reflect the views of Hong Kong youths. This is the best of times; this is the worst of times. Let us be the ones to build our bridge against the potent waves. Target Group 100 students from Secondary 3 to Secondary 5 (Local Schools) and Grade 9 to Grade 11 (International Schools) The participants should: Be Secondary 3 to Secondary 5 students in Hong Kong; Display an interest in current affairs; Be able to think critically; Be outspoken; Be conversationally fluent in Cantonese and English. Programme Rundown Orientation and Delegate Training Day Date: 1st March, 2014 (Saturday) Time: 09:30 – 18:00 Venue: CPD-LG.18, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong Interviews and Excursions Date: Saturday, 1st March 2014 - Friday, 14th March 2014 Forum 1 Date: Saturday, 15th March 2014 Time: 09:30 – 18:30 Venue: CBA, Chow Yei Ching Building, The University of Hong Kong Forum 2 Date: Sunday, 16th March 2014 Time: 09:30 – 18:30 Venue: CPD-3.04, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong Forum 3 Date: Saturday, 22nd March 2014 Time: 08:00 – 18:30 Venue: T3, Meng Wah Complex, The University of Hong Kong Final Summit Date: Sunday, 6th April 2014 Time: 09:30 – 21:00 Venue: CPD-LG.18, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong Working Language All discussions will be conducted in English, and all written documents will be in English. Other Learning Experience Hours For all secondary school students, the Association will provide certificates to participants if they attain full participation rate. Participants may then use the certificate to claim 45 OLE hours under the agreement of the school authority. Best Speaker Award The following delegates are being awarded with the Best Speaker Award. WONG, Chi-wa ........................ LOK SIN TONG LEUNG KAU KUI COLLEGE Jack LAM, Fuk-leong ................ TSUEN WAN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL LEUNG Kwan-lam ................... RENAISSANCE COLLEGE Lauren LAM, Ho-ching ............ SACRED HEART CANOSSIAN COLLEGE Serena TSUI, Pui-han .............. CONCORDIA LUTHERAN SCHOOL Tenny HUNG, Yick-him ............ ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE Tony CHAN, Ka-on ................... SHUN LEE CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL HUI Wai-yee ............................. SHUN LEE CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL #3 Project Resonance 2014 Introduction This year has come down so quickly that it is already the last external project, organised by Hong Kong Outstanding Students’ Association—Project Resonance 2014 Summer Carousel is now open to Participant application. The Pearl of the Orient is the confluence of the East and the West. A wide spectrum of exotic cultures co-exists with the brief yet unique local historical background. Overwhelmed by the concept of globalisation, a set of universal cultures has flooded in and displaced the colours of our city. We see now as the critical moment to rethink our priority and take a closer look to these forgotten spots which characterise Hong Kong. Eight local subcultures have been carefully chosen according to their significance in Hong Kong. Three of them are pertinent to the history of Hong Kong while the rest of them represent the ethnic minorities with the greatest population size in our society. The following listed subcultures will be studied: Walled villages Fishing villages Old Hong Kong in 1980s Filipino culture Indian culture Indonesian culture Thai culture Pakistani culture Pinpointing at some local subcultures, Project Resonance aims to explore the vanishing yet compelling components of our city. Through conducting a series of cultural experience sessions, Interflow camp (I-camp) and Carnival Showcase, participants will be guided through four successive stages of learning as suggested by the conscious competence model: Stage one: Unconscious Incompetence - "I do not know that I do not know" Stage two: Conscious Incompetence- "I know that I do not know" Stage three: Conscious Competence - "I know that I know" Stage four: Unconscious Competence - "I do not know that I know – I am functioning 'auto-pilot'" Participants will be divided into eight groups with respective assigned cultures. In Phase One of the project, participants will partake in three culture experience sessions in which they gain a better grasp of the assigned culture. After a carefully designed combination of site visits, interviews with ethnic minority or successors of old cultures and interest classes, they will be guided through stage one to stage three of the model. In Phase Two, participants are allowed to consolidate their learning by producing a promotional video for their assigned cultures. The learning process transits from passive learning to active learning in this phase as the participants are required to search for information to complete the video by themselves. The video will serve the purpose of attracting public attention towards the Carnival Showcase and promoting the assigned cultures. In Phase Three, participants will proceed to the last stage in which the subcultures become an indispensable part of their cultural recognition of Hong Kong. They will exchange their learning in the Interflow Camp and develop friendship with other groups. After the I-Camp, they will organise the Carnival Showcase to showcase for their learning. Participants are expected to station stalls in a public area, with the aims of promoting local subcultures, helping the underprivileged and realising their potentials. Interflow camp has always been the most anticipated external event throughout the year. With an additional festive Carnival Showcase this year, both organising committee and participants will certainly gain an unprecedented experience in our project. In this project, not only will you have the change to appraise the beauty of cultural diversity in Hong Kong, but also have the opportunity to establish long-lasting friendship here. Don’t hesitate and join us in enlivening the receding parts of Hong Kong! Target Group 80 students from Secondary 3 to Secondary 5 (Local Schools) and Grade 9 to Grade 11 (International Schools) Programme Rundown Phase One – Cultural Experience session Orientation Day of Phase One Date: 3rd May 2014 (Saturday) Venue: Diocesan Boys' School Cultural Experience Period Date: 5th May 2014 (Monday) – 24th May 2014 (Saturday) Venue: vary amongst different groups Time: vary amongst different groups Phase Two – Promotion Video Production Period Date: 25th May 2014(Sunday) – 27th June 2014 (Friday) Phase Three – Showcase Period Orientation Day of Phase Three Date: 1st July 2014 (Tuesday) Venue: Main Building, The University of Hong Kong Interflow Camp Date: 20th July 2014 (Sunday) – 23rd July 2014 (Wednesday) Venue: The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups - Jockey Club Sai Kung Outdoor Training Camp Carnival Showcase Date: 28th July 2014 (Monday) Venue: E-Max, Kowloon Bay Time: 09:00 - 18:00 Working Language Conversational English is required to communicate with the ethnic minorities. Entrance Requirement and Eligibility Participants will be selected based on their creativity and sense of responsibility. The maximum number of participants will be 80, and should there be applications greater than this quota, participants will be selected based on their application forms. The participants should: Be Secondary 3 to Secondary 5 students in Hong Kong; Display an interest in cultures; Be able to think critically and put their plans into practice; Be outspoken; Be conversationally fluent in Cantonese and English. Other Learning Experience Hours For all secondary school students, the Association will provide certificates to participants if they attain full participation rate. Participants may then use the certificate to claim 20 OLE hours under the agreement of the school authority. Special Reminder Since the participants’ fee can only cover the camp fee and part of the carnival preparation fee, the cost of the cultural experience session is TOTALLY sponsored by other companies. Therefore, participants who are absent in the experience session without previously accepted reasons will be asked to pay an additional compensation fee of $80. Please be reminded that a letter of excuse has to be sent at least three days before the event day and acceptance is not guaranteed. Previous Year Next Year

< Back to ExCos Messages from the 39th ExCos President Public Relations Officer Vice President Internal Secretary External Secretary Financial Secretary President - LEUNG Sze Ching, Chloe Hello everyone! I am Chloe Leung, a Form 5/Year 12 Student from ESF Island School. I am extremely honoured to be serving as the President of the 39th Hong Kong Outstanding Students Association Executive Committee. I am extremely grateful to the OSA family and previous ExCo for gifting us with such an inspiring and supportive environment for personal growth, regardless of our new entry into the community. Being surrounded by such talented and like-minded students is an opportunity like no other. Through the diverse and expansive outlook we seek to employ this term, I am sincerely looking forward to promoting our mission of “Cultivating Confidence, Celebrating Competencies, and Catalysing Change”. Thank you, and I look forward to working with you all in the coming year! 大家好！我是Chloe，現就英基港島中學中五級，非常榮幸能擔任第三十九屆香港傑出學生協會的會長。 我非常感謝香港傑出學生會的大家庭和上一屆的執行委員會，不管我們是否前年才加入了這個社群，都培養了一個有靈感且有利於創新個人成長的環境。能夠與這群志同道合的傑出學生交流和建立聯繫，是我非常榮幸的無與倫比的機會 透過今年的各項活動和擴大的目標對象，我真誠期待實踐我們「培養自信，勇於所長，肇啟新章」的使命 期待於將來的活動中能見到大家！

Published materials in 2015-2016 and activites organised by the 29th ExCo. < Back 2015-2016 29th ExCo Year Last Updated: 11 Sept 2024 Tags: SiMlife, Youth Summit #1 SiMlife 2016 (Formerly Youth Summit) “Explore Hong Kong, Explore Yourself” Introduction SiMlife aims to allow participants to explore the beauty of Hong Kong and at the same time the inner beauty of oneself. Thus, it is not simply a hiking activity. We will introduce participants to the most historical and authentic side of Hong Kong, facilitating them to appreciate this city’s beauty and charisma from different perspectives. A series of organized activities will help the participants discover their full potential and guide them to re-evaluate their life goals. At the same time, students are required to investigate one specific social issue when they visit each of the designated location. There will be discussions and opportunities to share individual experiences as to enhance the students’ understanding towards the issues. SiMlife is an adventurous camp that will be held from 25th to 28th March, 2016. Participants are invited to visit three secluded places in Hong Kong, which have yet to be explored by the general public. The main theme of SiMlife is “Explore Hong Kong, Explore Yourself”. We aim to encourage students to find a balance between their study and leisure. We believe that this program will greatly develop participants’ attitude, intelligence, leadership, adversity quotient and fitness. At the same time, we will bring up social issues when visiting different places to achieve our aim of exploring Hong Kong. During the trip, students are able to observe the chosen spot and have a discussion about an issue. Students can also share their learning outcomes at the end of this programme. From this project, participants can develop their skills of thinking outside the box when planning their future. We are sure that this is a valuable opportunity for students to challenge oneself, as well as to overcome various obstacles. SiMlife is a fun activity to participate in. Students will definitely form new friendships and gain rich experiences in our intensive program and close interaction with one another. All in all, our ultimate goal is to allow students to reflect on their lives. *The quota of SiMlife is very limited, we have got quality group leaders and organising committees. Please do not hesitate to join this meaningful program, which could be life-changing! The application is due 5/3! Interview will be arranged afterwards. Remember, the quota is very limited! Please join as soon as possible! Orientation Day Date: 19th March 2016 (Saturday) Venue: The University of Hong Kong Time: 14:00 – 18:00 Day One Date: 25th March 2016 (Friday) Venue: Tai Mo Shan Time: 09:00 – 18:00 Day Two Date: 26th March 2016 (Saturday) Venue: Ling Fung Stream, Tai O Time: 10:00 – 18:00 Day Two Plus – Sleepover Date: 26th March 2016 (Saturday) – 27th March 2016 (Sunday) Venue: Tong Fuk Time: 18:00 – 15:00 (the following day) Day Three Date: 27th March 2016 (Sunday) – 28th March 2016 (Monday) Venue: Sai Wan, Sai Kung Time: 15:00 – 10:00 (the following day) Closing Ceremony Date: 28th March 2016 (Monday) Venue: TBC Time: 19:00 – 22:00 Application Eligibility & Selection Criteria All students from Form 3 to Form 5 (Year 9 – Year 12) are welcome to apply. The participants should: Have a positive personality; Have a great passion for life; Be able to adapt in new environments and willing to accept challenges; Be able to think critically; Be able to work well with others. Selection criteria: It is very diverse. We encourage people from different backgrounds to join this program. Academic performance will not be taken into our consideration! Please join us for fun! Fitness level is not our main concern. We evaluate participants' attitude and personality, which will outweigh other values. #2 Explorez 2016 (Formerly named Youth Summit) “Behind the prosperity, we CARE!” Introduction “Explorez 2016” is a project which aims to enhance students’ understanding toward social issues. It is a social experiencing project that will be held in July. The main objectives of “Explorez 2016” are to provide a platform for students to understand current social conditions and try to showcase their learning outcomes through different social platforms. As the future leader of Hong Kong, the youth generation is responsible to overcome current social problems like social inequality and unhappiness of Hong Kong people. Thus, our association would like to organize this project to achieve those objectives mentioned.As the well-known youth organization in Hong Kong, we would like to lead other youths to explore more about the society and provide a platform to practice their learning. Also, as the organization which gathers countless student elites, one of our main objectives is to learn from real-life experiences and contribute to the community as much as our capabilities support. In this project, we will try to investigate different stakeholders of the society. This project acts as the learning process of these issues and our participants will be able to get the first-hand information. It does not only facilitate students to understand the issue better, but it will also stimulate students to think more about these issues. Afterwards, we hope they can use their knowledge to share with others to raise awareness. We believe that this program can act as a milestone for students to become change-makers, ultimately creating positive impacts to society. The project will be divided to three different parts. Firstly, an experiencing camp which lasts for four days from 11th July to 14th July. Students will have a fundamental understanding towards the four focus group, namely the disabled, the impoverished, the ethnic minorities and the new immigrants. Each group will have their specific role according to the theme on different days of the activity and they will have to experience the real living situation of the four focus groups. Furthermore, our designed activities with different tasks and missions of “social demonstration” will also be provided in an attempt to enrich participants’ experience. In light of this, we expect our participants to experience the difficulties that our target groups faced and eventually derive feasible solutions to address the social issues. Afterwards, students are required to experience an exploring session and they may need to visit different organizations and do some researches towards their focus groups. Finally, they will need to finish a “micro-film” and present their learning in the closing ceremony. Orientation Day Date: 2 July 2016 (Saturday) Venue: The University of Hong Kong Time: 14:00 – 18:00 Experiencing Camp Date: 11th - 14th July 2016 (Monday to Thursday) Venue: Po Leung Kuk Pak Tam Chung Holiday Camp & Outing Time: All day Closing Ceremony Date: 24th July 2016 (Sunday) Venue: TBC Time: 14:00 – 18:00 Application Eligibility & Selection Criteria All students from Form 3 to Form 6 (Year 9 – Year 13) are welcome to apply. The participants should: Have a positive personality; Have a great passion for life; Be able to adapt in new environments and willing to accept challenges; Be able to think critically; Be able to work well with others. Selection criteria: It is very diverse. We encourage people from different backgrounds to join this program. Academic performance will not be taken into our consideration! Please join us for fun! Fitness level is not our main concern. We evaluate participants' attitude and personality, which will outweigh other values. Previous Year Next Year

Honorary Advisors 2025/26 Dr Choi Yuk-lin, JP Secretary for Education Prof. Dennis Lo Yuk-ming Vice-Chancellor and President of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Prof. Jin-Guang Teng, BBS, JP President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Prof. Lee Chi-Kin John President and Chair Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) Prof. Nancy Y. Ip, SBS，MH，JP President of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Mr. Tang Ping-keung, GBS, PDSM, JP Secretary for Security of Hong Kong Prof. Xiang Zhang Vice-Chancellor and President of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) *In alphabetical order according to surname

Advisors 2025/26 Advisors are experienced OSArs invited by the current Executive Committee to give insights on topics relating to their professions. They often serve as guest speakers at our events so that youth participants may benefit from their rich expertise. *In ascending order of OSAr number

Weekly Column Media STANDING OUT "Standing Out" is a column we wrote for the Young Post of South China Morning Post every Monday starting from 18th March 2002. We invited OSArs interested in expressing their ideas and opinions through the Young Post to secondary school students throughout Hong Kong.