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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.

年幼八度自殺 重生社企高層︰聆聽 擁抱 鼓勵救絕望孩子 Date posted: 09/03/2016 「我仲有妹妹，我唔可以死！」近月多宗學生自殺事件令社企「加油香港」創辦人兼營運總裁周佩波感觸良多。周幼年因父母離異被同學恥笑，加上成績差劣曾八次尋死，包括跳河自殺，生死一線間他擔心親妹無人照顧拼命掙扎，幸被好心人救上岸重過新生。周作為過來人，稱明白自殺學童的絕望，促家長以聆聽、擁抱及鼓勵三招救救瀕崩潰的孩子。 老師妹妹支持考上科大 「自殺？我試過，真係試過。」落着淚寫出往事的周佩波，曾是年薪過百萬的商界高層，但鮮有人知道他幼時曾八次企圖自殺。周小時候居於廣西，6、7歲時父母離婚，如人球般被踢來踢去，「當時我發噩夢被魔鬼分屍」，僅八歲的他精神受創，同學恥笑他是有父有母的孤兒及乞丐，更因語文及數學科加起來才30多分而被老師判了死刑：「周佩波，你永遠不會有前途！」 周年幼時抽煙飲酒，更曾跳山跳樹8次企圖自殺，最接近死亡的一次是跳河被急流沖走。當時他飲了不少泥水，卻突想起小他2、3年的妹妹還要他照顧，終拼命掙扎遇到好心村民被救起。他獲救後把三支燃煙頭烙在大腿，用痛苦令自己清醒及重生。他12歲時與妹妹來港，遇到啟蒙老師「波Sir」教他中文及做人，加上妹妹鼓勵，努力讀書，終考上科大展開新人生。他明白學童自殺往往是因情緒無出路兼無人支援，故促各界勿再說「點解有勇氣死，冇勇氣活下去」這類傷人說話。 賽馬會防止自殺研究中心總監葉兆輝指2010至2014年平均每年23名學生自殺，今年數目較高，值得各界警惕。他指學生自殺原因非由單一因素，如學生沉迷虛擬網絡世界不懂求助、家庭支援少、社會環境欠缺希望等，憂學童自殺出現模仿效應，建議學校多關心學生。

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

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< Back Social Service Series - "Voyage Beyond" Successfully Held! Date posted: 23/12/21, 10:00 pm Last updated: 30/5/22, 1:43 pm The Voyage Beyond Social Service Series, a collaboration with the Aberdeen Kai-fong Welfare Association, has ended on a high note. Read on for a joyous recap! Group photo taken during Session 3: Fun Day The " Voyage Beyond " Social Service Series, organised jointly by the Hong Kong Outstanding Students’ Association and Aberdeen Kai-fong Welfare Association, was successfully held from November to December 2021. Targeting young children from low-income families, the activities aimed to pique their interest in English through interactive methods and increase their confidence in speaking English in the long run. Volunteers' Training Workshops A series of activities were designed by volunteers from different secondary schools and the our ExCo members over the period. Training workshops were held November by our ExCo members to brief volunteers on the programme and equip them with the necessary event management and communication skills. Service Sessions 1 & 2: Storytelling The service sessions kickstarted in December. A dozen of young participants listened to tales from around the world in engaging storytelling sessions and played group games that consolidated their newly acquired knowledge. Tales told in the sessions include " Momotaro" from Japan and "The Empty Pot" from ancient China. The activities exposed our participants to different cultures and taught them to embrace the diversity across borders. Service Session 3: Fun Day Towards the end of the programme, participants had a fun time making kibi dango , a snack which appeared in the Japanese story. The social service series concluded with a taste-testing session of the snacks prepared and a group photo session. A Very Merry Christmas Overall, responses from both the volunteers and children are positive as evidenced by their active participation in the programme and post-event evaluation. Designed to be different from the usual classroom setting, the highly interactive Voyage Beyond social service series made English more approachable for young learners, and gave them a taste of travelling abroad at the time when outbound travel became difficult. As our vision goes, we will continue to make unremitting efforts to “synergise and serve” different disadvantaged groups. Previous Next

Published materials in 2001-2002 and activites organised by the 15th ExCo. < Back 2001-2002 15th ExCo Year Last Updated: 11 Sept 2024 Tags: 15thAnniversary #1 15th Anniversary Products In order to celebrate our 15th Anniversary, a series of products with the logo of the cute HKOSA mascot was made. In addition to this 15th-Anniversary Mascot, we invited Mr. Tommy Chan (0302), the designer of the current official logo of HKOSA, to design a 15th anniversary logo for the Association. Three types of products were produced, namely mobile phone strips, stuff toy and diary paper. #2 15th Anniversary Dinner Date: 8th August 2002 Time: 7:00 Open Room for Cocktail, Cash Bar, 8:00 Dinner Venue: World Trade Centre Club (38/F, World Trade Centre) Previous Year Next Year

【港孩體驗】執半日玻璃鋁罐 賣到幾多錢？ Date posted: 23/07/2016 一班多數來自中產家庭的名校生，上次體驗完傷殘人士的生活後，又再有其他搞作，根據官方數字，香港共有132萬貧窮人口，貧窮率為19.6%，其實社會上有不少人都是依賴拾荒，賺取微薄的收入維生，今次一於要這班學生體驗貧窮生活。一大清早，他們就去到灣仔集合，準備到區內的後巷執拾玻璃樽及鋁罐拿去變賣，以換取當日的午飯錢。大熱天時三十幾度，要在區內東奔西跑找「獵物」，到底他們捱唔捱得住呢？加上組內有很多女孩子，又能否接受後巷惡劣的環境呢？最後又執到幾多「戰利品」，賣得幾錢呢？ 記者：黃子配 攝影：潘志恆

Published materials in 2019-2020 and activites organised by the 33rd ExCo. < Back 2019-2020 33rd ExCo Year Last Updated: 11 Sept 2024 Tags: Study Tips Sharing, Oxbridge Admissions Bootcamp, Mock Interviews #1 In Dialogue with the Future “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” —Eleanor Roosevelt Ten years ago, we were still astonished by the advent of mobile devices; yet, a couple of scrolls and a few seconds of idling already brought us to a splendid variety of edge-cutting tech products nowadays. Isn’t it just too exciting to imagine what it’s gonna be like ten years from now? How about, may we just take several steps ahead of the crowd, foreseeing what will it have all become after a couple of decades? Heated debates are seen over way too many social issues, from diversified sexuality to the prospective dominance of artificial intelligence over our society. In our upcoming workshops, not only is there a platform where you can discuss with students from other schools about all these controversial topics, but also an excursion series to various sites for you to interact with, needless to say, experts in each field - EXCLUSIVELY, JUST FOR YOU. I can see you already got something on your mind - why hesitate? COVID-19 UPDATE: Despite the cancellation of face-to-face activities, a knowledge-sharing series has been prepared on the Association's Instagram page to share information on the focus topics. Focus topics - LGBTQ+ - Artificial Intelligence - Low Carbon Development - Digital Preservation of Culture and Traditions Programme objectives - To enable participants through led discussions, excursions and sharing by guest speakers. - To inspire participants to think more about how our future society will be like in a multitude of aspects. - To aspire participants to come up with their unique solutions regarding their focus topics. #2 Study Tips Sharing In light of Covid-19, we believe that many of the 2020 candidates have been seriously affected. Therefore, we will be uploading some study tips for both DSE and IB students starting from the 11 March 2020. All tips are written by top scorers in those subjects, and we hope these tips are of some use to all of you! Disclaimer: Tips may not be applicable to all students as different students have their own strategies to study/ cope with the exam Please view all posts of this sharing series on our Instagram. #3 Mock interviews Medicine (CUHK) HKOSA is organising a Mock Interview to prepare senior secondary school students for university interviews. The first one on 25-26/5 would be for CUHK medicine, whereas details of that for other subjects and other universities would be announced later. Details of the 25-26/5 interview are as follow:⁣ ⁣ Date: 25 May 2020 (Monday) or 26 May 2020 (Tuesday)⁣ Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm (Participants will be notified of the interview time slot via email.)⁣ Format: Webinar via ZOOM (A mock interview session with feedback)⁣ Eligibility: Secondary 5-6 Jupas Secondary School Students⁣ Quota: 40 (first come, first served)⁣ ⁣ Each participant will have a mock interview in the format of a panel interview of CUHK, with mock interviewers giving you individual comments and advice to best prepare yourself for the real university interview. ⁣ ⁣ 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! ⁣ Students interested in university streams other than medicine, please stay tuned. We will update the details of another mock interview soon! ⁣ If you have any enquiries, please do not hesitate to direct message us or contact at info@osa.org.hk.⁣ ⁣ Meanwhile, we wish you all the best in your future studies!⁣ ⁣ Note: Please note that this mock interview is organised by the Hong Kong Outstanding Students' Association, and does not represent the Chinese University of Hong Kong, nor its Faculty of Medicine. Opinions only reflect the interviewers' (current MBChB students) personal experiences. Non-medicine Date: 6 June 2020 (Saturday)⁣ Time: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm (Participants will be notified of the interview time slot via email.)⁣⁣ Format: Webinar via ZOOM (A mock interview session with feedback)⁣⁣ Eligibility: Secondary 5-6 Jupas Secondary School Students⁣⁣ Quota: 30 (first come, first served)⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Depending on the discipline you choose, we will try our best to simulate the real interview format with mock interviewers giving you individual comments and advice to best prepare yourself for the real university interview. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ This is certainly an opportunity not to miss in order to equip yourself well for university interviews and to showcase your best self in the real interview! ⁣⁣ If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to direct message us or contact us at info@osa.org.hk.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Good luck with your university application and future studies!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Note: Please note that this mock interview is organised by the Hong Kong Outstanding Students' Association, and does not represent any universities, nor their respective faculties. Opinions only reflect the interviewers' (current undergraduate students) personal experiences. Medicine (HKU) HKOSA presents HKU Medicine Webinar, a chance for senior secondary students to understand more about HKU Medicine. Current students from HKU Medicine will be sharing their MBBS experience, including “U-life,” the new curriculum, study experience, enrichment year choices, PBL, interview experience, etc. The sharing will be followed by a Q&A session, where students can interact with current medical students and enquire about HKU MBBS! 💭 Date: 18th July 2020 (Saturday) Format: Webinar via ZOOM (Sharing + Q&A) Time: 8:00pm - 9:00pm Audience: Secondary 4-6 Secondary School Students⁣ If you have any enquiries, please do not hesitate to direct message us or contact at info@osa.org.hk.⁣ ⁣ Meanwhile, we wish you all the best in your future studies!⁣ ⁣ Note: Please note that this webinar is organised by the Hong Kong Outstanding Students' Association, and does not represent the University of Hong Kong, nor the LKS Faculty of Medicine. Opinions only reflect the speakers' (current MBBS students) personal experiences. #4 Oxbridge Admissions Bootcamp The PAHK Oxbridge Admissions Bootcamp 2020 is now open for application! For all interested F.4-5 students studying in local secondary schools, here is your chance to learn more about Oxbridge admissions process, student life in UK and explore your own academic interests. To enjoy all of this completely for free, sign up today! *To prevent the spread of Coronavirus, Bootcamp activities will be restricted to 50 participants (including organisers), while other preventive measures will be put in place. We ask for your consideration and co-operation. Date 8,15,22 Aug Time 10:00 - 17:30 Venue Chinese University of Hong Kong Fee Free of Charge⠀ --------------------------------------------------- Project Access Hong Kong⠀ Website: https://www.projectaccesshk.com/⠀ Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/ProjectAccessHK/ Previous Year Next Year

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< Back Hong Kong Youth Summit 2022 - "Anti-Apocalypse" concluded on a high note! Date posted: 18/4/22, 4:00 pm Last updated: 30/5/22, 1:44 pm The 35th Executive Committee would like to extend our deepest gratitude to our guest speakers, judges, Organising Committee members, and participants. Thank you for making HKYS 2022 possible! ExCos and OCs - we definitely made a brilliant team! Hong Kong Youth Summit 2022: “ Anti-Apocalypse ” was successfully held from April 12 - 14. In the three-day virtual event, our guest speakers: Mr. Jason Yip, Prof. Jonathan Choi, and Ms. Benita Chick gave inspiring and informative keynote speeches as participants drew inspiration from their talks and explored pressing global issues threatening humanity. The speeches were interspersed with group activities , such as a friendly debate, a trivia, and a session for participants to design their future planet. On the last day of the event, participants gave creative presentations followed by a Q&A session on a wide range of topics that were chosen based on their interests, including the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war, the impact of artificial intelligence on social media, and plastic pollution. Each group also proposed solutions to tackle the challenges, responding to the theme “ Anti-Apocalypse ” of the event. While humanity faces many challenges in these uncertain times, the Hong Kong Youth Summit 2022 is a reminder that the world is not beyond saving and highlights the importance of engaging the youth in addressing global problems . Snapshots from HKYS 2022- With Mr Jason Yip With Prof Jonathan Choi With Ms Benita Chick The ExCo team <3 📢📢 We are glad to announce that all participants will be awarded a certificate and a set of souvenirs, and the winning groups can receive more gifts - so please stay tuned to our further announcements! #AntiApocalypse #YouthSummit#hkosa#末世啟示 Previous Next

Published materials in 2005-2006 and activites organised by the 19th ExCo. < Back 2005-2006 19th ExCo Year Last Updated: 11 Sept 2024 Tags: International Convergence, Volunteer Training Scheme, Youth Summit, Interflow Camp #1 International Convergence 2005 Introduction 60 participants from 26 schools, 6 countries, totalling 18 cooking sessions, consulate visits, temple visits and workshop visits, 2 workshop and seminar days, numerous presentation preparation sessions, all culminating with one final spectacular banquet – International Convergence 2005 has truly been a sparkle in our Association’s calendar. International Convergence 2005 is a multicultural-experience scheme that aims to promote understanding of cultural diversity and international cooperation, given the abundance of cultures and races represented in Hong Kong. This was achieved through allowing the participants to experience cultural practices of other countries. Throughout the entire scheme, the participants underwent unique cultural experiences, ranging from learning how to cook Indian Samosas to a Shabbat at the Ohel Leah Synagogue to interviews with Consuls or Consul Generals working in the Consulate Generals of six countries represented – Germany, India, Israel, South Africa, Spain and Thailand. In addition, workshops were held to educate the participants on various topics such as globalisation and international cooperation. The scheme culminated with a closing banquet, in which the participants presented their cultural experiences and conversed with representatives from the various consulates of the countries in Hong Kong. Outline of the Project Day 1 Workshop Date: 6th November, 2005 Time: 1400 - 1700 Venue: Lecture Hall of Diocesan Boys' School Guests: Professor Gordon Matthews, Associate Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong Mr. Tzvika Berman, United Jewish Congregation Mr. Angel Garralda, Spanish Chamber of Commerce Mr. Vijay Harilela, India Association Mr. Paul Urbanski, Professor at the Hong Kong University Language Centre Mrs. Ratana-Ubol, Professor at the Hong Kong University Language Centre Day 2 Workshop Date: 12th November, 2005 Time: 0900 - 1200 Venue: Lecture Hall of Diocesan Boys' School Guests: Professor Tony Hung, Head of the Hong Kong Baptist University Language Centre Professor Peter Preston, Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong Mr. Angel Garralda, Spanish Chamber of Commerce Six students representing the six countries from the Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong Cultural Experience Week (7th November – 14th November) The aim of the Cultural Experience Week was to enhance participants understanding of culture through experience and interaction with natives, rather than in an academic atmosphere. The visits proved to be immensely enjoyable and simultaneously a learning experience. Cultural Project Week (14th November – 19th November) During this Cultural Project Week, the participants prepared presentations promoting the country's culture, history and current tourist attractions. The presentations were given at the Banquet-cum-Closing Ceremony in front of guests. Some groups even managed to cook the national cuisine of their country and allowed all those attending the banquet to taste this. The week was particularly a golden opportunity for the participants to familiarize themselves with each other, and thus, everlasting friendships were formed. Closing Banquet Date: 19th November, 2005 Time: 1900 - 2300 Venue: Oriental Ballroom, Regal Oriental Hotel Hong Kong Guests: Dr. Wing Cheng, Executive Director of CJR Education Mr. Helmut Rausch, Deputy Consul General of Germany Mr. Thivhilaeli Makatu, Consul for Politics of South Africa Dr. Waramon Waruttama, Consul for Politics of Thailand Mr. Tzvika Berman, United Jewish Congregation Mr. Angel Garralda, Spanish Chamber of Commerce Mr. Vijay Harilela, India Association Mr. Paul Urbanski, Professor at the Hong Kong University Language Centre Mrs. Ratana-Ubol, Professor at the Hong Kong University Language Centre Sponsors: Citigroup CJR Education Centre Venture Language Training Ltd. Donations: Mr. Angel Gerralda, Spanish Chamber of Commerce Supporting Consulates in Hong Kong: Mr. Frank Burbach Consulate General German Consulate General in Hong Kong Mr. Deepak Misra Consul for Culture and Information Indian Consulate General in Hong Kong Mr. Thivhilaeli Makatu Consul for Politics South African Consulate General in Hong Kong Mr. Camilo Vega Consul General Spanish Consulate General in Hong Kong Dr. Waruttama Waramon Consul for Politics and Information Royal Thai Consulate General in Hong Kong Supporting Cultural Societies in Hong Kong: Mr. Tzvika Berman United Jewish Congregation Mr. Angel Garralda Spanish Chamber of Commerce Mr. Vijay Harilela India Association Mr. Paul Urbanski HKU Language Centre Mrs. Kanokwal Ratana-Ubol HKU Language Centre Students from the Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong Supporting Cultural Sites in Hong Kong: Mr. Ben Fox-Schwartz United Jewish Congregation Mr. Bawa Singh Dhillon Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple Mr. Klaus Walter German Speaking Catholic Church in Hong Kong Wat Makthumvanaram Temple #2 Volunteer Training Scheme 2006 Introduction The Volunteer Training Scheme will provide participants with the opportunity to contribute to the community through volunteer training and strive for personal success through the enhancement of leadership skills. The theme for Volunteer Training Scheme 2006 is "SamariLeaders of Tomorrow". In previous years, the Association has annually hosted the Volunteer Training Scheme, which focused chiefly on developing skills related to social services. However, this year we have decided to broaden the skills augmented to include leadership training skills, which we believe to be extremely important both for personal achievement and for contribution to society. The Scheme lasted from the 18th February 2006 to the 8th April 2006. Theme The theme of our project, "Samarileaders of Tomorrow" contains two key aspects. "Samari" is a reference to the story of a Good Samaritan in the bible. In the story, the Good Samaritan shows his unconditional and selfless love towards those in need. We hope to be able to encourage participants to actively serve society, and foster a lifelong passion for doing so. We hope that through this project participants will gain a broadened perspective of how they can make a difference to the community. In the project, participants will take a microscopic view in providing service. There will be four key areas of service: the elderly, orphans, the deaf and the blind. For each of these fields we will be working closely with a supporting non-governmental organization (see below) that is at the forefront of the service topic. These four fields have been selected to provide participants with a novel learning experience. The second aspect of the project is to allow participants to recognize their roles as future leaders of society. We hope to equip them with the skills that they will need to fulfill this responsibility. In particular, the Volunteer Training Scheme 2006 seeks to convey to participants the idea of "communication" as a fundamental part of leadership. We hope to teach participants the need to communicate both macroscopically, through interpersonal skills such as public speaking to inspire others, and microscopically, through building a strong relationship with peers. Orientation Day Date: Saturday, 18th February 2006 Time: 13.45 - 16.35 Venue: School Hall, Maryknoll Convent School (Secondary Section) Adventure Day (Adventure-Based Counselling) Date: Sunday, 19th February 2006 Time: 08.00 - 19.00 Venue: Lamma Island HKFYG Campsite Leadership Day Date: Sunday, 26th February 2006 Time: 13.45 - 17.45 Venue: School Hall, Diocesan Boys' School Volunteer Day Date: Sunday, 5th March 2006 Time: 13.45 - 17.15 Venue: School Hall, Diocesan Boys' School Planning of Service Projects Date: Sunday, 5th March 2006 - Friday, 17th March 2006 Pledge Ceremony Date: Saturday, 18th March 2006 Time: 13.45 - 17.15 Venue: School Hall, Maryknoll Convent School (Secondary Section) Service Projects Date: Sunday, 19th March 2006 - Friday, 7th April 2006 Venue: Supporting NGO Service Centers Closing Ceremony Date: Saturday, 8th April 2006 Time: 13.45 - 18.00 Venue: School Hall, Diocesan Boys' School Guests Ms. Doreen LEUNG Recipient of the Outstanding Young Persons of the World Award The Hon. Audrey EU Yuet-mee, SC, JP Legislative Councilor Mr. SUNG Lap-yeung Chairman of the Chinese Speech Sub-committee of the HK Schools Music and Speech Festivals Mr. Paul TANG, JP Director of the Social Welfare Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Ms. Linda LAI, JP Deputy Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food (Family and Women), Hong Kong Special Administrative Region #3 Hong Kong Youth Summit 2006 The 4th annual Hong Kong Youth Summit 2006 was held between the 1st April and the 22nd April 2006. Involving 120 top students in Hong Kong, with 12 Leadership Groups, 6 Commissions and 5 days of engaging discussion and debate, the Hong Kong Youth Summit 2006 has truly been a memorable highlight in our Association's calendar. The Hong Kong Youth Summit aims to allow secondary school students to raise awareness of, and exchange thoughts and views on, issues of current economic and political significance, as well as encourage students to voice their opinions and engage in debate. Students emulated legislators representing different sectors and discussed different issues that were of significant social importance. Through a series of leadership group and commission meetings, discussion and debate, interactive and informative speeches, seminars by eminent members of the Hong Kong Government and experts in the field, interviews, surveys and field visits to the concerned sector of people in Hong Kong, students were inspired to think critically in different perspectives and put forward solutions to current problems in Hong Kong that will help shape its future. The Hong Kong Youth Summit 2006 culminated in a spectacular Final Summit and Banquet, where resolutions were further debated and voted on. This year, the Youth Summit focused on the all-important future of Hong Kong and included such pressing yet controversial issues such as the environment, education and healthcare reform, tourism, social welfare and Hong Kong's position of economic importance in relation to the world. Due to keen competition abroad, participating students recognised the urgent need for Hong Kong to make the best use of her assets in order to remain competitive as well as the significant impact that the issues involved would have on Hong Kong's future. Moreover, there were a number of novel aspects added to the programme of the Hong Kong Youth Summit which provided the students with a wider and more comprehensive experience. The addition of the EINNA-Ma Chau Island Crisis, the Commission Introductory Speeches, the Commission Seminars by various guests, more interactive, stimulating and exciting games, more comprehensive information and a banquet immediately following the Final Summit were examples of these. The final resolutions produced will be sent to the press, the Legislative Council and respective government bureaux or departments, such as the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau, Home Affairs Bureau, Education and Manpower Bureau, Environment, Transport and Works Bureau in order to reflect the views of Hong Kong youths. It is our Association's sincere hope, that through the Youth Summit, students learnt to involve themselves in society, to stand up for their beliefs and to persevere. Program Outline Orientation Day Date: 1st April 2006 (Saturday) Time: 13:45 - 17:30 Venue: The University of Hong Kong Day 1 Date: 2nd April 2006 (Sunday) Time: 09:30 - 17:30 Venue: The University of Hong Kong Day 2 Date: 8th April 2006 (Saturday) Time: 09:15 - 17:45 Venue: The University of Hong Kong Day 3 Date: 15th April 2006 (Saturday) Time: 09:15 - 18:00 Venue: The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Youth Summit Proper Date: 22nd April 2006 Time: 09:30 - 19:00 Venue: The University of Hong Kong Interviews These were held in order to enhance participants' ability to argue from their given viewpoints. Students were given a chance to interview eminent specialists in given fields and ask their opinions on issues that were discussed at the summit. Education Date: Monday 3rd April 2006 Interviewee: Mr. AU Pak-kuen Vice President of the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union Commerce Date: Tuesday 9th May 2006 (Interview postponed due to interviewee unavailability) Interviewee: Mr. Paul YIN Tek-shing, BBS Former National President of the Junior Chamber International Hong Kong Health Date: Monday 3rd April 2006 Interviewee: Dr. The Hon. Joseph LEE Kok-long Legislative Councilor and Representative of Health Services Media Date: Friday 7th April 2006 Interviewee: Mr. TAM Chi-keung Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association Environment Date: Friday 7th April 2006 Interviewee: Ms. Linda HO Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Green Council Social Welfare Date: Friday 7th April 2006 Interviewee: Dr. The Hon. Fernando CHEUNG Chiu-hung Legislative Councilor and Representative of Social Welfare Labour Date: Tuesday 4th April 2006 Interviewee: Mr. CHENG Yiu-tung Executive Councilor and Chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions Foreign Investors Date: Monday 3rd April 2006 Interviewee: Mr. Stephen MARCOPOTO Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce Arts & Culture Date: Monday 10th April 2006 Interviewee: Mr. Jonathan YU Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council Government Date: Tuesday 11th April 2006 Interviewee: Mr. Andrew WONG Ho-yuen, JP Permanent Secretary for the Civil Service We would also like to extend our gratitude to our chief sponsor, Wofoo Social Enterprises ("WSE"). WSE is a not-for-profit entity that advocates and exemplifies the entrepreneurial approach to delivering quality social services through mobilising social capital. WSE strives with its partners to attain the goal of "Harmony amongst people to Build Prosperity of our Home and Country" by effective use of resources and network support. Last but not least, we would also like to thank the following organizations and individuals for their unwavering support to the Hong Kong Youth Summit 2006: Sponsors The University of Hong Kong Venue Sponsor Mr. George LUNG Chee-ming Banquet Visual Equipment Sponsor #4 Interflow Camp 2006 Introduction The Interflow Camp has always been a memorable sparkle in the Association's calendar and it receives tremendous support and attention from the educational sector every year. This year, it is scheduled as one of our largest annual projects. The camp provides a valuable opportunity for secondary school students to interact and learn outside the classroom and share their views and experiences on teen vision. Our aim is to broaden students' perspective of how they can make a difference in the world through various interactive and educational seminars, games and activities. This year, the Camp aims to expand on the very core fundamentals of the upcoming generation. These include social participation and commitment, which we believe are the very essence of personal development and imperative for the future success of teenagers. Theme The main theme of this year's Interflow Camp is 'Age of Infinity'. As a student organisation, the HKOSA is always keen on developing talents in teenagers who will be serving the community as future leaders. As we all know, no one is born to be a charismatic leader. However, we believe that every teenager has unlimited potentials and inner qualities. Our goal is to help them develop their talents. After understanding more about themselves, teenagers would be encouraged to soar beyond and think globally with their unlimited enthusiasm, spirit and confidence. Through the Interflow Camp, we expect our participants to acquire a broader vision, learn from the long history of mankind, reflect and adopt the good qualities present in each era to the present world and to the future. While stimulating their creativity, we also aim to develop their management skills which are crucial for their future pursuit. They should learn to take a more pro-active role in global issues, understand the world and thus be well equipped to reach for their dreams. Previous Year Next Year