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< Back Youth Summit 2022: Organising Committee recruitment Date posted: 22/2/22, 6:00 am Last updated: 30/5/22, 9:43 pm We are now recruiting members for the Organising Committee of our flagship event, Youth Summit: Anti-Apocalypse. Form 5 - Year 2 students are welcome! Youth Summit is the flagship event of the Hong Kong Outstanding Students’ Association in which students have the opportunity to express their views on important social issues. As one of the largest events organised by the HKOSA, we are now recruiting 10-15 organising committee members to help run the programme. The theme of Youth Summit 2022 is “Anti-Apocalypse” , and participants will have the precious opportunity to interact with distinguished scientists, industry leaders and professors about the existential risks that humanity faces, namely climate change and nuclear warfare . Organising committee members will have the opportunity to come up with several themed activities that enrich our guest speakers’ keynote speeches, as well as to hold different group discussions during the Youth Summit. Time spent preparing for the event also counts towards your OLE hours, if applicable. DETAILS Date: 12 - 14/4 (Tue - Thu) Time: 09:00 - 13:00 (Day 1 will end at 13:30) Eligibility: F.3 to F.6 students, or equivalent Mode: Online Application Deadline: 31/3 Fee: FREE! If you always find yourself dreaming up solutions that may potentially save the world , or if you are just eager to organise activities and make new friends, join us as an OC member for Youth Summit 2022 now! Sign up with the Google form via the link here . We are thankful for every bit of your help! Previous Next

< Back IB/DSE Study Talk 2022 Date posted: 26/11/22, 12:00 pm Last updated: 5/4/23, 12:07 pm Join us on Zoom with three Top Scorers from IB/DSE exams and learn more about the university application process, study skills, and life at university in HK and abroad! If you have set your heart on a specific university program, if you are devising university application strategies, if you would like to talk to the top students in HK, sign up for our DSE/IB Study Talk! On 26 Nov 2022, join us on zoom and learn more about the university application process, study skills needed for public exams, and life at universities in Hong Kong and abroad. Led by DSE 超級狀元 (achieving 8 5**s each) and IB 45 scorers, this is your chance to find out more from those with first-hand experience and directly ask them any burning questions you may have. 🖐Sign-ups are now open via link in bio! 🎯Registration deadline: 25 Nov 2022 See you there! Previous Next

39th Executive Committee "Cultivating Confidence, Celebrating Competencies, Catalysing Change” OUR THEME "Cultivating Confidence, Celebrating Competencies, Catalysing Change" Since its establishment in 1987, the Association has flourished by striving to create a long-lasting, sustainable impact on the communities it serves. With over 1500 members this year, the 39th Executive Committee (ExCo) is leveraging various initiatives to engage a collective effort in achieving its renewed vision: cultivating confidence by empowering individuals to overcome challenges, celebrating competencies by connecting and highlighting the strengths within our community, and catalysing change by igniting collaborative action to shape a brighter future for Hong Kong. The 39th Executive Committee, in office since August 2025, comprises of: Click to view messages from our ExCos Click to view past ExCos' name lists

Published materials in 2016-2017 and activites organised by the 30th ExCo. < Back 2016-2017 30th ExCo Year Last Updated: 11 Sept 2024 Tags: Project Vista, Youth Summit #1 Project Vista 2017 Introduction Project Vista 2017 will be held in July. This programme is aimed at helping participants gain insight in the social issues related to our theme this year. The focus will be on the direct experience of these issues through a close encounter with the relevant stakeholders and a deep and critical reflection on these issues through various challenging tasks and group work after the experiencing sessions. Theme of PV 17 Our theme this year is “Rediscover the Fading Colours”. Due to the economic structure, the education system and the influence of the media and other stakeholders in society, the definition of being successful, being outstanding and contributing to Hong Kong has become increasingly narrow, perhaps limited to a few career choices. It is against this context that we chose the theme “Rediscover the Fading Colours”. We hope our participants could learn more about industries that were more prominent in the past but face a declining awareness and interest from Hong Kong youths and have a rethink of the role these industries could play in advancing the city’s future. Programme highlights Immersive workshops The four highlight industries for our theme this year are minibus signs(小巴水牌), movable-type printing(活字印刷), traditional costumes(傳統服裝) and vintage snacks(懷舊小食). We are cooperating with selected practitioners of these industries to offer tailor-made immersive workshops to participants. Participants will be engaged in one of these industries in which they could observe the daily working procedures, try out certain working procedures and converse and interact with the practitioners to gain an immersive understanding of the industry. Labour simulation Apart from the four highlight industries, many industries or careers in Hong Kong are also facing a decline in awareness and interest. We are offering a simulation for participants in which they have to cooperate with one another to complete certain physical tasks. Specific rules and details of the simulation will be announced during the experiencing camp. Documentary production and sharing Participants will form groups based on which highlight industry they were engaged in to produce a 12-minute documentary about the industry and their experience in the programme. To allow participants from different groups to exchange insight about their respective industries, all documentaries will be played in a cinema during the closing ceremony in which special guests would be invited to attend. Special awards would be given to commend documentaries with quality and made with effort. We are cooperating with qualified individuals or organisations to provide guidance to participants in producing the documentaries. Our vision Through the aforementioned activities, we hope participants could rediscover the gradually neglected parts of Hong Kong society which made it so unique in the first place, and form their own informed opinions on the vista, or outlook of Hong Kong in the future. Programme specifics Orientation Day: 2nd July, 2017 Experiencing Camp: 6th July, 2017 to 9th July, 2017 Closing Ceremony cum Documentary Sharing: 28th July, 2017 Details of the programme rundown will be released soon. Stay tuned! Working language Cantonese will be the main language used throughout the programme. Application Organising Committee Recruitment for the Organising Committee is closed. If you wish to join us, please apply as participant. Participant Participant recruitment is now open! Click the PDF button to download the application form: Eligibility and selection criteria: -Secondary 3 to Secondary 6 (Year 9 to Year 12) students -Responsibility and commitment to the programme -The ability to show courtesy, modesty, pro-activeness and team spirit -Awareness of social issues, especially those related to the theme of this programme -Willingness to reflect on society, express views on society and contribute to society Other Learning Experience Hours Organising Committee More than 75 OLE hours may be awarded for full and active participation. Participant Up to 50 OLE hours may be awarded for full and active participation. #2 Hong Kong Youth Summit 2017 – YS17 香港青年高峰論壇2017 Introduction Hong Kong Youth Summit 2017 (YS 17) will be held during late February and early April 2017, aiming at providing a platform that is open for all the participants to obtain a deeper understanding of contemporary social issues and situations, as well as to debate and discuss on issues related to our theme this year. Theme of YS 17 “Diversity, Harmony, Understand the Variety” In recent years, conflicts among various social groups have intensified greatly. To give participants a chance to understand more about the diversity among them and to have a clearer picture of the variety of our Hong Kong society, we have chosen “Diversity, Harmony, Understand the Variety” as the theme of YS 17. Ultimately, we hope participants will understand that despite living in diversity, we can still live together in harmony through understanding and acceptance and come up with a resolution for different topics to create a more inclusive Hong Kong. The technicalities In YS 17, all participants will be divided into groups, each assigned to a commission group (eg. Education, Social Welfare etc.) and a stakeholder group (e.g. Minority, the Poor etc.). Throughout the whole Summit, participants will take on roles of the assigned groups and debate on social issues related to our theme. Participants must defend their stakeholders’ interests during the debate and the Commission meetings. Eventually, they will be required to come up with a resolution of each social issue discussed during meetings and forums, and analyse the stance of each stakeholder groups towards the issue. The resolutions and analyses will be compiled into a magazine which will be published to the sponsors, guest speakers, participated schools as well as the relevant government departments. Commission Meetings will be supplemented by a series of Interviews and Excursions as well as seminars and talks given by our guests-of-honour. Participants will come into close contact with actual members of their stakeholders’ group and the leading experts in the relevant social issues. Workshops in Commission Meeting rules and public speaking will also be arranged. These experiences, in addition to the Information Pack prepared by the Organising Committee, will allow delegates to engage in productive discussions competently. To better facilitate discussions and debates, we will invite experts from various sectors of the society and government officials as our guest speakers to provide us with more information on the specific issues. Participants will also have a chance to debate with our guest speakers during the City Forum or seminar sections. Our vision By the end of YS 17, we hope that our participants will have developed a strong sense of social awareness and had some insights towards the variety and diversity of different stakeholder groups in Hong Kong. We hope essential skills such as critical thinking, delivering public speech and also expressing personal opinion through writing can be developed or strengthened during the event. We aim at using YS17 as a platform to encourage our participants to paint a clearer picture of Hong Kong and hence contribute in the future by becoming responsible leaders of the society. Target Group Organising Committee members: Local students from Form 4 to Form 5 (Year 10 — Year 11) and Year 1 University students Participants: Local students from Form 3 to Form 5 (Year 9 – Year 11) Programme Rundown 1. Orientation and Delegate Training Day Date: 26 February 2017 (Sunday) Venue: The University of Hong Kong Time: 09:30 – 17:00 2. Exploring Session Date: 26 February - 10 March 2017 3. Forum 1 Date: 11 March 2017 (Saturday) Venue: The University of Hong Kong Time: 09:30 - 17:00 4. Forum 2 Date: 12 March 2017 (Sunday) Venue: The University of Hong Kong Time: 10:30 - 17:00 5. Forum 3 Date: 19 March 2017 (Sunday) Venue: The University of Hong Kong Time: 09:30 - 17:00 6. Final Summit Date: 1 April 2017 (Saturday) Venue: The University of Hong Kong Time: 10:00 - 21:30 Working Language Both English and Cantonese are allowed during discussions. For written documents, they shall be presented in English only. Application Eligibility & Selection Criteria All students studying Form 4 to Form 5 (Year 10 — Year 11) and University Year 1 in local schools are eligible to apply as Organising Committee members, while those in From 3 to Form 5 (Year 9 — Year 11) can apply as participants. Applications will be considered according to the following criteria: Ability to consider social issues critically and analytically Social awareness and willingness of further contribution to society Attitude and ability shown on application forms and/ or during interviews Ability to generate creative resolutions Be presentable through using English and/ or Cantonese Other Learning Experience Hours Local students joining YS 17 will be granted certified OLE hours if they can attend all our event days and actively participate during events. Full participation throughout the whole event will lead to the award of 45 OLE hours (for participants only). For Organising Committee members, their awarded OLE hours can be over 50. The Association will provide certificates to participants if they attain full participation rate. Best Speaker Award A best speaker will be selected in each Commission. The Award will be presented at the Closing Banquet. Further details will be released during YS 1 Previous Year Next Year

Published materials in 2014-2015 and activites organised by the 28th ExCo. < Back 2014-2015 28th ExCo Year Last Updated: 11 Sept 2024 Tags: Volunteer Training Scheme, Youth Summit, Project Resonance #1 Volunteer Training Scheme 2014 Introduction “Ignite the Spark Within, Let your Story Begin” By collaborating with teammates in this project, it is hoped that we may awaken the dormant sense of selflessness which we believe is inherent in every human being. The ambition is to reflect their responsibility as an individual by giving them the opportunity to interact with the underprivileged in Hong Kong. Through Volunteer Training Scheme 2014, we endeavour to rouse and consolidate the youth’s engagement with our society such that they will learn – or continue– to provide for those in need. Target Group 60 students from Secondary 3 to Secondary 5 (equivalent to Year 10-Year 12) in schools in Hong Kong. Service Targets The Mentally disabled The Physically disabled The Blind (visually impaired) The Deaf Young Children The Elderly The participants should: ➢ Be eager to learn about new things; ➢ Demonstrate initiative in taking up social responsibilities; ➢ Feel passionate about providing for the community; and ➢ Be influential, dynamic and empathetic. Programme rundown Orientation Day Date: 1st November 2014 (Saturday) Time: 9:45am - 17:15pm Venue: Meng Wah Complex 3, HKU HKU Campus (Various locations) Exposure Day Date: 9th November 2014 (Sunday) Time: 11:30 – 13:45 // 15:45 – 18:30 Venue: Dialogue in the Dark, Mei Foo Organisation Visit Week Period: 8th to 15th November 2014 Venue: Various Service centres and NGOs Organisation Visit – TWGHs Ho Yuk Ching Workshop cum Hostel Date: 13th November 2014 (Thursday) Time: 18:45pm - 19:45pm Venue: G/F – 1/F, 3 Hung Ling Street, Hung Hom, Kowloon Group: The Mentally Disabled NGO Visit – Caritas Caine Road Community Centre Date: 15th November 2014 (Saturday) Time: 10:00am - 11:30am Venue: Room 032, G/F Caritas House, No. 2 Caine Road, Hong Kong Group: Young Children, The Physically Disabled, Organisation Visit - Haven of Hope Day Care Service for Severely Disabled Persons Date: 15th November 2014 (Saturday) Time: 10:00am - 12:00noon Venue: TBC Group: The Blind, The Deaf Organisation Visit - Haven of Hope Day Care Service for Severely Disabled Persons Date: 15th November 2014 (Saturday) Time: 11:00am - 13:00pm Venue: 5/F, 8 Pui Shing Road, Hang Hau, New Territories Group: The Physically Disabled Organisation Visit - NGO Visit – Helping Hand Hong Kong Date: 15th November 2014 (Saturday) Time: 14:00pm - 16:00pm Venue: 12 Borrett Rd, Mid-‐levels, Hong Kong Group: The Mentally Disabled, The Elderly Organisation Visit – Hong Kong Association for the Deaf Youth Section (Sign Language Course Part 2) Date: 15th November 2014 (Saturday) Time: 14:00pm - 16:00pm Venue: TBC Group: The Deaf Volunteer Day Date: 16th November 2014 (Sunday) Time: 12:45pm – 17:30pm Venue: T3-4, Meng Wah Complex, The University of Hong Kong Planning of Service Projects Date: Saturday, 1st November 2014 – Tuesday, 18th November 2014 Participants are expected to draft a service proposal under the guidance of the Organising Committee Service Week Date: Saturday, 22nd November 2014 – Sunday, 30th November 2014 Venue: Service Centres of Supporting NGOs Closing Ceremony Date: Saturday, 6th December 2014 Time: 13:15 – 17:45 Venue: CBC, Chow Yei Ching Building, The University of Hong Kong #2 Hong Kong Youth Summit 2015 Introduction Hong Kong Youth Summit (HKYS) 2015 will be held from 1st March, 2015 to 4th April, 2015 at the University of Hong Kong. It is a platform where foresighted teenagers convene to debate and confront issues in a topical area of social concern in Hong Kong to foster mutually agreed strategies to tackle their associated challenges. Through such, we shall give voice to our youth and provide a glimpse into the future of our city. Theme "Releasing the Sticky Floor – Combating the Stagnation of Social Mobility" HKYS 15 takes Hong Kong’s plateauing social mobility as its theme under the title "Releasing the Sticky Floor – Combating the Stagnation of Social Mobility". Our title alludes to the metaphorical “sticky floor” of income, power and esteem which appears when a statistically significant proportion of the population remains in the same “social floor” into which they were born. By taking our increasingly viscous social mobility as the theme of HKYS 15, we hope to direct our youth’s attention to this worrying trend and cultivate our youngsters as the catalyst for wider public awareness and the conversation on remedies towards this issue. About In HKYS 15, student delegates will assume the roles of an array of stakeholders in Hong Kong. Delegates will be placed in a Commission (e.g. Housing; Education) related to their stakeholders’ concerns. They must defend their stakeholders’ interests in a series of Commission Meetings and strive towards a consensus with other parties to resolve the issue on the table. The resolutions reached at the end will be collected in the Resolution Booklet, which will be delivered to relevant organisations and decision-making bodies to reflect the views of our youngsters. Commission Meetings will be supplemented by a series of Interviews and Excursions as well as seminars and talks given by our guests-of-honour. Delegates will come into close contact with actual members of their stakeholders’ group and the leading experts on the social issues being discussed. Workshops in Commission Meeting rules and public speaking will also be arranged. These experiences, in addition to the Information Pack prepared by the Organising Committee, will allow delegates to engage in productive discussions competently. The unique feature of HKYS 15 and all past Hong Kong Youth Summits is that all Commission Meetings will occur simultaneously. There will be no less than 7 stakeholders represented in each Commission. This distinctive arrangement makes it possible for diverse and lively discussions on an array of issues to take place over the course of a month. All delegates will benefit from the insights produced in separate Commission Meetings when they convene for the Final Summit and by reading the Resolution Booklet. Vision By the end of HKYS 15, delegates shall not only have developed in-depth knowledge on the designated social issues but also such essential skills as public speaking, negotiation tactics, and compromise. Ultimately, HKYS 15 aspires to take HKOSA a humble step closer to our goal to nurture the next generation of socially conscious and responsible leaders for Hong Kong. Target Group Local students from Form 3 to Form 5 (Year 10 – Year 12) Programme Rundown 1. Orientation and Delegate Training Day Date: 1st March, 2015 (Sun) Time: 09:30 – 18:15 Venue: CPD-LG.18, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong 2. Interviews and Excursions Date: 1st March, 2015 – 13th March, 2015 Venue: Various 3. Forum 1 Date: 14th March, 2015 (Sat) Time: 09:30 – 18:30 Venue: CPD-LG.09, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong 4. Forum 2 Date: 15th March, 2015 (Sun) Time: 09:30 – 18:30 Venue: CBA, Chow Yei Ching Building, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong 5. Forum 3 Date: 22nd March, 2015 (Sun) Time: 08:00 – 18:15 Venue: CPD-3.04, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong 6. Final Summit and Closing Banquet Date: 4th April, 2015 (Sat) Time: 09:30 – 22:00 Venue: CPD-3.04, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong Working Language All discussions shall be conducted in English (mostly) or Cantonese. All written documents shall be presented in English. Other Learning Experience Hours Local secondary school participants may receive certified OLE hours through Hong Kong Youth Summit 15 provided that they attain 100% participation rate throughout event days. With the consent of their school authorities, full participation in HKYS 15 leads to the award of 45 OLE hours. The Association will provide certificates to participants if they attain full participation rate. Best Speaker Award A best speaker will be selected in each Commission. The Award will be presented at the Closing Banquet. Further details will be released during HKYS 15. #3 Project Resonance 2015 Introduction Project Resonance 2015 – “Summer Lagoon” (PR 15) will be held from 29th June, 2015 to 26th July, 2015. Participants shall dive into a wide range of minority subcultures in Hong Kong. Often unfairly stigmatised or ignored and hence denied their rightful opportunity to flourish, our minorities bear the brunt of the not-so-friendly side of the city. We would like to grasp the opportunity to take a closer look at our minorities which, after all, when added up, constitutes an indispensable part of society, both in terms of number and its contribution towards diversifying the colourful social fabric of Hong Kong. Why “Summer Lagoon”??!?! Literally, a lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by carrier islands or reefs. Metaphorically, a lagoon surrounded by mesmerising natural scenery – the placid waters of a lagoon under a blue sky fringed by towering palm trees, for example – evokes feelings of bliss, peace and harmony. This echoes the harmonious relationships maintained between Hong Kong citizens and the minorities within them as a single community. By naming Project Resonance 2015 “Summer Lagoon”, we express our aim to gather students into an inclusive circle where different personalities are enclosed together to form harmonious relationships like the calm waters of a summer lagoon. This playful title also contains our hope to provide a fun summer experience for our participants, as well as taking them on an exploration of the relatively unknown “carrier islands or reefs” around us. Together we shall walk into uncharted territory, expand our horizons and return with a greater breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding towards our minority communities to build “one community” in Hong Kong. Programme details Participants will be divided into 6 groups under the same number of chosen minority communities (see below for details). Project Resonance 2015 shall be divided into three Phases. Phase I Phase One is designed to enhance participants’ knowledge and understanding of minorities in Hong Kong. It shall include site visits, interviews with minority communities and affiliated persons and cultural experience interest classes. Phase II Phase Two sets out to consolidate participants’ improved understanding of minorities from Phase One. Participants shall produce a pre-camp promotional video on a topic related to their chosen minorities. The video shall be uploaded online to the public domain. It will hopefully prove to be an effective medium to disseminate information on minority issues and share the participants’ reflection from Phase One with the secondary school community and beyond. Moreover, the active learning process involved shall hopefully further enhance their appreciation of the facts and opinion related to minority issues. In addition, the video will be used as to promote the Carnival Showcase in Phase Three. Phase III Phase Three includes our Association’s flagship Interflow Camp ends with a Carnival Showcase. In the Interflow Camp, participants shall take part in team-building activities in their own groups and also together with all other participants. This shall enhance the sense of camaraderie shared by all participants in preparation for the finale of the Project – Carnival Showcase. In the Showcase, participants shall set up stalls in a Carnival open to the public. They shall share the knowledge that they have gathered and their reflections triggered by the exciting series of experiences hitherto in the Project to promote greater public concern for the interests of local minorities. Ultimately, the Showcase shall be a key stage in realising the overarching goal of Project Resonance 2015: promoting the inclusion of stigmatised/underprivileged minority communities to widen their access to the opportunities available in Hong Kong’s mainstream culture.  The minority communities up for consideration include: 1. Sexual and gender minorities; 2. Ethnic minorities; 3. The disabled; 4. Religious minorities; 5. Tree huggers; 6. Japanophiles； 7. Heritage Conservationists; 8. Street Artists. Aims Project Resonance 2015 seeks to understand the lives and experiences of minority communities in Hong Kong as a step towards promoting cohesion in this socially and culturally eclectic city. Through cultural experience sessions, Interflow camp (I-camp) and our Carnival Showcase – a public carnival where participants exhibit the product of their learning journey throughout the Project – we aim to guide participants to develop a comprehensive and sympathetic understanding of the minorities’ life and culture. Bearing in mind the utmost importance of presenting a balanced point of view on this potentially controversial topic, Project Resonance 2015 shall emphasise on constructing factual accounts of minority issues and developing understanding towards minorities through simulating personal experiences of the challenges confronted by minorities in Hong Kong. Target Group Local students from Form 3 to Form 6 (Year 9 – Year 12) Programme Rundown 1. Orientation Day (Phase I) Date: 28th June, 2015 (Sunday) 2. Cultural Experience Session 1 (Phase I) Date: 29th June, 2015 (Monday) – 3rd July, 2015 (Friday) Venue: Various Time: Various 3. Pre-camp Week (Phase II) Date: 4th July, 2015 (Saturday) – 9th July, 2015 (Thursday) 4. Interflow Camp (Phase III) Date: 10th July, 2015 (Friday) – 13th July, 2015 (Monday) Venue: Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups - The Jockey Club Sai Kung Outdoor Training Camp Time: TBC 5. Cultural Experience Session 2 (Phase I) Date: 14th July, 2015 (Tuesday) – 22nd July, 2015 (Wednesday) Venue: Various Time: Various 6. Carnival Preparation (Phase III) Date: 23rd July, 2015 (Thursday) – 25th July, 2015 (Saturday) 7. Carnival Showcase (Phase III) Date: 26th July, 2015 (Sunday) Venue: TBC Time: TBC Working Language A mix of Cantonese and English (but mostly Cantonese) will be used in PR 15. Application Eligibility & Selection Criteria All local students from Form 3 to Form 6 (Year 9 – Year 12) are welcome to apply as either a participant or a member of the Organising Committee. The ideal applicant should: Display a keen interest in local minorities; Be able to think critically and creatively; Be conversationally fluent in both Cantonese and English. OLE Hours Certificates will be issued to all organising committee members and participants with their completion of the programme with satisfying attendance rate. OLE hours will also be awarded. Previous Year Next Year

< Back Social Service Series - "Voyage Beyond" Successfully Held! Date posted: 24/12/21, 6:00 am Last updated: 30/5/22, 9:43 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 2017-2018 and activites organised by the 31st ExCo. < Back 2017-2018 31st ExCo Year Last Updated: 11 Sept 2024 Tags: Social Service Series, Youth Summit #1 HKOSA x Food Angel Christmas is the time to deliver warmth. While we are surrounded by comfort, it is heartbreaking to see others shivering through the chilly air under the same sky. Make a difference this Christmas by preparing lunch boxes with Food Angel for those in need to celebrate this joyous night together. Application eligibility: age 16 or above (welcomes non-OSArs) Vacancies: Max 26 people per session Day 1 Date: 28/12 (Thu) Time: 09:30am - 12:00nn Venue: G/F, Fung Sing Building, 235 Hai Tan Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon Details: Help Food Angel prepare meal boxes (no cooking involved) Day 2 Date: 29/12 (Fri) Time: 2:00-5:00pm Venue: G/F, Fung Sing Building, 235 Hai Tan Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon Details: Preparation of meal boxes (no cooking involved) #2 Business Flyer Business Flyer 2017 serves as a platform for the realisation of dreams and aspirations. By combining the creativity and wisdom of Hongkongers, your designs may become a part of our Lunar New Year Stall, to be seen, shared, and sold to the general public. This is a testing ground for your abilities; a display case for your capabilities. If you have an idea waiting to be actualised, however brief it may be, feel free to submit your design via the link below. Please note that it is optional for you to leave contact information. HKOSA shall retain the final rights to the application of your submitted designs. Introduction As an active advocate of young people's expression of original ideas, this year, we are organising the Business Flyer, which aims at unleashing potential of young minds by educating entrepreneurship. In a successful business model, expertise at different aspects, such as writing, communication, designing, etc, is required. Youngsters will be encouraged to send us their ideas and experts in this area will choose the winning groups. The winning groups’ plans will then be implemented in the Lunar New Year Stall. Through the process of designing products and marketing strategies, young people can uncover and utilise their talents to contribute to the society in the future. Another objective of the programme is to showcase the talents of Hong Kong people. Hong Kong students have always been encouraged to ‘think out of the box’. However, very often, students lack a platform to implement their ideas. The programme is a platform which gathers the creativity of all Hong Kong people. As long as they have an idea, we will help them implement it. At the same time, any profits will be donated to an NGO of the team’s preference. This allows participants to contribute to the society while doing business. This can also promote the concept of social enterprise and responsible business. There will be open recruitment for talents and helpers to gather ideas from students all over Hong Kong. Every student in Hong Kong can grasp the opportunity and put what they learn into practice. This not only involves business, but also creativity, management and applied technology, etc. Programme highlights The Business Flyer comprises of a series of training activities on the Orientation Day for helpers as well as the Lunar New Year Stall. Orientation Series Students will be divided into groups by the Committee or arranged into their own preferred groups. There will be ice-breaking sessions to foster team spirit on the group. Group members can understand each other better so as to have an initial idea on what roles they would play in a business team. Furthermore, after a talk, participants will be able to get a taste of marketing in the business world through a MTR pitch (a variant of Elevator Pitch). Participants would possess a thorough picture of how to promote products effectively. Lunar New Year Stall Chosen proposals will be implemented. The products will be sold at the Lunar New Year Stall. The Executive Committee shall discuss with helpers to design concrete marketing strategies, prices, logistics, design, etc. It aims at creating a platform for participants to actualise their proposals through implementing the proposal of the winning team of the Business Flyer. From the programme, there will be a wide spectrum of marketing ideas and some products that they are keen to launch to the general public. By considering their valuable ideas, we will hold a stall in the Lunar New Year Market for selling their suggested products, hence bring up their brilliant business concepts into real market. The stall will be maintained by the Executive Committee members under the assistance of helpers. This is the most prominent reason why this stall are unique and different from those hold by other organizations. Programme specifics Second-round Assessment: 10th November 2017 (Friday) Orientation Camp: 11th to 12th November 2017 (Saturday to Sunday) Empowerment Talk: 03rd December 2017 (Sunday) Product Presentation: 10th December 2017 (Sunday) Lunar New Year Stalls: 10th to 16th February (seven days) Working language Cantonese will be the main language throughout the programme. Eligibility and Selection Criteria Secondary school students from Form 4-5 (Year 10-11) and Year 1 University Students are eligible to apply as helpers. Students can be interested in different aspects such as Arts and Design, but not necessarily business. Other Learning Experience Hours Local students joining BF17 will be granted certified OLE hours if they can attend all our orientation events and actively participate during events. Full participation throughout the whole event will lead to the award of up to 100 OLE hours. The Association will provide certificates to participants if they attain full participation rate. Media appearances Recap of our programme: Oriental Daily: https://goo.gl/Nbm5ts Epoch Times: https://goo.gl/3xAdEV Money Smart: https://goo.gl/mGzQhD #3 Youth Summit 2018 Witnessing the success of our ancestors across the past three decades, the 31st Executive Committee aspires to perpetuate the distinctiveness of the association and break new ground in the upcoming year. Our flagship external project, Youth Summit, has been held continuously for years and aroused strong repercussions among students. The Project has been renowned for its representation in debating on controversial current affairs. It is one of the largest platforms for secondary students that sheds lights on understanding and accepting the pluralism of the Hong Kong society. Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.’ Some say education is a one-size-fits-all model, a gigantic machinery where every one of us are scored, assessed, our achievements kept tally of. This summer, we are ready to dive deep and get to the bottom of doubts: Is the current education system undermining creativity? Is STEAM going to take us to the next level? Do Special and Gifted Education really cater to corresponding students? Are students put under too much academic pressure? Come on an EdVenture and find out! Knowing that various conflicts concerning the Education System of Hong Kong have been stirred up in the society, this year we proudly present Youth Summit 2018-EdVenture for all secondary and Year 1 university students to further conduct their discussions and propose resolutions for the betterment of the education system of Hong Kong. Areas of Focus - STEAM Education - Special Education (of students with ADHD, dyslexia, mental retardation, and/or autism) - Gifted Education - Academic Pressure (of both students and teachers) Programme Objectives - Provide an opportunity for participants to gain insights into educational issues - Prompt evaluation on the pros and cons of the Hong Kong education system - Guide participants to propose a solution for the educational issues discussed - Return back to society with active actions contributing to tackling the issues Timeline 30 June : Orientation Day @ The University of Hong Kong 1-6 July : Excursion Period @ schools and institutes all over Hong Kong (exact dates and venues to be confirmed) 7, 9, 14 July : Youth Forum @ The University of Hong Kong 17 July : Final Campaign @ The University of Hong Kong Other Learning Experience Hours Local students joining Edventure18 will be granted certified OLE hours if they attend all our orientation events and actively participate during events. Full participation throughout the whole event will lead to the award of up to 45 OLE hours. The Association will provide certificates to participants if they attain 80% participation rate. Awards will be given to participants with outstanding performances. Don’t hesitate to join us! Fuel you gear up for our coming splendid Hong Kong Youth Summit 2018-EdVenture! Previous Year Next Year

< Back Meet us at 'The Intersection' for another round of inspiring sharing Date posted: 3/7/22, 12:00 pm Last updated: 3/7/22, 10:24 am Application is now open for the second session of Coffee Chat Series 2022: 'The Intersection' which will offer secondary students a chance to chat with business workers, tech professionals and entrepreneurs. Does working in a tech start-up mean writing lines and lines of code💻? What’s it like to run a charity for those struggling to get by 🤝🏻? If you’re a secondary school student with an interest in business📈, entrepreneurship🕴️, or technology👩💼, then sign up for the second session of the Coffee Chat Series - ‘The Intersection🛣️’. You can spend a leisurely afternoon chatting with experienced professionals and industry workers in a relatively casual setting at a price of just $100, or an exclusive discount price of $60 for OSArs💸. If you have paid for the first session: ‘Atop the Mountains' but did not show up with an acceptable reason, you can join this session for free! Snacks🍪 and drinks☕ will be provided. The details of the event are as follows: Date: 24th July, 2022 (Sun) Time: 15:00 – 17:10 Format: Face to Face (in Cantonese) Venue: Desk-one (Common Ground), Shop 1A, 1 Electric Street, Wan Chai Eligibility: Open to all, but preferably Secondary 3-5 (or equivalent) Fee: $100 (included fees for venue, beverages and snacks); ❗ $60 for OSArs❗ Quota: 20 Apply here: https://forms.gle/FLWp2VUYxTzWoZi86 If a tightening of COVID-19 restrictions forces us to cancel the face-to-face event, the session will be moved only and participants can get a full refund. Don’t hesitate - join the event now - and gain valuable advice from this intersection of bright minds that will weave a promising future for you✨✨! Previous Next

【港孩體驗】執紙皮瞓街 有不速之客趕？ Date posted: 23/07/2016 香港樓價貴租金貴，越來越多人負擔不起，有人被迫露宿街頭，以天橋底、行人隧道為家，根據非正式統計，香港現時約有1,600名露宿者，一班嬌生慣養的中學生，繼扮演傷殘人士及拾荒者後，決定再體驗露宿者苦況，一嘗瞓街滋味。 雖然他們今次瞓街的地點並非人流相對複雜的深水埗及油麻地等地，而是較少人流的西貢，但一樣有很多古怪及意想不到的體驗，期間甚至被不速之客驅趕，平日習慣高床軟枕的年青人，又會如何渡過這一夜呢？ 記者：黃子配 攝影：潘志恆、林栢鈞

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