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Whatever your age and your learning wish-list, HKFYG's Living Life Academy has something for you. The new Academy's aims are to encourage youth to enjoy life while learning and gaining experience.
Full of ideas, the Living Life Academy has hundreds of courses and is brimming over with inviting suggestions. Its target is to become an interest-exchange centre with courses provided by many HKFYG units everywhere in Hong Kong. Not only can you learn about music, design and the arts, coffee tasting and pets, there are also courses in science, sports, parenting and social media management plus enhanced skills and professional qualifications. All these and much more are yours for the asking.
Register for courses online now at lla.hkfyg.hk
Hotline Call 2130 4000 and ask for Rex Chan
Email lla@hkfyg.org.hk
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Success in 2017 World GreenMech Contest: Hong Kong teams in mainland China
Aim To enhance youngsters' knowledge and application of scientific principles plus green energy concepts in contraption design and technology.
Well done the major award-winners from HKFYG!
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Hong Kong and Macau Lutheran Church Primary School - Primary division
Pok Oi Hospital Chan Kai Memorial College - Senior secondary division |
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Fuk Wing Street Government Primary School - Primary division
Queen's College - Senior secondary division |
More details greenmech.com.cn
Enquiries Benny Cheng 2561 6149 |
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Billy Chan Dance Concepts, CrewPlayers Dance Complex, Infinity Dance Studio & Studiodanz partner Joint Schools Dance Competition 2017
Sponsors Home Affairs Bureau, Commission on Youth
Prize donors JBL, Puma, Gatsby
Dates for your diary:
Heats 22 August at Hung Hom Community Hall
Finals 17 September at Citywalk
More details csu.hkfyg.org.hk/page.aspx?
corpname=csu&i=5219
Enquiries Maria Wong 2395 5753
The Hong Kong Youth Service Award 2017 call for nominations
Deadline Friday 18 August 2017
Given annually to 18-35 year-olds since 2013, the awards recognize commitment to service with dedication and integrity.
Supporting partner
Hong Kong Economic Journal
More information ysa.hkfyg.org.hk/en/home/index.html
Enquiries Iki Chan/ May Fung
2169 0255
Beat Drugs Fund: School Social Work Healthy School Programme
Activities Talks, workshops, game booths, groups, training programmes, outings
Date September 2017 to August 2020
Target participants Secondary students
Organized by HKFYG School Social Work Unit
More details ssw.hkfyg.org.hk
Enquiries Raymond Chan 2395 0161 |
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Fly High With Us Young Savers Scheme:
call for partners
Needed Matching donations to help disadvantaged 10-16 year-olds
Main partners for two 3-year projects: Child Development Fund and Labour and Welfare Bureau
Aim Increased savings through a matching scheme with mentorship, targeted savings, money management skills plus enhanced networking, life planning and goal setting
Organized with HKFYG Jockey Club Kwai Fong Youth SPOT in Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing District
More details kf.hkfyg.org.hk
Enquiries Yu Fan 2423 1366
Turning Point - Youth Improvement Award 2018 moving ahead with Lions Club of Tsuen Wan Charity Foundation
Recognizing Youth at risk who make a change for the better
Organized by HKFYG Youth Crime Prevention Centre (YCPC)
Read Stories of change: Turning Point II: published by HKFYG 2017
Enquiries ada.chau@hkfyg.org.hk
More details on YCPC Lee Lok-man 2396 4711
Website ycpc.hkfyg.org.hk/youthlaw/news.aspx?id=41fc5d4b-7f90-4ec2-9e0b-7c1c7361354f&corpname=youthlaw&i=1202
Leading the Internet of Bikes: Gobee.bike at HKFYG's Social Innovation Breakfast Meeting
15 August at PH3 3 Lee Tung Avenue
Speaker Raphael Cohen: Hong Kong bike-sharing service co-founder & CEO who recently raised a fund of $9 million
Topic Leading the Internet of Bikes
Courtesy of HKFYG Jockey Club Incubation Programme for Social Innovation, Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
More information goo.gl/xwsjqT
Enquiries Cyron Chan 3595 0945
Keswick Foundation and Project iSmarter: cybercrime education and counselling
Aims To enhance awareness and build coping strategies to counteract juvenile cybercrime
Services Education on online traps with and early intervention for vulnerable youth aged 24 or under, hidden or high risk teenagers
Organized by Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung Outreaching Social Work Team
Dates October 2017 to September 2020
More information ycpc.hkfyg.org.hk
Enquiries Bob Lee 2487 6151
300 free tickets for Hong Kong Summer Fun-ICBC (Asia) e-Sports and Music Festival Hong Kong
Donor Hong Kong Tourism Board
Recipients HKFYG youth members
Venue Hong Kong Coliseum
Dates 4 & 6 August 2017
More details emfhk.com/en/home
Enquiries Fanny Yu 3755 7088
Recycling gains pace for 5th year at HKFYG Youth SPOTs with Environmental Protection Department
Aims To operate and reinforce a long-lasting recycling habit through a wider waste recovery network via the Community Recycling Network at 14 Youth SPOTs
Until 30 November 2017 bring enough empty plastic and glass bottles or surplus small electrical and electronic equipment to receive a free gift. [Selected Youth SPOTs only]
More details & Youth SPOT addresses gogreen.hkfyg.org.hk/news.aspx?id=f698b1cc-3a4f-4e38-a85b-f628062b3bdb&corpname=gogreen&i=2077
Enquiries William Wong 3755 7110 |
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