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Adding colour to life- the Youth Fashion Show
Sponsored
by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, the
Federation’s Tsuen Wan Youth S.P.O.T. held the ‘Rainbow
Magic’ Fashion Show with Jockey Club Continuous Life-Wide
Learning Centre (JCLC) on 13 August 2004...click
to read more...
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Sports
Challenge to Youth
In response
to last year's overwhelming success, the Federation is again
collaborating with Swire Coca-Cola HK to run the
2004 Bonaqua Youth Challenge...click
to read more...
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Invest in
Youth has changed its name, but not its purpose. Youth Matters
echoes our mission to help and nurture young people to reach their
potential and we continue to seek public support, encouragement
and partnership in this endeavour.
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In September
the Federation is holding its first ever charity concert.(www.u21.org.hk/main/promotion/treylee.html)
Trey Lee, the acclaimed cellist born and bred in Hong Kong, will
perform for us at the Cultural Centre's splendid concert hall with
violinist Elita Kang and pianist Nancy Loo on September 14th. We
are honoured by this gesture of solidarity and proud to be able
to present the concert. Proceeds will go to help youth-at-risk,
the underprivileged young people of Hong Kong who lack the advantages
that make growing up here an exciting, positive
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Dr.
Rosanna Wong, DBE, JP
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experience.We
make it our business to provide crucial support for them when they
most need it. Take a look at the story below for just one example.
As you'll see the Federation's counsellors can help lift the curtain
of depression and raise hope for the future. What better symbol
for them than music. Trey Lee's delightful selection of pieces will
include works by Beethoven, Brahms, Paganini and Faure. Help us
make the concert into the fantastic success it deserves. Seats are
selling fast so contact us now for more info on availability and
how to make a contribution, tel 2123 9598/6417 8712, email charityconcert@hkfyg.org.hk
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Break
up blues: Kandy's story
Kandy was born
on the Mainland in the mid 80s but her parents left her behind,
bringing only her younger brother to Hong Kong. She secretly feared
she'd been abandoned and thought that eventually they'd just forget
all about her. In fact, they sent for her and she came to finish
her schooling in Hong Kong. Everything seemed to go well for a while.
She made friends easily and started going out with Jacky. But then
things went downhill, Jacky broke up with her and she had no idea
why. Fears of rejection and abandonment, forgotten since she left
the Mainland, re-emerged. That tenuous sense of belonging, so precious
to her, vanished. She was filled with an overwhelming sense of loss
but told nobody. Then one day something snapped and she realized
she needed help. Luckily for her there was a Federation counsellor
at her school… read on
for the full story
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