Pepsi Charity Concert

The Federation would like to express heartfelt gratitude to PepsiCo for donating a sum of $431,740 to the Federation and The Dragon Foundation, net proceeds raised at the concert…click to learn more…

Showtime for self-employed Youth Talent

The Youth Talent Show, organized by the Federation's Youth Employment Network (YEN) and the Home Affairs Bureau on 23 December 2004 was great success attracting an audience of nearly 1,000 click to learn more…

Trey Lee's partnership with the Federation

Trey Lee, the Federation's partner in recent musical events, has kindly agreed to donate part of the net proceeds collected from the sales of his debut album to the Federation…click to learn more…

Youth Business Hong Kong

Ocean Grand Holdings Limited has given the Federation generous support of HK$5 million for setting up this brand new initiative which will promote entrepreneurship in Hong Kong by providing assistance and support for young people who are interested in starting their own businesses. Click here to read about it.

 


Providing Opportunities
In Hong Kong, the growing gap between the rich and poor is widening. The Federation has always been concerned about this issue, particularly in relation to its effects on young people and their prospects for the future. We are pleased, therefore, that the Chief Executive addressed this issue in his latest Policy Address.

 

One of the most detrimental effects of being disadvantaged, especially among young people, is the sense that there is no way out. It is therefore essential to reassure these vulnerable youth that their current predicament is not permanent. However, this should not simply be through charitable handouts, which reinforce dependency. Rather, this should be through the provision of opportunities, in education, in training and in employment.

The Federation conducted a study on the issue of poverty and youth last week. We are very pleased to note that most young people are very resilient to their hardship and do not subscribe to the notion of dependency. Instead they believe that hard work - coupled with viable and sustainable opportunities - do provide reasonable options for social mobility.

The Federation, therefore, encourages the Government to follow through with initiatives, which support participation in, for example, skills and knowledge based training programmes, which enhance the possibilities for social mobility and offer hope for the future to currently disadvantaged youth.


The Federation opened the first of its 18 Cyber S.P.O.Ts last year, with generous support from Microsoft Hong Kong Limited. These learning centers will be set up across the city over the next 3 years, bringing free information technology training to underserved people. Kenji, who had already been a Youth S.P.O.T. member for some years, heard about it from his friend Daniel who worked with Microsoft. Kenji became one of our first trainees and he shared his experience at the programme's launch last November. Click here to read more…

 

The trauma of tsunami children

A million and a half vulnerable children have survived the tsunami. Perhaps 50,000 have died. Now we hear terrible stories of kidnapping, illegal adoption rackets, trafficking of child prostitutes and rape. At times like this often it is human compassion alone that prevails. The Federation's campaign on behalf of the tsunami victims is a token of our concern. Hong Kong is leading the world in the generosity of its private donors. When this disaster fades a little from our minds, let's not forget all those still in need.Click here to read more…

 

HK youngsters' personal optimism

From 1997 to 2003, annual HKFYG youth surveys of 15-39 year olds have posed questions about attitudes to a range of social issues including sense of national identity and optimism about the future. An evaluation of trends was released last month. A separate telephone poll survey conducted at the end of December 2004 generally backs up the findings. There has been some fluctuation in young people's sense of belonging to Hong Kong since 1997 but one of the surveys2 shows an upward trend in their sense of pride in being Chinese. Click here to read more…

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