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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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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