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Youth
clean up Hong Kong
Shouldering
their civic responsibility with good will, 85 young people
got out on the streets as "Care for Public Property
Ambassadors" on National Day, 1 October 2004…click
to read more…
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Youth
trainees for Sino clubhouses
In
practical response to youth unemployment in Hong Kong
the Federation and Sino Estates Management Limited have
set up an internship programme as part of the Labour
Department's Youth Work Experience and Training Scheme
(YWETS). Eight trainee Clubhouse Assistants and an Assistant
Building
Supervisor
have
been recruited
in the Sino Clubhouse Seedling Project - a splendid example
of corporate social responsibility in action…click
here to read more...
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Federation's Job Recruitment Day
Many
Hong Kong youth need help to find work. The Federation's
Youth Employment Network (YEN) held a successful Job
Recruitment Day together with 4 companies: Hong
Kong Seibu Enterprise Co. Ltd, PCCW, NationMark (H.K.)
Ltd.
and Chubb Security Group to set them on the right track…click
to read more...
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What was Hong
Kong built on? Entrepreneurial spirit. We are famous for it. It
acts as a
motor for job creation that leads to economic
growth. This in turn generates wealth and optimism which is
good news for us all. Economic downturn and uncertainty mean
that young people need extra encouragement to thrive and flourish
as 21st century entrepreneurs and it takes a special extra
something to succeed. A mixture of vision, innovation, and
aptitude. Start-ups need all three to survive, to transform
a flair for ideas into business reality.
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Dr.
Rosanna Wong, DBE, JP
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And
entrepreneurship doesn't stop there. It never stops. It's a
hard-working, constant process of change, adaptation and update,
all stimulated by a passion for lifelong learning and the willingness
to take risks. The Federation is proud to be running practical
partnership projects* like LiveWIRE, with Shell (Hong Kong) which
get young people on the right track.
Click
here for more info on LiveWIRE: www.shell-livewire.com.hk or
tel Mandy 3113 7999. Contact the Youth
Employment Network at the same phone number if you're interested
in setting up a similar partnership with us.
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Booked up
Have you ever browsed round a book shop, dreaming of running your
own? An enterprising quartet did exactly that and with the timely
help of the Federation's Youth Employment Network and their LiveWIRE
project, they made the dream a reality.
Click
to learn more to find out how they made it happen...
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Hong
Kong kids far from Mother Nature
Although Hong Kong youngsters are quite well informed about flora
and fauna, a survey conducted by the Agriculture, Fisheries and
Conservation Department last month showed that less than half of
them had ever walked barefoot on grass.…
click
to read on...…
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Give it up!
16 young people die every day in Hong Kong because of smoking. When
do they start and why? A survey done this year investigated the
reasons and suggested peers were best as No Smoking Ambassadors…click
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Childhood
Obesity: a global issue
Weight problems
among children and youths is a global phenomenon and Hong Kong
is no exception. Obesity in childhood leads to serious problems
in later life as well as poor self esteem…click
to read more…
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Education
reform tabled
3+3+4, everyone's
talking about it. The key features of the consultation document
are 6
years secondary schooling for all who want it whereas
most now leave after Form 5. There will be a broader curriculum
based on four core subjects with two or three electives leading
to a single exam that will replace HKCEE and A levels...click
to read more…
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