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Internship opportunity with NationMark
40 youngsters
have been given internship opportunities at NationMark.
This is a fine example of corporate social responsibility
in action. The interns started last month in a program
jointly organized by the Federation as part of the Labour
Department's Youth Work Experience and Training Scheme…click
to read more…
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Cyber World and Youth Development
Building
on last year's successful experience, the Federation
is again co-organizing a Project with the
Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority
(TELA) on the Opportunities
and Challenges of the Cyber World for Youth Development.click
here to read more...
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New Ambassadors for Airport February 2005
The
Federation and the Airport Authority are
going to organize the 6th Airport Ambassadors Programme
which will begin
next February under the Labor Department's Youth
Work Experience and Training Scheme (YWETS)…click
to read more...
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For forty years
plus our work for youth has been changing in response to needs.
We have
instigated pioneer services and branched
out with outreach programmes, youth placements, volunteering
and work experience. See this week's story about Airport Ambassadors
for just one example. We're always trying to find ways of
tailoring programmes and streamlining contributions to maximize
their
impact. For contributions in cash you can now use PPS, a new
channel for donations.If
you are an existing subscriber to the system all you need to
know is our merchant code: 9345.For
a detailed explanation call Ms Elaine Chan at the Partnership
Office, tel: 2123 9598.
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Dr.
Rosanna Wong, DBE, JP
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However
you contribute you can be confident that all the funds received
by the Federation will go where they
are most needed - for the benefit of youth. We need
your help and we count on your participation.
PS: your donation is our life blood
PPS: another channel that takes a gift from your heart to our branches
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Lawrence:
taking off
The Federation founded the pioneering Airport Ambassador programme
in 2002.The objective is getting young people started in the work
force and this was the first joint initiative of its kind, consisting
of a tripartite collaboration between a charitable NGO like the
Federation, the HKSAR Government and a quasi commercial organization.
Such was its success that other organizations have followed in
our footsteps while we have forged ahead with similar new partnerships
giving unemployed youth the chance to get both on-the-job training
and work experience rolled into one.
Click to learn more...
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trap
Hong Kong, Asia's "world city" has one of the greatest
income disparities in the world. One in four children ** up to
14 years old here classifies as poor. They live in one of the 1.12
million low-income households* with a monthly income of less than
half the median for Hong Kong…
click
to read on...…
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Crime, need
and punishment
What makes children kill? Alienation, poverty and the glorification
of violence by the media are all cited as culprits in the discussion
of violent teenage crime. But the two most common factors linking
violent youngsters are an unhappy family background or gang membership.
The youngest member of the gang convicted for the brutal Braemar
Hill murders has now been released. He went to prison at 16. What
motivated him to be complicit in such a dreadful crime?click
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42% university
students in the red
A Caritas survey
found 42.2% of HK's university students are unable to make ends
meet by the time they are in the 2nd year. Over 10% have an
average monthly credit card debt of nearly $3,600. Are students
responsible with their money? A University of Hong Kong survey
looks at the problem. How do the figures compare with the UK
and what should be done?.click
to read more…
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