First World Chinese Youth Forum

Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Dragonair participants will be flying to Beijing on discount tickets for this long awaited event...
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Lecture Series on TV

The Federation and the University of Hong Kong co-organized the well -received “Leaders to Leaders” Lecture Series in 2004. Now the Television Division of RTHK has highlighted the best parts in an 8-part TV show, click to read more...

Night out at Youth Charity Concert

With the generous help of sponsors such as the Hang Seng Bank, the Hong Kong Airport Authority, Gold Peak Industries (Holdings) Ltd and the Yuen Yuen Institute, the Youth Charity Concert was a great success. …click to read more...

 


How well do Hong Kong youth cope with stress? Stress is normal here, as it is everywhere, but according to a recent Federation survey less than 30% have problems learning how to deal with it. Half of those interviewed said they talk out their problems with peers and parents rather than seek professional help although nearly 60% admitted that they were unaware of the support services available. Cooperative support, already available at family, school and community level needs to be coordinated to give it a higher profile. This is where government departments can step in, working with social services groups and following overseas experience in structuring a supportive environment or youth under severe pressure. That way the minority who need professional care will know they are not alone.

 

 

Dr. Rosanna Wong, DBE, JP
*Youth Study Series. How Hong Kong young people cope with stress. Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, September 2004.


May: a life back from the brink
Many young people feel down in the dumps from time to time, depressed and sad about confusing events in their lives, rebelling against parental control and plagued by the stress of conflicting emotional needs. These are fleeting problems for most but a small percentage suffer far more deeply. Their sense of worthlessness and discouragement may be caused by failure at school or by a distressing home life. They need help before their thoughts turn suddenly to drug abuse, criminal behaviour or suicide…
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Teenage sex
The Chinese University of Hong Kong has released results of a survey on young Hong Kong people’s attitudes to sex. Only 5% of those interviewed were sexually experienced, compared with almost 50% of the equivalent age group in the US. They reported more physical and psychological health problems than the other survey respondents…
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Private tuition makes reading worse
A survey conducted in April this year by the University of Hong Kong revealed that 43% of children at primary school also go to private tutorial schools but their reading ability was significantly poorer than that of the 57% who didn’t . Rote learning and too much homework are the likely suspects. The photo shows a creativity class at a Youth SPOT where the opposite of rote learning takes place...click to read more...

 

   

 
   
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