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| 1990: night drifters made good |
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Fung, Wan, Kit, Lung, once easy prey for triads, took our outreach music classes, formed a pop band and learned how to make great music. As all four of them were born in 1990 so they named their band after the year.
Since then they have been a big hit at talent and community shows and with their growing social skills, musical skills and a direction in life they've had plenty of reinforcement. Enthusiastic audiences and positive feedback in their community mean they now have the confidence to create their own style. So when Starbucks invited them to play in aid of environment protection they were quite happy to use home-made maracas, with old water bottles filled with coffee beans. What a cool way to promote a green way of life.
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Being creative is just so meaningful when others can enjoy it too ...' Fung
They used to hang out on the streets and get in trouble but the skills they learned with us mean they can now serve the community. Their self esteem has sky-rocketed. This is how counselling should work... Anna, HKFYG outreach social worker
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| Thank you partners |
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HKFYG Charity Dancing Competition semi-finals are on 9 August, followed by finals on 27 September, courtesy of our venue sponsor, Plaza Hollywood and thanks to our major sponsor You-C1000, with prizes from LIDS, Ecko unltd & Reebok, sole media partner Milk Magazine and with promotional material from Bannershop. Contact Bonnie 3755 7101 or click for details.
LEAD Creativity Showcase 2008, sponsored by Sony Corporation of Hong Kong Ltd, is on Saturday 12 July 2008 at Cyberport with Mr. Edward Yau, JP (Secretary for Environment) and Ms Marjorie Yang (Chief Executive Officer, Esquel Group) as Guests of Honour. The LEAD Video Podcast an exciting new initiative in web-based video education for creativity will be launched plus workshops on creating with micro-computers, digital art and video-editing. Contact Joanna, tel 3106 0600, click for more info or visit www.lead.org.hk.
On 13 July 2008 from 2:30-4:30pm, at the Jockey Club Environmental Building. 100 18-30 year-olds will learn from the wisdom of successful entrepreneurs at the Shell Livewire seminar 2008: Strategies on Creative Business. Visit http://www.shell-livewire.com.hk/application_chi.html. Contact Miranda, tel 3113 7999 for more details.
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| What's new |
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Youth Innovation Club vacation training projects at Hong Kong universities
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
30 June - 11 July Summer Science & Technology Academy
Chinese University of Hong Kong
14-25 July Summer Engineering Academy
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
6 week individual research project with Dr. King L. Chow
Contact Kam, tel 2561 6149 for more details.
Commission on Youth funds HKFYG HK200 mainland exchange programme
200 young people from the Centre for Leadership Development's Hong Kong 200 programme have funding of HK$300,000 for an exchange trip in August to the Pearl Delta River Region. They will be learning more about Mainland trends, economics and politics with the focus on industry, environmental protection, society and livelihood and the media. Contact Miranda, tel 2169 0255 for more details.
Shanghai Exchange Programme for Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition winners is being sponsored by Innovation & Technology Commission and will take place from 28 July to 1 August with 6 teams, the champions, 1st and 2nd Runners-up in Invention and Investigation categories of both Junior and Senior Divisions. Contact Kam, tel 2561 6149 for more details. |
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