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Jobs and hope: let us help youth in the crash fallout |
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prospects for youth employment have become very uncertain. Choosing the right skills and acquiring relevant work experience is more essential than ever. All young people need help with this. Vocational training, job creation and work experience schemes can make a vital investment in their future but they have to be carefully coordinated by both trainers and employers.
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most in need since it's often difficult for them to find suitable jobs. We always need new input from the business sector. Together we can refine, extend and diversify. In the coming months this will be an increasingly urgent task.
Contact Bonnie in Partnership, tel 3755 7101.
Let's talk about how, now.
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Hotline 2777 0309 for employment support in financial crisis
Last weekend, in response to the current economic turmoil, HKFYG' announced the opening of a
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hotline for employment support. Support for youngsters in need of guidance and referrals are the key functions. More details from Miranda or Chi-wai, tel 3113 7999.
Submission from HKFYG for the CE's 2008 policy address
The Federation's concerns about youth needs are being sent to the CE's office in the run-up to this week's policy address. The main points are:
Tertiary education
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increase in University Grants Committee funded first-year undergraduate places |
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mapping out of long term strategies for local private university development |
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standardization at 2.5% for annual interest rates on non-means tested and means tested loan schemes for local student loans |
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Employment
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creation of job opportunities for underprivileged youth and stronger support for youth career training and pre-training from the VTC and NGOs |
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increased promotion of entrepreneurship and financial aid to young entrepreneurs and NGOs providing support and guidance for young start-ups |
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further development of social enterprises with greater cooperation between local business and academic sector to provide relevant courses. |
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Housing
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reintroduction of the Home Starter Loan Scheme |
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review of the Points System for public housing |
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JP Morgan Chase Bank sponsors reading scheme in Tin Shui Wai
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This HKFYG Community Empowerment Scheme will run from October 2008 till September 2010, with reading, learning, discovery and sharing forums for improved literacy and raised awareness of the wider world. It has generous sponsorship from JP Morgan Chase Bank and is designed and organised for both youngsters and parents. There will be a launching ceremony in December with a reading room named after our sponsor at Tin Shui Youth SPOT. The broader aims are to establish a mutual support network for deprived groups through volunteer services which will have sustainable impact in the community. Contact Kevin, tel 2448 7474, to get full details.
Ocean Park joins HKFYG to offer work experience
The latest HKFYG partnership offering job opportunities and training to youngsters has just begun with Ocean Park as part of the Labour Department's Youth Work Experience Scheme (YWETS). Please get in touch if you would like to take part in this excellent youth work experience programme. Partnerships are needed now more than ever.
Contact Miranda, tel 3113 7999 for details and click here for a full list of our current YWETS partners.
HKFYG Partners Innovation & Technology Commission at InnoCarnival
The highlight of this year's Innovation Festival is a three-day InnoCarnival at Phase II of Hong Kong Science Park from 16 to 18 October. HKFYG is the Innovation & Technology Commission's Festival Partner throughout and the carnival will be joined by over 40 programme partners including universities, professional bodies, technology companies, youth organisations involved in innovation and robotic activities. Officiating guests at the carnival's opening ceremony include The Hon John Tsang, JP, Financial Secretary, HKSAR and The Hon Rita Lau, JP, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development. They will tour displays of 500 solar energy cars made by the participating students as well as booths with students' robotic inventions. Contact Crystal, tel 2561 6149 for further information
Hong Kong Community College & Mingpao support Form 7 with HKFYG
| HKFYG's F5 Broadband Project and Hung Hom Youth SPOT will join hands to organise a talk for Form 7 students on JUPAS selection. The event is being co-organized and hosted by the HK Polytechnic University Hong Kong Community College on Sunday 19 October 2008. 800 Form 7 students and their parents are expected to take part and Mingpao is our media partner at the event. Contact Phoebe for more details, tel 2788 3433. |
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New benefits for u21 youthnet members from Upper Iowa University and netvigator
The Hong Kong Campus of Upper Iowa University is offering discounts to u21 youthnet members for admission to their courses from now until 15 September 2009. u21 youthnet members can also enjoy an 18-month discount package from netvigator for their everywhere wireless service from now until the end of November. Visit http://www.u21.org.hk/
youthnet/premium/uiu/uiu.html for info on the Upper Iowa University offer and http://www.u21.org.hk/youthnet/
premium/pccw/pccw3.html for details about the netvigator package deal. General enquiries about membership offers to Marian, tel 3755 7072.
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