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| What counts as unacceptable behaviour in the eyes of youth |
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time to time. It is a fact of life of which we all are aware, even if we find it repugnant. Findings of a recent Federation survey of youth show that nearly three-quarters of them regularly use swear words and considered it quite acceptable. Copying classmates' homework, going home late and drinking were not unusual either. The extent of such behaviour means we may need to help young people become courteous, considerate and socially acceptable young adults.
More serious forms of aberrant behaviour, including drug abuse, smoking and fighting, are matters of deep concern, as the young survey respondents agreed. Such deviance from normal behaviour needs focused efforts to solve and prevent recurrent problems. But recognising the grey areas between misbehaviour and deviant behaviour is not always easy for youth. Parents and teachers can help them cultivate good conduct and set an example.
See Just published, below, for a summary of survey findings.
The full Chinese press release is at http://www.hkfyg.org.hk/yrc/chinese/yr-p184c.html |
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| What's new |
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Two Leaders to Leaders Lectures coming up soon at HKU's Rayson Huang Theatre
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6 May 6.30-8.30pm Prof CHENG Kai-ming, SBS, JP, Chair Professor of Education and Senior Advisor to the Vice-Chancellor at The University of Hong Kong
13 May 6.30-8.30pm Mr ZHAN Yong-xin, Deputy Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC in the HKSAR
Contact CLD, tel 2169 0255 for more details
Mock university admission interviews with Form 5 Broadband 2777 1112
On Saturday 2 May, from 2.30-5.30pm, about 200 F7 students will participate in mock university interviews arranged by HKFYG's Youth Counselling Centre as part of the Form 5 Broadband 2777 1112 initiative. The venue is the Hong Kong Polytechnic University's Hong Kong Community College (Hung Hom Bay Campus) and speakers will be Ms Shirley Ching Siu-yin, Assistant Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic School of Nursing, and Dr Eric WH Chui, Assistant Professor at the University of Hong Kong's Department of Social Work and Administration.
Visit www.27771112.hk or call Julia, tel 2788 3433, for details.
Last chance to buy Charity Raffle tickets
HK$10 per ticket. Draw on May 11 2009 Forty plus great prizes to be won.
Winners will be announced on 15 May in Sing Tao Daily and The Standard and on www.u21.hk. Contact Ada, tel 3755 7102 for details.
Mother's Day Special: send messages to mums with a chocolate gift box
Chocolate gift boxes will go on sale on 10 May, during enrollment for the Federation's summer programme at the Youth SPOTs (see next item). The sale will celebrate Mother's Day and give young people a way to express special thanks to their parents. The design of the gift box helps makes the gift more meaningful by encouraging an SMS or a short MSN message. On sale as of 10 May at Cafe 21 and all HKFYG Youth SPOTs for HK$30 per box of 3 delicious flavours, dark and rum chocolate. Visit http://www.hkfyg.org.hk/eng/units/
index.htm#spot for info or tel 3755 7088 for details.
Summer Youth Programme 2009
Enrollment for HKFYG's Summer Youth Programme 2009 will start on 10 May and will coincide with Mother's Day. The theme this year is Summer School and over 3,500 programmes and activities are being organized by HKFYG's 22 Youth SPOTs and other units. For programmes and activities details, please visit www.u21.hk or contact any Youth SPOT. For general information of Summer Youth Programme 2009, please contact Marian or Katie, tel at 3755 7072. |
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| Recent events |
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Youth dialogue session with Jasper Tsang, Legislative Council President
The dialogue with Legislative
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Council President Jasper Tsang Yok-sing, GBS, JP, took place in the auditorium at the Federation's headquarters building on 27 April 2009 from 5.30-7pm. Mr Tsang spoke to 430 young participants about many matters including his political career, his dreams when young, the demolition of the Queen's Pier, education reform and the Tiananmen Square protests and took a dozen questions from the floor. Contact Iris, tel 3755 7107, for further details.
Chairman of Employees Retraining Board visits HKFYG's YEN
HKFYG is one of the Training Bodies under the aegis of the Employees Retraining Board (ERB) and offers various placement-related courses and generic skills programmes to enhance employability. On 20 April, Dr Ng Tat-lun, BBS, JP, Chairman of ERB, attended a class doing the Certificate in Social Services Programme Assistant Training at the HKFYG Youth Employment Network unit in Tsuen Wan. The trainees on the course talked to Dr Ng about their training and were encouraged by his positive support. Visit www.yen.hkfyg.org.hk for ERB course details or contact Jasmine, tel 3113 7999 for further details. |
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| Thank you partners |
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HKFYG Jockey Club Saikung Outdoor Training Camp development to go ahead
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The Federation has a generous grant of about HK$133 million from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust for the third phase of redevelopment at its Jockey Club Saikung Outdoor Training Camp at Tai Mong Tsai. Overnight accommodation for 400 will become available and new, upgraded facilities, will mean the Federation can offer camping to more young people. Schools and students are the top priority but other NGOs and religious groups are also welcome.
Contact Sam, tel 2792 2727 for more details
Dragon Foundation Golf Tournament Mission Hills Golf Club a great success
This charity tournament at the Mission Hills Golf Club Dongguan clubhouse on 26 April raised funds for Dragon Foundation's leadership programmes and we owe a debt of thanks to Mission Hills for being our title and venue sponsor, for waiving green fees and donating Nick Faldo's autographed flags for charity auction. Our Guests of Honour were The Hon Ambrose Lee and Mr Peter Wong and a big thank you also goes to all donors, sponsors, partners and patrons.
Advertisement sponsors were Chevalier Group, Frankie Dominion Holdings Ltd, Great Eagle Holdings Ltd and In Express-Sisters Group Ltd. |
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Sponsors in-kind were Intercontinental Hotel Shenzen, Kwanpen, Mainland Headwear, Munsingwear, Philip Stein, Prince Jewellery & Watch Company, Santa Mia, Winn and Yeung's Group Inc.
Media partners were Golf & Tennis Express, Hong Kong Tatler, South China Media, Jessica, Capital and CEO Entrepreneur. (click here for a full list).
Contact Phoenix, tel 2811 2779 for more details.
Hong Kong Poly U donates tickets for concert
100 free tickets for the Leo Ku Eye Fever PolyU Charity Concert on 25 April at the Hong Kong Coliseum were donated by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to the Federation for its youth members. Contact Ada 3755 7102 for more details.
Free admission for Open Day at Police Tactical Unit from Hang Seng Bank
Hang Seng Bank has offered 45 tickets for underprivileged children served by HKFYG to attend the Open Day of Police Tactical Unit on Saturday 9 May 2009 in Fanling. The bank will also sponsor their travelling expenses.
Contact Fanny, tel 2395 0162 for details.
Many thanks to Sino Properties for helping to distribute prospectus
Sino Properties have kindly helped with distribution of the HKFYG Continuous Learning Centre Prospectus by placing issues 4 and 5 in over 30 of their Hong Kong estates. This helps us to extend our reach to a wider target audience with information about current courses at the centre on 1/F of the HKFYG Building in North Point.
Call Sophia, 3755 7024, if you would like a copy. |
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| Just published |
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Misbehaviour in Hong Kong Youth:
HKFYG Youth Poll 184:
published 27 April 2009
This phone poll was conducted from 31 March-20 April 2009 with 304 young people aged 10-24. |
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It asked respondents to say how often they had misbehaved in the past six months, listing the common forms of misbehaviour. 72.2% said their most common form of misbehaviour was using swear words. 57.1% said they had copied classmates' homework and 56.6% said they had gone home after midnight. 39.4% had drunk alcohol, 26.3% had called their school and lied about being ill when they were not, and 22.6% had visited pornographic websites.
One section of the survey asked respondents to say how socially acceptable they considered the various forms of misbehaviour to be on a scale of 0-10. Higher ratings indicated greater acceptability. Going home late was found to be the most acceptable (4.85 points on average), followed by copying fellow-students' homework (4.46 points on average), drinking (4.40 points on average) and swearing (3.99 points on average). They considered the most serious wrongdoings to be drug abuse (37.7%), followed by smoking (31.7%) and fighting (24.6%).
For the full Chinese press release visit http://www.hkfyg.org.hk/yrc/chinese/yr-p184c.html
Call Sharon, tel 3755 7039 for more details.
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