Help after results at 27771112 Exam results are out today! For the 100 counsellors on the Federation's Form Five Broadband 27771112 hotline, this is an especially important time. The 24 hour service offers support, advice and encouragement to both students and parents The HKFYG's professional Youthline staff are available by phone, through email, SMS or MSN to anyone seeking help. For those who are disappointed with their results, alternatives are suggested to encourage and give hope. For those who have done better, but are unsure of what to do next, the staff help point out options for further advancement. Parents too are provided with the assistance they require. Youthline is here to help; not just at exam time, but all the time. Join us in supporting young people through their life journeys. What's new Federation Flag Day 12 August Give generously when you see the orange HKFYG flag bags next Wednesday. We need your donations to help children with special needs. Contact Ada now if you would like to become a flag seller or make a donation in advance. Tel 3755 7102. Speech Day for Federation's Ching Lok Kindergarten On Tuesday 18 August, Prof Chan Wing-wah, Head of the Centre for Performing Arts, HKU SPACE, will be the Guest of Honour at this event in the Auditorium at the HKFYG Building in North Point, 2.30-3.30pm. 400 guests, parents and students will be attending. Contact Iris, tel 3755 7107 for details. Recent events Prudential Fly High with Us at Summer Cool The Fly High with Us Young Savers Scheme launched a Summer Cool program at the HKFYG Jockey Club Sai Kung Outdoor Training Camp on 11 July 2009. It was a major get-together with team-building for nearly 200 mentors and mentees, creating a bond of understanding and cooperation. Mr Paul Tang, Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Jeff Walker, Chief Executive Officer of Prudential Hong Kong and Mr Raymond Fung, Assistant Director of Social Welfare (Youth & Corrections) were HKFYG's special guests The Fly High with Us Young Savers Scheme is a pilot project for the Child Development Fund. 100 F5 students relax at Hong Kong Disneyland Park in advent of exam results Mr Andrew Kam, Hong Kong Disneyland Managing Director and Mr Bosco Wong (黃宗澤), TVB artiste, both said a few encouraging words during a visit by a group of students to the theme park on 3 August. The trip was arranged by HKFYG for students waiting anxiously for their results. A goal-setting session was balanced with relaxation and fun during the visit, 2 days before the results were to be announced. For details, contact Ying-ying, tel 2788 3433. Be NetWise recruitment expo A large-scale recruitment drive, seeking 500 Internet Ambassadors for this one-year internet education campaign, was part of an expo on July 29-30 at Olympian City with Mrs Rita Lau, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, officiating. The expo attracted a big attendance of over 5,500 and 9,000 job applications were received. HKFYG is the central coordinator of the Be NetWise internet education campaign, which will reach out to about 640,000 primary and junior secondary pupils. The campaign will start in September, when frontline help will come on stream at the Federation's NetWise Support Centre for Families. Contact Ken, 2831 9183, for more information. Thank you partners Sustainable projects with JP Morgan volunteers and Impact International at Tin Shui Wai A fun, interactive community service project with staff from JP Morgan's Finance Section in Asia was arranged by Impact International and launched at Tin Yuet, Tin Shui and Tin Yiu Youth SPOTs on Sunday 26 July 2009. Storyboards and storybooks were used by the corporate volunteers to promote sustainability awareness in the community with reading, drama and games. The projects at individual Youth SPOTs focused on materials, water, and energy with the emphasis on re-use and recycling, energy conservation and healthy eating. Contact Fiona, tel 2445 5777 for more details. Creative October - a cappella Fantasia sponsored by the Home Affairs Bureau The festival will run from 8-13 October with funding from the Home Affairs Bureau, as part of the Creative October event. The a cappella group Focal Plus will be coming from Taiwan to join Takarabune, the all girl group, and Kaichiro Kitamura from Japan. The HKFYG's Hong Kong Melody Makers will be the other star performers at concerts, master classes and workshops. Contact Kenneth, tel 2395 5753 for more details. Sir TL Yang English Language Ambassadors Outreach Dr Jack Tang had the great idea of offering a special birthday gift to HKFYG Vice Patron Sir TL Yang. Dr Tang's generous donation means we can set up the TL English Ambassadors Outreach. The ambassadors will be past contestants of the Federation's annual Standard Chartered English Public Speaking Contest. The Ambassadors will visit schools, talk about their experience and promote the effective use of English. Sir TL Yang is Patron of this popular contest and this is a fitting acknowledgement of all his contributions. It has been made possible courtesy of Dr Tang's thoughtful suggestion. Contact Ellsik, tel 2169 0255 for details. UP inspires radio drama competition with Intercontinental Film Distributors Participants need creativity and teamwork in this competition, co-organized with Intercontinental Film Distributors (HK) Ltd and based on the popular Pixar Disney movie, UP. Free entry for 12-24 year-olds in teams of up to six. Cash prizes are HK$$2,000 for the winning team and HK$1,500 for the first runner-up. Judges include Mr Lai Yiu Cheung (黎耀祥先生) and his son (黎正橋), original sound actors in the Cantonese soundtrack for UP. Public voting for the winners runs from 23-29 August at http://uchannel.hk/ forum. Results will be posted on 30 August via the HKFYG's uchannel.hk. Prize giving: 12th September 2009. Check out http://uchannel.hk/ upradiodrama competition intro.htm, http://uchannel.hk/ uprdcdra made mo.mp3 and http://www.youtube.com/ watch? v=Lizrz4_L7AI for more information. Deadline 16 August. Call Chung, tel 3755 7021, with enquiries. New membership offer from MegaIce From now till 31 Dec 2009, MegaIce is offering discounts to HKFYG u21 youthnet members at the Megabox ice-skating rink. There will be 10% off group lessons and session tickets, Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) will be on a buy-one-get-one-free basis. Phone 2709 4020 for more information or visit http://www.u21.org.hk/youthnet/ premium/ megaice/. Call Marian Yeung, 3755 7072, with general enquiries about membership offers. Just published Journal of Youth Studies no. 24 available now The latest issue has just been published on the theme of Finding a Way Forward for Youth Employment after the Financial Crisis. Feature articles analyze the various measures that have been introduced and relate experiences in youth employment issues, including internship, life-planning education, skills training, workfare, social and commercial entrepreneurship, as well as opportunities in the cultural and creative industries. There are also articles on intervention for adolescents with learning disabilities written by professional psychologists and educational therapists in Singapore, Mainland China, Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong. Read the abstracts at http://www.hkfyg.org.hk/yrc/english/yr-jys12-2-e.html or contact Amy, tel 3755 7037 for further details.