Introduction
About The Hong Kong Young Leaders Development Association
The Hong Kong Young Leaders Development Association (HKYLDA) is founded with the missions to arouse young people’s awareness and understanding toward local, national and global affairs, as well as to enhance their leadership qualities and equip them well to be future leaders.
Motto Youth to Lead, Devote and Achieve
Vision 1. To gather and cultivate young leaders excel in various aspects including academic, social service, arts, sports or leadership; 2. To provide opportunities for enthusiastic youth to learn and develop; 3. To arouse the youth’s awareness toward the affairs in Hong Kong, China and the world; 4. To be a platform for the youth to voice out their ideas toward society and to encourage youth to participate social affairs; 5. To coordinate the youth’s engagement into community affairs.
Current Number of members Over 1,000 including senior secondary students and university students
Past activities held Hong Kong Model Legislative Council (since 2008) Leadership Empowerment Action Project (since 2009) Global Youth Minister (since 2011) Tai Po Outstanding Youth Selection (since 2012) International Youth Exchange Program – Exchange with Singapore Youth (2010~2011) International Youth Exchange Program – Exchange with Ireland Youth (2011)
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Consultants of YLDA
Honorary President
Hon Jasper TASNG Yok-sing, Mrs Anson CHAN Fang On-sang, Dr Joseph LEE Chung-tak, GBS, JP GBS, JP GBM, JP Chairman, President Former Chief Secretary Committee on the Promotion of The Legislative Council of HKSAR HKSAR Civic Education
Honorary Advisors (in alphabetical order)
Hon Starry LEE Wai-king, JP Hon TAM Yiu-chung, GBS, JP Hon Emily LAU Wai-hing, JP Legislative Councillor Legislative Councillor Legislative Councillor The Legislative Council of HKSAR The Legislative Council of HKSAR The Legislative Council of HKSAR
Hon Michael TIEN Puk-sun, BBS, JP Hon CHAN Yuen-han, SBS, JP Hon Alan LEONG Kah-kit, SC Legislative Councillor Legislative Councillor Legislative Councillor The Legislative Council of HKSAR The Legislative Council of HKSAR The Legislative Council of HKSAR Dr Hon Elizabeth QUAT, JP Hon Paul TSE Wai-chun, JP Hon WONG Kwok-hing, BBS Legislative Councillor Legislative Councillor Legislative Councillor The Legislative Council of HKSAR The Legislative Council of HKSAR The Legislative Council of HKSAR Hon Joseph LEE Kok-long, SBS, JP Hon CHAN Han-pan Hon Paul TSE Wai-chun, JP Legislative Councillor Legislative Councillor Legislative Councillor The Legislative Council of HKSAR The Legislative Council of HKSAR The Legislative Council of HKSAR
Dr Hon Kenneth CHAN Ka-lok Hon Christopher CHUNG Shu-kun, Hon Alice MAK Mei-kuen, JP BBS, JP Legislative Councillor Legislative Councillor Legislative Councillor The Legislative Council of HKSAR The Legislative Council of HKSAR The Legislative Council of HKSAR
Mr. Kenneth CHEN Wei-on, SBS Dr Law Chi-kwong, SBS, JP Mr Caspar TSUI Ying-wai Secretary-general Chairman Political Assistants The Legislative Council of HKSAR Community Care Fund Task Force Home Affairs Bureau Ms Flora CHUNG Woon-fan, Flora Mrs Selina CHOW LIANG Shuk-yee, Dr LEE Yuk-lun, JP GBS, JP Founding President, Chief Executive Officer Party Chair Phoenix Charitable Foundation Agency for Volunteer Service Liberal Party
Ms Emily MOK Fung Yee, MH, JP Ms. Tanya CHAN Mr Bill LAY Yan Piau Chief Advisor Practising Barristers Member Kowloon Region school Heads Election Committee of HKSAR Association
Mr Clement WOO Kin-man Member, Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education
Honorary Legal Advisors Adviser in chief of Leadership Adviser in chief of Strategic Programme Development Dr James WONG Kong-tin Executive Director, Mr Jones LAM Chun-shing Mr Victor LAU Hing-shing Basic Law Institute Deputy Chief Agency Officer Vice Chairman Agency Professional Development Hong Kong Chido Association Ms Doreen KONG Yuk-foon Prudential (Hong Kong) Partner, Reed Smith Richards Butler
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Structure of YLDA
Consultant Management Committee Committee
Executive Committee
Politics and Social International District Public Public Policy Services affairs Development Relations Committee Committee Committee Committee Committee
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Major Activities
1. Hong Kong Model Legislative Council 香港模擬立法會
Founding year: 2008
Aim: 1. To enhance participants’ knowledge toward Hong Kong’s political development; 2. To understand the system of Legislative Council in Hong Kong; 3. To raise participants’ awareness toward Hong Kong’s political, economic and social issues; 4. To provide an opportunity for participants to discuss, debate and devise domestic policy in regard of the current affairs in Hong Kong; 5. To cultivate leadership among participants and to spot young talents in politics.
Date: Summer
Target: S3 – S6 Secondary Students (Participants), Undergraduates (Mentors)
Brief description: Hong Kong Model Legislative Council (HKMLC) aims at arousing the participants’ awareness toward the ‘rule of law’ and ‘social justice’, which both serve as Hong Kong’s core values. As a major law-making institution, the Legislative Council (LEGCO) plays an indispensable role in upholding the rule of law and social justice domestically. Through a series of activities, HKMLC aims at deepening participants’ understanding toward the functions and operation of the LEGCO, and providing them new insight into various political, economic and social issues in Hong Kong. It is hoped through the program, the participants can better understand the importance of LEGCO to Hong Kong’s development, especially its contribution toward the maintenance of the ‘rule of law’ and ‘social justice’ in Hong Kong.
Sponsoring Organization: Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education
Supporting Political Party in Hong Kong: Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong Civic Party Liberal Party Democratic Party Businesses and Professionals Alliance New People's Party Labour Party Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood League of Social Democrats People Power Other Supporting Organizations: Home Affairs Bureau, HKSAR Government Commission on Youth, HKSAR Government Constitution and Mainland Affairs Bureau, HKSAR Government Education Bureau, HKSAR Government
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2. Global Youth Minister 環球青年部長會議
Founding year: 2011
Aim: To deepen students’ understanding toward China’s role in international community and her foreign policies; To increase students’ awareness toward global issues and transnational problems; To develop the sense of global citizenship among students; To encourage students to develop comprehensive solutions to tackle the current social, economic and political problems in international context
Date: January to March
Target: S3 – S7 Secondary Students
Brief description: Global Youth Ministers (GYM) is a program launched by the Hong Kong Young Leaders Development Association (YLDA) since 2011. It aims at equipping the talented youths with global perspectives, enhancing their leadership qualities and, more importantly, furthering their understanding toward China’s role in international community in 21st Century. Aimed at providing a transformational experience for the participants, GYM consists of a series of lectures led by keynote speakers, a number of workshops for skills improvement, and the GYM summit in which students are encouraged to debate, discuss and formulate sustainable solutions toward various global issues. It is hoped that through the attainment of substantive knowledge on international issues, the participants will develop a more comprehensive understanding toward the internal and external policies of China, as well as the opportunities and obstacles faced by her in global context.
Sponsoring Organization: Environment and Conservation Fund, Environmental Campaign Committee, HKSAR Government
Supporting Foreign Consulates in Hong Kong: Australian Consulate-General Hong Kong Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Hong Kong Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong and Macau Consulate General of South Africa in Hong Kong
Other Supporting Organizations: Home Affairs Bureau, HKSAR Government Commission on Youth, HKSAR Government Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education
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3. Leadership Empowerment Action Project 飛躍社會服務領袖計劃
Founding year: 2009
Aim: To enhance participants’ responsibility toward society; To encourage youth’s discussion on local affairs; To raise the participant’s leadership quality and their ability in organizing activities.
Date: Summer
Target: S3 – S6 Secondary Students (Participants), Undergraduates (Mentors)
Brief description: Leadership Empowerment Action Project (LEAP) focuses on social service and leadership training. These qualities could promote love and caring among people and establish a harmony society. Also, by organizing social service, discussion on social issue and giving suggestion, participants could know more about the society and aware of their right and responsibilities. In order to reinforce the role of participant in the program and maximize their benefits, participants would have chance to organize social service as well as writing research paper. The themes of LEAP vary every year including racial inclusion, research on development of old towns and issue of intergenerational poverty. The majority of participants keep on taking part in voluntary service after this program.
Sponsoring Organization: Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education
Supporting Organizations: Commission on Youth, HKSAR Family Council, HKSAR Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wofoo Leadership Network Caritas Kowloon Centre Feeding Hong Kong Agency for Volunteer Service The Boys' & Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong Senior Citizen Home Safety Association Phoenix Charitable Foundation
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The List of Supporting Organizations
A) Government Departments of HKSAR
Home Affairs Bureau Education Bureau Constitution and Mainland Legislative Council of
Affairs Bureau HKSAR Secretariat
Agriculture, Fisheries and Family Council Committee on the Promotion Environment and
Conservation Department of Civic Education Conservation Fund
Environmental Campaign Commission on Youth
Committee
B) Consulates in Hong Kong
Consulate General of the Consulate General of the South African Consulate
United States Hong Kong & Federal Republic of Germany General HKSAR/MSAR
Macau Hong Kong
C) Political Parties in HKSAR
Democratic Alliance for the Civic Party
Betterment and Progress of H K Liberal Party Democratic Party
Business and Professional New People’s Party Labour Party The HK Association for
Alliance for Hong Kong Democracy and People’s
Livelihood
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League of Social Democrats People Power
D) Other Supporting Organizations
Faculty of Law, University Agency for Volunteer Service Friends of the Earth Green Council
of Hong Kong
Feeding Hong Kong
Senior Citizen Home Safety WWF Hong Kong Phoenix Charitable
Association Foundation
Tung Wah Group of Tung Sin Tan Wofoo Leaders Network Institute of Active Ageing
Hospitals
Hong Kong Geriatric Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Tin Ho Enterprises Co Ltd
Society Garden
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