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A Voyage for Young Innovators
What if young entrepreneurs could transform the challenges of diverse business landscapes into opportunities for innovation? How would they begin to explore the endless possibilities?
The HKFYG Social Innovation and Youth Business Unit is now organising the “Youth Entrepreneurship Voyage in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA)”. This is with the support of the Youth Development Fund of the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau’s special funding scheme for 2024-27 and the Youth Development Commission.
This initiative will provide up to HK$600,000 in start-up capital, mentorship, and incubation services. Other entrepreneurial support includes GBA entrepreneurship study tour trainings, including policy introductions, visits to innovation and entrepreneurship bases and companies, as well as sharing sessions. Through these diverse activities, the hope is to help aspiring young entrepreneurs, who are interested in developing their businesses in Hong Kong or other GBA cities, to enhance their competitiveness and embark on their entrepreneurial voyage.
We welcome all young entrepreneurs aged 18-39 who are Hong Kong Permanent Residents to submit their creative business plans for the GBA and seize this opportunity to turn their visions into reality!
More details https://bit.ly/4mYj3JO
Enquiries May Lee 3956 8001
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Nurturing Future InnoTech Talent Project
● Three-year Project
Aims to nurture a pool of talented youngsters with a passion for innovation and technology (I&T) with a national and global perspective through an "industry-school-community" collaboration model
Themes artificial intelligence, aerospace and engineering technology, robotics, and new energy
Activities include systematic training journey for students in each year with exchange visits, master classes, workshops and bootcamps led by Mainland industry experts. For teachers, professional training, customised teaching and learning toolkits will be provided
Benefits over 2,000 young innovators and 500 InnoTech teachers
Organised by the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation
Funded by the Institute of Philanthropy and The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
Strategic partnership with HKFYG
● In Recruitment - Art Tech Exchange Tours
Aims to enrich participants' understanding of the integration and application of arts and technology
Targets Form 3 to 6 students
Date & Venue August 11-15, Beijing-Shanghai; August 18-22, Beijing-Xi'an
Click here for more details
Enquiries Nicole Ngan 3528 2916
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Rosewood Foundation Entrepreneurship Award Ceremony Honours Five Startup Teams
Aims to provide various forms of entrepreneurial support, including business matching, industry networking and presentation coaching
Award includes HK$100,000 scale-up funding each, along with the opportunity to collaborate commercially with the Rosewood Hotel Group
Target young people aged 18 to 35
Five winning business solutions
● a biodegradable silica cleaning capsule
● a vision-based AI-powered analytics platform
● an innovative upcycled beverage company
● a 3D food printing system and
● an automated cocktail mixing machine
Click here for more details
Enquiries May Lee 3956 8001
The 34th Social Workers' Basketball Tournament
Congratulations to the Federation for its remarkable achievements! The team has proudly won the Champion of Hui Chun Fui Shield Championship in the Women's Division. Additionally, they have secured the title of First Runner-Up in the Men's Division of the Hui Chun Fui Plate Championship!
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Youth I.D.E.A.S. think tank latest report No. 82 on "Connecting Young People with Countryside Conservation
Key findings
● 90.8% consider countryside conservation important to sustainable urban-rural development for Hong Kong; 83.0% believe it offers an alternative for youth engagement in society
● Lack of time, knowledge or access are major reasons for respondents who have not participated in countryside conservation
● The average expectation level regarding the Northern Metropolis implementing the principle of "urban-rural integration" is 5.2 points (0 to 10, 5 indicates general)
● 62.9% think conserving countryside could promote youth career development
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Major recommendations
● Formulate a blueprint for sustainable development of urban-rural areas of Hong Kong to reinforce young people’s motivation to further participating in sustainable development of the city
● Launch and hold annual large-scale rural events to raise public awareness
● Open a portion of the membership seats on the “Advisory Committee on the Northern Metropolis” for the Member Self-recommendation Scheme for Youth, thereby enhancing young people involvement in the planning of the Northern Metropolis
● Organise more exchange activities with elements of sustainable urban-rural development between the Mainland and Hong Kong society to broaden youth perspectives
Online survey period 18 March to 2 April 2025
Respondents 534 youth aged 15 to 34
Full results and recommendations in Chinese click here
Enquiries Sharon Cheung 3755 7039
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