International Events

A 8-day and 7-night culture exchange project to Nepal was successfully held between 1 August and 9 August 2018. 10 Hong Kong Gold Award participants traveled to different places in Nepal with 1 Nepal Gold Award holder. Participants visited Kathmandu, Namo Buddha and local schools to have different cultural exchange activities. Participants stayed in Nepali homes in Patlekhet to experience village life. During the trip, Hong Kong participants spent valuable time with local families and friends and built up friendship with each other. Activity Report>> Activity Report Slide>>

SmarTone A 7-day and 6-night culture exchange project to Korea was successfully held between 15 August and 21 August 2017. 15 Hong Kong Gold Award participants traveled to different provinces in Korea with 11 Korean Gold Award participants. They visited Seoul, Cheonan and Yeongdeok to have different cultural exchange activities. During the trip, Hong Kong participants learnt more about Korean history and culture, and built up friendship with Korean participants. Activity report>>

SmarTone AYP Laos Service Project 2016 had been held on 9 August to 15 August 2016. 14 participants from different Operating Authorities, Award Council Member Mr. Whelan Leung, Award Network Core Group Member Ms. Teresa Mok and one AYP staff went to Laos together to help building a pre-school for a village near Luang Prabang. During the trip, participants could understand Laos’s local culture and they had the chance to interact with the villagers. As the environment in Laos and Hong Kong are totally different, it was a memorable and unforgettable experience for the participants. Besides, the trip had helped them to develop their independency, improved interpersonal skills and achieved self-development. Activity Report >> Video 1 >> Video 2>>

SmarTone AYP Malaysia Canoeing Expedition was held on 1-9 Aug 2015. Coached by Mr. Allen Che, Honorary Legal Advisor & Mr. Mark Lau, Expeditions Instructor, 11 participants who have been trained for over 6 months departed to Port Dickson, Malaysia for their Gold Level Expeditions Assessment. Partnered with a local young people, each team was geared with a double canoe to complete the 4 Days 3 Nights assessment trip over Strait of Malacca. Activity Report >>

The International Gold Event was an international event for Gold Award holders every three years. 75 Gold Award holders, coming from different places, gathered together in South Korea from 23 October 2014 to 2 November 2014. Two Gold Awardees represented Hong Kong to join this big event. Activity Report >>

9-day and 8-night exchange project had been successfully held from 22 to 30 July 2014. 12 Hong Kong delegates had explored a lot on the culture and history of Czech Republic from the journey to Holešov, countryside of Czech Republic. They had completed different types of tasks related to nature, visited the castles and museum of Štramberk, hiked and cooked outdoor. Last but not least, they travelled to Prague for visiting the historic interests. For details, please browse the photos of this exchange project. The video clip of this journey will be uploaded later on. Keep your eyes on our website! Photo album>>

The exchange project had been successfully held on 24 – 30 July 2013. The Hong Kong delegation explored the traditional culture, life style and community of Malaysia. They found friendship, love and passion in the Award Family. Please click the video link below for the exchange project review. SmarTone AYP Hong Kong – Malaysia Exchange Project 2013 (Snapshot) SmarTone AYP Hong Kong – Malaysia Exchange Project 2013 (Full Story)

The International Gold Event (IGE) is The International Award Association’s premier global youth event. Kenya was the hosting country of the 13th IGE, which was held from 2 to 16 September 2011. Two Gold Awardees represented the Award Scheme to attend the IGE 2011. Activity Report>>

With over half year training, 13 Gold Award participants finished over 300km cycling expedition assessment journey in New Zealand this summer. Let’s have a glance at their adventure in this exceptional journey in below video!

It is always the intention of the Award Programme to offer various exposures for our candidates to interact with their counterparts from around the world. Following this direction and with the great support from SmarTone-Vodafone, an outbound exchange programme “SmarTone AYP Hong Kong – Korea Exchange Project 2010” was held from 3rd to 7th August 2010 in Korea. Activity Report >>