Past Events

The Hong Kong Award for Young People Jockey Club Duke of Edinburgh Training Camp Opening Ceremony was successfully held on 27th March 2021. We were delighted to have Guest of Honour The Honourable Mrs. Carrie LAM CHENG Yuet-ngor, GBM, GBS, The Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, together with officiating guests Mr. Caspar TSUI Ying-wai, JP, Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr. Michael T H LEE, JP, Deputy Chairman of Hong Kong Jockey Club, Mr. LO Yan-lai, MH, JP, Chairman of Award Council, and Mr. Rock CHEN Chung-nin, SBS, JP, Honorary President of AYP and Trustee of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, to witness a new milestone of AYP. Thanks to the generous donation of over HK$203 million from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust for training camp redevelopment and related activities, the new campsite will provide diversified and all-rounded services to more young people. Moreover, two innovative training programmes are introduced: The Jockey Club Diversity Mentoring Youth Project and The Jockey Club “Camily” Project. The Jockey Club Diversity Mentoring Youth Project helps marginal youths face challenges in life through sharing of experiences by disabled mentors; and The Jockey Club “Camily” Project helps parents and children…

AYP Sports Empower Programme kick-off ceremony was successfully held at our Expeditions Centre on 8th November 2020. Dr. Philip Ma, Award Council Member and Chairman of Camp Management Committee kick-started the programme with Mr. Kenneth Fok, JP, the Vice-President of the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China and the non-official member of the Youth Development Commission and Ms. Fay Ho, former Olympic rower representative for HK during the ceremony. The HKAYP introduce Sports Empower Programme, which provides a platform for youths to learn and promote different sports activities. Youths may equip different skills through learning, teaching, and promotion of the sports. More than that, the HKAYP is the pioneer in bringing Board Rowing, a new water cruise combining stand-up paddleboard and rowing board, to provide young people skills and experience to learn and re-start in times of difficulties!