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The Hong Kong Award for Young People (AYP) is a licensed member of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation. AYP targets youth from 14 to 24 years old to cultivate perseverance and the spirit of self-challenge through completing a set of unique international principles, so as to achieve whole person development.

The Award is:

Comprised of 3 Award Levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold Level.
Included with 4 Sections of activities: Service, Skills, Physical Recreation and Adventurous Journey, and Gold Level is required to complete Residential Project Section additionally.
An opportunity for participants to unleash potential and equip themselves for future development.
Coordinated with a non-formal education framework, which fills the gap that formal education could not offer to young people.

Start Your Award Journey

	Bronze	Direct Silver	Progressive Silver	Direct Gold	Progressive Gold
Service Skills Physical Recreation	Major 26 hours over a min. of 6 months (26 weeks) Minor Min. 13 hours over a min. of 3 months (13 weeks)	Major Min. 52 hours over a min. of 12 months (52 weeks) Minor Min. 26 hours over a min. of 6 months (26 weeks)	Min. 26 hours over a min. of 6 months (26 weeks) (Not required to choose “Major” and “Minors”)	Major Min. 78 hours over a min. of 18 months (78 weeks) Minor Min. 52 hours over a min. of 12 months (52 weeks)	Min. 52 hours over a min. of 12 months (52 weeks) (Not required to choose “Major” and “Minors”)
Adventurous Journey	2 days including 1 night camping	3 days including 2 nights camping		4 days including 3 nights camping
Residential Project	/	/		Not less than 5 consecutive days and 4 nights away

Service

Skills

Physical Recreation

Bronze

Major

26 hours over a min. of 6 months (26 weeks)

Minor

Min. 13 hours over a min. of 3 months (13 weeks)

Direct Silver

Major

Min. 52 hours over a min. of 12 months (52 weeks)

Minor

Min. 26 hours over a min. of 6 months (26 weeks)

Progressive Silver

Major

26 hours over a min. of 6 months (26 weeks)

Minor

Min. 13 hours over a min. of 3 months (13 weeks)

Direct Gold

Min. 26 hours over a min. of 6 months (26 weeks)

(Not required to choose “Major” and “Minors”)

Progressive Gold

Min. 52 hours over a min. of 12 months (52 weeks)

(Not required to choose “Major” and “Minors”)

Adventurous Journey

Bronze

2 days including 1 night camping

Direct Silver

3 days including 2 nights camping

Progressive Silver

3 days including 2 nights camping

Direct Gold

4 days including 3 nights camping

Progressive Gold

4 days including 3 nights camping

Residential Project

Bronze

Direct Silver

Progressive Silver

Direct Gold

Not less than 5 consecutive days

Progressive Gold

Not less than 5 consecutive days

Steps to Attain the Award

Enquiry

AYP is about self-challenge and our programmes cover voluntary service and extra curricular activities. You should study the details before joining. You may find useful information in this website, or may visit Award Office/Operating Authorities for details. Some Operating Authorities may have specific recruitment targets and you may choose the suitable one to join.

Enrolment

To begin your AYP journey, you should purchase a record book through an Operating Authority. All Award activities should be recorded on the record book for evaluation. Only activities undertaken after the enrollment will be counted. You will be asked to provide personal information during the enrollment. Should there be changes on the information, you should inform Operating Authority immediately for correspondences update.

Selection of Activities

You may choose your activities according to your abilities and interests and please refer to the guidelines in AYP Handbook. Except Adventurous Journey Section, you may plan your Award activities for assessment. You may choose the same activity for different levels (e.g. choosing Karate for both the Bronze and Silver Level) and improvement should be shown in the advanced level.

Invitation of Instructors

Approval of Activities

Scheduling Progressed Activities

You should keep progress of the activities as scheduled and keep contact with the assessors to evaluate the progress of and performance.

Record of Activities

You should keep record of the progress and details of the activities for assessors and Operating Authorities to review after completion.

Endorsement

Upon completion of the Award activities, you should ask your instructors and assessors to endorse on the record book to certify the progress and performance. Gold award participants shall meet the Section Panels to prove your activity record, where Section Panels will endorse for certification.

Attain the Award

Participant fulfilling the requirements for each Level will be awarded a certificate and a pin. Bronze Award Presentation will be organized by the Operating Authorities; Silver Award Presentation will be organized by the Award Office, and the Silver Awards will be presented by celebrities. Participants are required to complete the Notification of Attainment of Silver Award before the deadline of presentation ceremony (Some Operating Authorities may have special arrangements for their participants). Gold Awards will be presented by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Participants are required to complete the Notification of Attainment of Gold Award and hand in their record books before the deadline.

Impact of the Award

Increase Competitiveness for Further Studies

Participating in the Award Scheme can help young people to enrich the JUPAS Student Learning Profile (SLP) and show more achievements besides academic studies in the university interviews. Through different AYP activities, they can find their own strength among their peers and add value to interview performance.

Improve Employability

The Award Scheme allows young people to develop practical soft skills that are valued by global employers, such as communication and organisation skills, decision-making, teamwork and confidence etc.

Improve Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing

AYP helps young people find more ways to release stress and broaden horizons by participating in diverse activities.

Improve Physical Health & Fitness

AYP assists young people to achieve whole-person development. By cultivating their exercise habits, we aim to balance their physical and mental health.

Increase Engagement with Community Causes

Different activities, such as international exchange projects, camps and adventure training activities, have been organised by AYP in order to let young people jump out of their comfort zone.

Five Sections Highlights

Voluntary Work

AYP held “BronzeGain” Bronze Level activities during July 2023 to January 2024. For Service section, we arranged participants to join different voluntary services and bring warmth to the community.

Skill

AYP held “BronzeGain” Bronze Level activities during July 2023 to January 2024. For Skills section, We arranged instructor to teach participants baking skills and techniques.

Archery Course 2024-25

We organised an archery course from December 2024 to December 2025. This course tailored to offer a comprehensive and systematic learning experience for young individuals keen on archery. The programme covered not only archery postures, techniques, and safety protocols, but also included practical exercises and psychological training under the expert guidance of coaches to enhance accuracy and stability.

Dr. Irene Tang Gold Level Taiwan Adventurous Journey Training Course

In April 2025, AYP conducted its first Adventurous Journey in a mixed mode, combining hiking and biking challenges. After completing nearly six months of hiking and biking training, the participants finally headed to Taipei to begin a four-day assessment journey. It allowed participants to experience challenges while enjoying the rich landscapes and natural scenery.

Dr. Irene Tang AYP Yunnan Residential Project Programme 2024

Through a series of exploration and reflection, participants gained a comprehensive understanding of the history and culture of Yunnan. During the 6-Day-5-Night Residential Project Programme, participants visited two Ethnic Minority living place, the Bai and the Naxi, to experience their culture; also, they visited the Eastern and Western Pagodas, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, and Yunnan Baiyao Group Co., Ltd. etc., to have a deeper understanding of the local tradition and business. Multiple unforgettable experiences have allowed participants to continually improve, becoming more mature and proactive.

Start Your Award Journey

Start Your Award Journey

Steps to Attain the Award

Impact of the Award

Increase Competitiveness for Further Studies

Improve Employability

Improve Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing

Improve Physical Health & Fitness

Increase Engagement with Community Causes

Five Sections Highlights

Voluntary Work

Skill

Archery Course 2024-25

Dr. Irene Tang Gold Level Taiwan Adventurous Journey Training Course

Dr. Irene Tang AYP Yunnan Residential Project Programme 2024

Form for Participants