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 recognise their roles and improve communication in families. Both programmes will run for three years.
