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A total of 239 young people today (May 25) were commended at the 2013 Bronze Award Presentation Ceremony of the Hong Kong Award for Young People (HKAYP) Police Operating Authority (POA) for their outstanding performance.
They received their bronze award certificates from the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), Mr Tang Kam-moon, the Assistant Commissioner of Police (Support), Ms Chiu Wai-yin, the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of HKAYP Award Council, Mr Rock Chen and Mr Allen Che, at the Police Sports and Recreation Club.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Tang pointed out that the HKAYP had a long history in providing young people with a platform to achieve their goals, rise to the challenges, broaden their horizon and serve the community. A number of awardees have become leaders in the community.
Mr Tang also expressed gratitude to the contribution of volunteer instructors. Most of them are serving or retired Police officers.
Meanwhile, Mr Chen gave a special token of appreciation to the Force for active engagement in the scheme in the past 40 years. Through efforts of POA staff and volunteer instructors, more and more gold, silver and bronze awardees were nourished to serve the community.
In the past year, POA organised over 20 training courses resulting in 11 gold awardees, 38 silver awardees and today's 239 bronze award recipients.
The HKAYP scheme aims at building up young people's confidence and developing their potentials. Participants aged between 14 and 25 will be awarded gold, silver or bronze awards after joining activities specified under the skills, service, expedition, physical recreation and residential project sections.
The Police have organised HKAYP (formerly called The Duke of Edinburgh's Award) activities at the Police Cadet School since 1973. Established in 1979, the Hong Kong Police Operating Authority is one of the 18 operating authorities of the scheme to coordinate the relevant activities. Police Public Relations Branch took over the programme in 2006.
Police Report No. 178
Ends/Saturday, May 25, 2013
Issued at HKT 13:25
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