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HKAYP bronze awardees commended (with photos)
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     A total of 181 young people today (May 10) were commended at the 2014 Bronze Award Presentation Ceremony of the Hong Kong Award for Young People (HKAYP) Police Operating Authority (POA) for their outstanding performance.

     They received bronze award certificates from the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), Mr Lo Wai-chung; the Director of Operations, Mr Wong Chi-hung; and the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of HKAYP Award Council, Mr Rock Chen and Mr Lo Yan-lai; at the Police Sports and Recreation Club.

     Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Lo Wai-chung said the HKAYP had long been providing young people with varied activities and training to broaden their horizon and boost self-confidence, with a view to nurturing the spirit of overcoming difficulties and taking up challenges. A number of awardees have become leaders in the community, which further proves the success of the scheme, he noted.

     He also expressed gratitude to the contribution of volunteer instructors, who are mainly serving or retired Police officers.

     Meanwhile, Mr Chen gave a special token of appreciation to the Force for active engagement in the scheme for more than four decades. He encouraged the awardees to apply what they had learnt when facing different challenges in their daily life.

     In the past year, POA organised over 20 training courses resulting in five gold awardees, 38 silver awardees and today's 181 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 by taking part in activities specified under categories of skills, service, expedition, physical recreation and residential project.

     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.

Ends/Saturday, May 10, 2014
Issued at HKT 13:13

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