SHYA visits Hong Kong Army Cadets Association (with photos)
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Miss Mak was first given a briefing by the Chairman of the HKACA, Dr Bunny Chan, on the HKACA's latest operations. Established in 2015, the HKACA is a uniformed group providing its cadets with discipline training and Chinese-style foot drill lessons through which they can cultivate a strong will and learn to practise self-discipline, self-reflection, team spirit and perseverance. The HKACA offers training courses ranging from foot drill, flag raising, leadership training, field survival, first aid and life-saving, physical and aesthetic development to community services.
Among the diversified skill-training facilities in the HKACA Headquarters, Miss Mak toured a housekeeping training room, a home economics room and an obstacle training ground to learn about the young cadets' routine training. She then inspected a foot drill performance conducted with much vigour and enthusiasm by the young cadets.
To echo the festivity of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the HKACA themed today's routine elite training on the Festival to help young participants gain knowledge about the traditional Chinese festivals for a better understanding of the country and Chinese culture, thereby fostering their sense of national identity. Miss Mak watched young participants take part in Mid-Autumn Festival lantern-making activities.
Miss Mak said, "Young people are the future, hope and pillars of Hong Kong. The Government has all along devoted considerable efforts towards youth development, with policy objectives formulated specifically for the healthy growth and development of young people. The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau (HYAB) provides recurrent subvention to youth uniformed groups in the community to support the provision of informal education and training to young people which serves to help them foster positive values, strengthen leadership skills and attain whole-person development."
The HKACA is one of the HYAB's major partners in youth development. Its training on foot drills in Chinese style is also conducive to cultivating among young people a sense of belonging towards the country and a sense of national identity. To support its work, the HYAB provides subvention to the HKACA starting from 2022-23 in the hope that it will keep an active role in supporting youth work and organising diverse activities to engage young people.
Before concluding her visit, Miss Mak exchanged views with HKACA representatives and its young cadets to gauge their views on youth work.
Ends/Saturday, September 10, 2022
Issued at HKT 14:20
Issued at HKT 14:20
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