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Immigration Department Youth Leaders Corps organises National Games in Touch: Chaoshan Exchange Tour 2025 (with photos)
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     The Immigration Department Youth Leaders Corps (IDYL) organised the three-day National Games in Touch: Chaoshan Exchange Tour 2025 from April 22 to 24. As the governments of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao will cohost the 15th National Games for the first time this year, the exchange tour provided an opportune time for IDYL members to gain insights into the preparations for the Games by visiting the competition venues in Shantou in person, while learning more about Chaoshan's history and culture.
 
     Addressing the opening ceremony on the first day of the exchange tour, the Director of Immigration, Mr Benson Kwok, expressed his hope that IDYL members would enhance their understanding of the motherland and national affairs by interacting with local youth through site visits, so that they could contribute to the country's development in the future.
 
     Led by the Commissioner of the IDYL, Dr Cheng Kam-chung, and members of the IDYL Advisory Committee, participants visited Shantou Haojiang Innovation Center, Chaoshan Historical Culture Expo Center, Shantou Sports Center, Nan'ao Island and Chaozhou Ancient City, among others. They also interacted with young entrepreneurs from Chaoshan and student athletes from Shantou Sports School. In addition, the group visited Shantou Offshore Wind Power Industrial Park, where they learned about the country's key wind power projects and its sustainable development strategies.
     
     The IDYL will continue to actively organise exchange programmes on a variety of themes to deepen members' understanding of Chinese history and culture, thereby fostering their sense of nationhood, national identity and affection for the nation.
 
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The Immigration Department Youth Leaders Corps organised the three-day National Games in Touch: Chaoshan Exchange Tour from April 22 to 24.  Photo shows the Director of Immigration, Mr Benson Kwok, delivering a speech at the opening ceremony of the exchange tour.
The Immigration Department Youth Leaders Corps (IDYL) organised the three-day National Games in Touch: Chaoshan Exchange Tour from April 22 to 24. Photo shows the Commissioner of the IDYL, Dr Cheng Kam-chung (left), presenting souvenir to the Deputy Director of the United Front Work Department of CPC Central Committee of Shantou, Mr Wu Hansong (right), during the opening ceremony.
The Immigration Department Youth Leaders Corps (IDYL) organised the three-day National Games in Touch: Chaoshan Exchange Tour from April 22 to 24. Photo shows the Director of Immigration, Mr Benson Kwok, (second row, 12th left), the Commissioner of the IDYL, Dr Cheng Kam-chung (second row, 11th left), members of the IDYL Advisory Committee and 60 members of the IDYL attending the opening ceremony of the exchange tour held at Haojiang Innovation Center.
The Immigration Department Youth Leaders Corps (IDYL) organised the three-day National Games in Touch: Chaoshan Exchange Tour from April 22 to 24. Photo shows Deputy Commissioner of the IDYL Mr Yao CJ Quanhao (forth left), and Assistant Commissioner Ms Samantha Liu (third right) conducting a sharing session at Haojiang Innovation Center on innovation and entrepreneurship in Hong Kong.
The Immigration Department Youth Leaders Corps (IDYL) organised the three-day National Games in Touch: Chaoshan Exchange Tour from April 22 to 24. Photo shows an IDYL member participating in a tea workshop.
The Immigration Department Youth Leaders Corps (IDYL) organised the three-day National Games in Touch: Chaoshan Exchange Tour from April 22 to 24. Photo shows IDYL members participating in a Chinese paper-cutting art workshop.
The Immigration Department Youth Leaders Corps (IDYL) organised the three-day National Games in Touch: Chaoshan Exchange Tour from April 22 to 24. Photo shows the Director of Immigration, Mr Benson Kwok, observing daily training of gymnasts with IDYL members at Shantou Sports School.
The Immigration Department Youth Leaders Corps (IDYL) organised the three-day National Games in Touch: Chaoshan Exchange Tour from April 22 to 24.  Photo shows a student athlete from Shantou Sports School coaching table tennis techniques with an IDYL member.
The Immigration Department Youth Leaders Corps (IDYL) organised the three-day National Games in Touch: Chaoshan Exchange Tour from April 22 to 24.  Photo shows IDYL members visiting the venue of the 15th National Games Female's handball competition to learn about the preparation process for the event.
The Immigration Department Youth Leaders Corps (IDYL) organised the three-day National Games in Touch: Chaoshan Exchange Tour from April 22 to 24. Photo shows IDYL members visiting Shantou Offshore Wind Power Industrial Park to learn about the key national strategy on wind energy projects.
The Immigration Department Youth Leaders Corps (IDYL) organised the three-day National Games in Touch: Chaoshan Exchange Tour from April 22 to 24. Photo shows IDYL members visiting Chaozhou Ancient City.