SHYA leads United Nations youth volunteer interns to visit OCMFA (with photos)

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     The Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Miss Alice Mak, and the Permanent Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Ms Shirley Lam, led a new batch of youth volunteer interns participating in the HYAB – United Nations Volunteer Internship Programme to visit the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (OCMFA) today (June 30), and met with Deputy Commissioner of the OCMFA Mr Li Yongsheng. Representatives of the Agency for Volunteer Service, which co-organised the Programme, also joined the visit.

     The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau promulgated the Youth Development Blueprint at end-2022. The vision is to nurture a new generation of young people with an affection for the country and for Hong Kong and equipped with global perspectives, an aspiring mindset and positive thinking, who will make contributions to the development of the country and the city. The Government launched the Programme in collaboration with the United Nations (UN) Volunteers and provides full funding support to local university students to undertake six-month volunteer placements in different UN agencies. This would help young people expand their horizons and develop their personal capabilities, and also provide an opportunity for them to contribute to the international community in the capacity of Chinese youth volunteers. This year, the Programme offers a total of 20 internship placements in different UN agencies located in Kazakhstan, Laos, Nepal, Thailand, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.

     Miss Mak expressed gratitude to the OCMFA for its support for youth development work in Hong Kong, especially the arrangements of today's visit. She also thanked the representatives from the Department of International Organizations and Conferences of the OCMFA for introducing the work of the OCMFA to the youth volunteer interns, providing them with the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the country's foreign affairs, as well as Hong Kong's unique role and advantages in the country's opening up to the world and global governance. She encouraged the interns to cherish this volunteer internship opportunity, showcase Hong Kong's distinctive advantages of enjoying the strong support of the motherland and being closely connected to the world, and also tell good stories of the country and Hong Kong.

     The youth volunteer interns will depart successively to undertake volunteer placements in UN agencies, such as the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Ends/Monday, June 30, 2025
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The Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Miss Alice Mak, led a batch of youth volunteer interns under the HYAB – United Nations Volunteer Internship Programme to visit the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (OCMFA) today (June 30). Photo shows Miss Mak (left) meeting with Deputy Commissioner of the OCMFA Mr Li Yongsheng (right).