Security Bureau Youth Uniformed Group Leaders Forum holds annual review (with photos)
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Addressing the audience, the Deputy Secretary for Justice, Dr Cheung Kwok-kwan, said the Leaders Forum has organised nearly 30 diversified events over the past year, covering areas including patriotic education, national security, technology, culture and career exploration. As this year marks the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, the Leaders Forum also arranged for youth members to visit the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, enabling them to gain a deeper understanding of the importance of safeguarding national sovereignty and security. He said he was glad to see that the Leaders Forum strives to further deepen regional co-operation, he said that apart from continuing to maintain close collaboration with Shenzhen University, the Leaders Forum also partnered with the Academy of Public Security Forces of Macao for the first time, with a view to jointly promoting interaction and exchanges among young people in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Macao.
Youth members from the three places shared their observations and reflections from the activities of the Leaders Forum in the past year through interviews and short videos, including their experiences gained from the summer internships at various renowned enterprises and government agencies. Youth members gave presentations on various youth-related research topics, including public engagement, promotion of Chinese culture, cyber ethics and civic responsibilities, telling good stories of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), and social responsibilities of youth. The members received feedback from the guests. Old and new members then participated in team-building activities to know each other through games, laying a solid foundation for collaborative learning in the coming year.
Concluding the event, the Secretary for Security, Mr Tang Ping-keung, highlighted the significant achievements of the members of the Leaders Forum last year. These included four members representing Hong Kong youth to attend the military parade in commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War in Beijing; a member, as the youth representative of Hong Kong, China, taking part in the Voices of the Future programme organised by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in Peru in 2024; and seven members being awarded the stars of self-improvement of Chinese college students, an award presented to only 20 students in Hong Kong. Mr Tang added that 42 members did summer internships in renowned enterprises or organisations in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Hong Kong and Macao, and 10 students from Shenzhen University came to Hong Kong for training in different enterprises.
Mr Tang said that in order to strengthen the core objectives of co-operation in the GBA, the SB will assign five Administrative Officers, together with five teachers from Shenzhen University, to serve as mentors for the new cohort of members, guiding new members to complete thematic research projects related to GBA collaboration. He also said that the alumni of the Leaders Forum are actively preparing for the establishment of an alumni association, in the hope of bringing the sense of social responsibility and collaborative spirit they have learned to more social service activities, becoming a group that can contribute to Hong Kong and the country.
The SB established the Leaders Forum in October 2022 to deepen participation in youth work. In the following year, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed with Shenzhen University, and its students were invited to participate in the activities of the Leaders Forum. Last year, the Leaders Forum expanded its network by including youth members of the Academy of Public Security Forces of Macao, further promoting youth development and cultural exchanges among Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Macao.
Ends/Saturday, September 27, 2025
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