Newslettervolume two

22nd Hong kong union for young leaders

Content Global Awareness ProjectWorld Congress Day 1

After series of workshops and activities, Campers finally

came to the highlight of the Global Awareness Project, the World

Congress, which was successfully held from 27th to 28th December,

2013 at the University of Hong Kong.

In the two-day Congress, Campers were given the chance to

present their proposals regarding the global issues assigned and to

go through a series of activities which could polish their different

skills and abilities. Day 1 of the World Congress commenced with

an introduction, the rules and regulations of the event by our

Chairperson, Mr. NIP Timothy Chi Fung.

Each of the six groups were given 20 minutes to present their

well-analysed and feasible solutions, followed up by a 30-minute

question and answer session immediately. Committee members and

Campers, who represented different countries and roles would

comment and criticize the proposed solutions. As a result, Campers’

presentation skills and critical thinking skills were enhanced and

polished through responding to challenging questions by others.

The presentations were followed by the free discussion session,

in which each group was given the opportunity to approach the other

five groups for comments and suggestions while Committee members

acted as different NGOs to question, as well as to provide assistance

to them. After the event, an incident occurred - members of Cynic

intruded the Congress by breaking into the room and kidnapping some

Campers. They then demanded Campers to amend their proposals and

to propose more feasible solutions. Additionally, having known that

similar problems were found in Hong Kong, the Cynic urged Campers

to propose new solutions to tackle the problems of Hong Kong. The

requirements of the Cynic marked the end of the day.

Global Awareness Project World Congress Day 1 3-4

Global Awareness Project World Congress Day 2 5-6

Global Awareness Project Closing ceremony 7-8

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Global Awareness Project

World Congress day 2 The second day of the World Congress began with members

of Cynic questioning the 6 nations on their modified proposals.

Strenuous questions were posed so as to trap Campers into

committing into things they were not prepared for.

After a lengthy session of examination, members of Cynic finally

accepted the proposals, thus Campers breathed a sigh of relief. Yet,

this did not last for long as they realized they had something more

challenging ahead.

In order to make their proposals more feasible and possible,

Campers were given the opportunity to seek support from different

famous people such as Mark Zuckerberg portrayed by the Committee

Members, asking for support and donation. The World Congress

climaxed with groups voting to pass or stall the 6 proposals in the

interest of their countries.

After hearing an inspiring speech from the Chairperson of the 19th

Hong Kong Union for Young Leaders, Mr. William Leung, to clear

the tension, a heartfelt rendition of the Union Song and some

enthusiastic cheering, the 2-day Congress came to an end.

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Global Awareness ProjectClosing Ceremony

The 22nd HKUYL GAP Closing Ceremony was successfully held

on 9th February, 2014 at TWGHs Wong Fut Nam College, aiming to

evaluate the performance of Campers during the whole project.

The ceremony started with several energetic cheering and ice-

breaking games. After that, a mass game was held, requiring each

group to cooperate with other groups to finish different tasks so as

to gather information of various current issues. In the end, Campers

were asked to give a 10-minute presentation in the form of City Forum,

News Report or News Magazine.

After lunch, entertaining videos created by Campers celebrating

Chinese New Year were shown, followed by a speech on media bias

by Mr. Nathan Chan, the Chairperson of the 21st Hong Kong Union

for Young Leaders. Before the workshop ended, a closing video

containing memories of the journey of GAP was played. The back-

writing session provided Campers with an opportunity to reveal their

thoughts of the event. The Global Awareness Project closed with

the heartfelt Union Song and stimulating Outstanding Cheer.

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Introductionof

Youth Leadership Seminar

Right after the Global Awareness Project is the Youth Leadership

Seminar, which is also known as one of the highlights of the year.

During the Youth Leadership Seminar, Campers will be divided into

groups of people struggling to survive in a chaotic world provided by the

Committee members. Each group will then combine into alliances and asked

to come up solutions that will assure their survival in this disorderly world.

Through numerous workshops and discussions, Campers will be able to equip

them with the skills needed as good leaders.

Such skills will definitely be useful during the apex of the Camper

program – a four-day-three-night camp, where Campers will have to undergo

trainings and simulations so as to achieve the ultimate aim of saving the

planet.

The Youth Leadership Seminar is where long-lasting friendships built,

as well as where Campers would be able to explore their own definitions of

leadership and UYL magic.

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