Youth Services

The Hong Kong Council of Social Service organised a community visit on January 20, 2009 for representatives of Caring Companies. The participants first visited the Shamshuipo Central Integrated Children u0026amp; Youth Service of Hong Kong Christian Service (Shamshuipo Central Happy Teens Club) located at Lei Cheng Uk Estate. Ms. Apple Tse, Supervisor of the Centre, and her colleagues introduced their innovative projects with multiple intervention approaches, including drama production, parent-child board game, visit to furniture retail store etc. Most of the projects are collaborated with professional bodies and corporations. These services aim at enhancing youth’s problem solving ability, developing their potential and engaging them to society as a whole.

Besides, the participants visited Chak Yan Centre and School of the Society of Boys’ Centres, a Boys’ Home subvented by Social Welfare Department and Education Bureau. It provides both education and residential service for Primary 3 to Secondary 3 students who have behavioral and emotional problems. Participants were welcomed by Center Superintendent, Mr. Tony Leung. He briefly introduced how residential life, training and counselling service could help to nurture positive development in youths’ academic, moral, emotional and behavioral aspects. Tony also highlighted one of the many projects operated by the Center, u0022Teen Artists Workshopu0022. It is an induction to performing arts for teens with talents; teens who are interested in joining the entertainment industry are welcomed to join the project. Chak Yan Center created platforms for the teen artists to learn from experienced professionals. Via u0022Teens Moving Forwardu0022 Scheme under the Project, young people could participate and experience the procedure of arts and cultural services promotion in the commercial world, from where invaluable learning and personal changes could be gained in these exposures.

Through the visit, the participants were able to further explore how individuals and business partnerships could help the youth in need to develop their potentials and to integrate into the community.

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A group photo taken outside the Shamshuipo Central Integrated Children u0026amp; Youth Service, Hong Kong Christian Service.

The project-in-charge introduced their u0022TEENu0022 Workshop.

The Superintendent of Society for Boys’ Centres – Chak Yan Centre, Mr Tong Leung welcomed the participants.