Youth Development

Our policy objectives on youth development are -

• to promote positive values among young people;
  
  
• to enhance their understanding of Chinese culture and heritage;
  
  
• to encourage their participation in voluntary and community work;
  
  
• to broaden their international perspective; and
  
  
• to promote leadership training among them.

We work closely with the Commission on Youth in implementing programmes to achieve the above objectives. The Commission currently operates the Community Participation Scheme for Organizing Study Tours to the Mainland, under which non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can apply for funding in organizing relevant activities and projects. It also undertakes researches and studies on matters pertaining to youth, as well as sponsors international youth exchange programmes between local and overseas youth in Japan, Singapore, Ireland and the United Kingdom. We encourage NGOs, schools, parents, the private sector and, above all, young people themselves to join our efforts in enabling our young people to develop their full potentials and to contribute to the development of Hong Kong.

We provide recurrent subvention to the following ten uniformed groups and two NGOs for providing non-formal education and training programmes for young people -

Scout Association of Hong Kong

Hong Kong Girl Guides Association

Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps

Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps

Hong Kong Adventure Corps

Hong Kong Red Cross

Hong Kong St John Ambulance

The Boys' Brigade Hong Kong

The Girls' Brigade Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Road Safety Association

Hong Kong Award for Young People

Agency for Volunteer Service

Youth Square

The main purpose of the Youth Square ( Hong Kong Centre for Youth Development) is to serve as a focal point for territory-wide youth development activities in Hong Kong. It would provide facilities and venues for promoting youth development and training. Please click here for more information of the Youth Square.