{"id":21078,"date":"2024-07-29T14:30:48","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T06:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/ymca-2024-july-perspective\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T15:29:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T07:29:23","slug":"ymca-2024-july-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/en\/2024\/07\/29\/ymca-2024-july-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"YMCA 2024 July Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21078\" class=\"elementor elementor-21078 elementor-21007\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9eb524 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d9eb524\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c4ffc1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_imgtxt_slider\" data-id=\"5c4ffc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_imgtxt_slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-5c4ffc1\" class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider pos-rel text-center lqd-imgtxt-slider-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-inner\" data-active-onhover=\"true\" data-active-onhover-options='{ \"triggers\": \".lqd-imgtxt-slider-nav a\", \"targets\": \".lqd-imgtxt-slider-images .lqd-imgtxt-slider-img\" }'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-images lqd-overlay z-index-1 pointer-events-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-img elementor-repeater-item-7579641\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-nav h4 d-inline-flex\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"reset-ul d-inline-flex flex-column align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"d-inline-flex elementor-repeater-item-7579641\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-link d-block pos-rel z-index-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"Cover Story\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Cover Story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cf666b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0cf666b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cdb30e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cdb30e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"all_content_wrapper_20161028\">\n<div class=\"article_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"h2\">\n<h4>YMCA joins hands with corporate partners to support physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Organised by Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, the &#8220;Y-Care CSR Scheme &amp; Sport-Friendly Action Award Presentation Ceremony&#8221; was successfully held on 28 June. This year&#8217;s award presentation was themed &#8220;The Key to Success: Embracing Health-Friendly Workplace, Caring for Sustainable Development&#8221;. In addition to honouring our corporate partners, we have also introduced the newly launched &#8220;H-Care Health-Friendly Scheme&#8221; to promote employers&#8217; concern for the physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing of their employees.<\/span><\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Officiating at the ceremony along with Dr. Arnold Cheng, President of the Association, Mr. Karl Lau, General Secretary of the Association thanked our corporate partners in his welcoming speech for their continuous support over the years, and called on corporate organisations to value the health of their employees in addition to the wellbeing of the community: &#8220;In last year&#8217;s Policy Address, the Government has stepped up measures to support people with mental health needs. By paying attention to the physical, mental and spiritual wellness of employees, companies can more effectively promote their corporate social responsibility to care for the underprivileged in the community. Employees are always the most important assets of enterprises and organisations. Having employees in good mood and shape will yield great productivity. I encourage enterprises to take actions in motivating their employees with care for their physical, mental and spiritual wellness.&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ae4679 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"7ae4679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 2\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7ae4679\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Photo 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjEwMTQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC95bWNhLm9yZy5oa1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDdcL1Bob3RvLTItMS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3YWU0Njc5In0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Photo-2-1.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Photo-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo 2\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 2\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7ae4679\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Photo 4\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjEwMTcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC95bWNhLm9yZy5oa1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDdcL1Bob3RvLTQtMS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3YWU0Njc5In0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Photo-4-1.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Photo-4-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo 4\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M696 533C708 521 713 504 713 487 713 471 708 454 696 446L400 146C388 133 375 125 354 125 338 125 325 129 313 142 300 154 292 171 292 187 292 204 296 221 308 233L563 492 304 771C292 783 288 800 288 817 288 833 296 850 308 863 321 871 338 875 354 875 371 875 388 867 400 854L696 533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d24ad88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d24ad88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Apart from awards presentation, we were honoured to invite Dr. Jerry Yeung, Associate Professor of the School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, to share his views on \u201cEmotional Wellness &#8211; The Way to Enhance Team Performance&#8221;, explaining the importance of quality sleep to health and debunking the myth of &#8220;less sleep = great employee&#8221;, so as to encourage employers and employees to boost their performance at work by improving their health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">On the occasion of the ceremony, YMCA also revealed the results of a questionnaire survey conducted earlier to gauge the views of more than 1,000 employees on the health and wellness initiatives provided by their employers. According to the survey results, 41% of the respondents hoped that their employers could provide activities to enhance their physical and mental health, such as yoga and interest classes, while 14% of the respondents expected their employers to provide psychological support and counselling to employees. In response to the needs of enterprises and their employees, our &#8220;H-Care Health-Friendly Scheme&#8221; provides a wide range of services including Chinese medicine and healthcare, Health Care Professions services, rehabilitation and exercise, recreational and sports programmes, counselling and treatment, and other services for enterprises to support employers in financing their employees to take part in activities for their physical and mental wellbeing and creating a healthy and friendly workplace environment. To learn more about the scheme, please scan the QR code below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Over 80 companies and organisations were awarded this year. We are grateful to the awardees for their continuous cooperation with YMCA, of which two were honoured as &#8220;Y-Care CSR Diamond Partners&#8221; for organising a series of activities to cater for the physical, mental and spiritual wellness of the general public, and the needs of the grassroots. The honoured companies are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">(i) Hongkong Land HOME FUND<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The two-year community programme &#8220;Empowering Youth to Fly&#8221; is sponsored by Hongkong Land HOME FUND to provide support services for grassroots students and their families in the West Kowloon district in the areas of academics, physical and mental health, student development and caregiving. Under the programme, over 2,000 grassroots students were served by the programme to improve their learning ability, problem-solving ability and resilience, as well as to broaden their horizons and support networks, so that they can grow up healthily and happily with greater upward mobility opportunities. For more information, please visit:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ymca.org.hk\/zh-hant\/empoweringyouthtofly\">https:\/\/www.ymca.org.hk\/zh-hant\/empoweringyouthtofly<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">(ii) Tencent Charity Foundation<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The Tencent Charity Foundation and Gaw Capital People&#8217;s Place endorsed the launch of the one-year &#8220;\u5168\u6c11\u9a30\u98db&#8221; charity sports programme by YMCA, which provided basketball, street workout, mountain craft and many other sport training opportunities for young people and underprivileged women to enhance their physical and mental health. The programme also organised the largest non-academic youth 3-on-3 basketball tournament in Hong Kong to promote sports for all in the community, benefiting more than 5,000 participants. For more information, please visit:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ymca.org.hk\/zh-hant\/YMBuzzer\">https:\/\/www.ymca.org.hk\/zh-hant\/YMBuzzer<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f274271 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-bottom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f274271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"279\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/QRcode.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21020\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/QRcode.jpg 279w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/QRcode-150x150.jpg 150w\" 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Awards\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeb7842 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eeb7842\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec3357 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ec3357\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10d3921 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"10d3921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/\u7da0\u7652\u5fc3\u9748.jpg\" alt=\"\u7da0\u7652\u5fc3\u9748\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b92335f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b92335f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8577a2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8577a2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The JC InnoPower: Nature4Mind programme adopts the UK&#8217;s Social Prescribing model of healthcare-community partnership to connect children suffering from anxiety with healthcare and community services, and to support children&#8217;s mental and physical health through nature-related activities. In addition to its successful implementation in Hong Kong, the programme has been selected as one of the Best International Social Prescribing Projects in the 2024 Social Prescribing Awards. Mr. Karl Lau, General Secretary of YMCA, and staff member Mr. Anthony Cheuk attended the award presentation ceremony in the United Kingdom, while Anthony as the programme lead has been invited to be one of the panelists on &#8220;Innovations in Natural and Cultural Heritage&#8221; to share our social prescribing programme with global participants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The rationale behind the programme stems from research studies in recent years, which revealed a worrying prevalence of anxiety symptoms among primary and secondary school students in Hong Kong. In view of this, YMCA has been adopting different intervention modes and programmes to improve the mental health of young people, while ensuring accessibility to children from underprivileged backgrounds. The award has given us a boost to continue our efforts in providing relevant services in response to &#8220;Community Wellbeing&#8221; in the YMCA Vision 2030, and working closely with community and welfare organisations to make use of our natural environment for physical and mental wellbeing and strengthening the community bonding.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-432cb79 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"432cb79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca8407a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca8407a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chinese YMCA College and CityUHK R&amp;D project wins Bronze Award at 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aa29bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6aa29bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a03334 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a03334\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bbdda3 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"3bbdda3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1_copy.jpg\" alt=\"1_copy\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0f7f54 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d0f7f54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fba9b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fba9b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Chinese YMCA College (CYMCAC) has been jointly developing an Artificial Intelligence (AI) sports assessment system with City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) since 2022 to bring an immersive and digitalised sports experience to students. After more than a year of research, the completed system has been awarded a Bronze Medal at the 49th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva (IEIG) held in Switzerland in April 2024. CYMCAC students and teachers attended the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva (IEIG) Hong Kong Ceremony in CityUHK a few months ago to share their research findings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Headed by Prof. Yan Hong, a leading AI expert in China, the Centre for Intelligent Multidimensional Data Analysis (CIMDA) of CityUHK has worked with teachers and students of the Physical Education Section of CYMCAC to develop two new AI technologies &#8211; the &#8220;Sports Assessment System&#8221; and the &#8220;AI Running System&#8221;, which can monitor the warm-up running of 35 individuals simultaneously, so that teachers can track the progress of students&#8217; exercise with greater precision. This will provide teachers with efficient and accurate monitoring in their daily complicated and heavy assessment work, and students with a fun and efficient physical education programme. In addition, CYMCAC students were able to conduct research in the Science Park under the project and learn about programming AI programmes and the use of AI recognition systems for identification purposes. This has effectively enhanced students&#8217; STEAM knowledge and stimulated their interest in the innovation and technology industry, which in turn nurtures Hong Kong&#8217;s future scientific and technological research talents and creates a fruitful career path.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e0b149 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9e0b149\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae52377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae52377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Two Chinese YMCA College students awarded in the \"2023-2024 National Secondary Schools Writing Competition\"\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-631fa83 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"631fa83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed9efcb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed9efcb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-917b9e3 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"917b9e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Photo1_2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo1_2\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9fb992 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9fb992\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b69b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2b69b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Organised by the Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture, the &#8220;National Essay Writing Competition (Hong Kong)&#8221; is the largest writing competition in China, attracting more than 5 million secondary school students nationwide to take part in the competition. A total of 217 secondary schools with 79,897 students participated in this year&#8217;s competition in Hong Kong, making it the most recognised and largest essay competition in the Hong Kong school sector. A total of 11 senior secondary students and five junior secondary students won the National First Prize in the local competition and entered the national finals. Chinese YMCA College S2 student Zhang Jiabao was one of the winners who was awarded the&#8221;Star of Literature&#8221; honour in the junior secondary division of the local competition. Another winner, S1 student Chan Yee Shek, was awarded the Gold Prize in the junior secondary division of the local competition, making him the youngest Gold Prize winner in the junior secondary division amongst the nine other S3 winners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Congratulations to the two students, who owe their success to the guidance of the Chinese Panel Head, Ms. Lie Nga Kam. The award presentation ceremony was held on 29 June 2024 at the Hong Kong Central Library, and the winning entries of the two students will be published on the competition website at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hkipcc.org.hk\/\">www.hkipcc.org.hk<\/a> .<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a2f77f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a2f77f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3ef3af elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_imgtxt_slider\" data-id=\"d3ef3af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_imgtxt_slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div 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In addition, Hui Yin, an actor who used to be one of the final Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination candidates, took part in HKDSE as a part-time student and learnt about the difficulties faced by the candidates and the problems of Hong Kong&#8217;s education system from the real life experience. Come and join us as our Counselling Unit will invite the filmmakers to share their experience and discuss with participants how the examination system affects the growth of young people through the film screening and panel discussion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Date: 2 August 2024 (Friday)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Time: 7:00pm &#8211; 9:30pm<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Venue: Golden Scene Cinema (2 Catchick Street, Kennedy Town, Hong Kong)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Content: 1. &#8220;Once Up on a Time in HKDSE&#8221; film screening; 2 Film panel discussion with filmmakers on how the examination system affects young people&#8217;s development (45 mins).<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Guest speakers: Hui Yin, Leung Yik Ho (Jencfu)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Price: $150 per participant (Free seating, max. 4 tickets per purchase, first come, first served)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Registration Form: https:\/\/forms.gle\/azqdKaKnzn637TiF9<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">For enquiries: 2332 4899 (Counselling Unit)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f9fbb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63f9fbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8055cb8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_imgtxt_slider\" data-id=\"8055cb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_imgtxt_slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-8055cb8\" class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider pos-rel text-center lqd-imgtxt-slider-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-inner\" data-active-onhover=\"true\" data-active-onhover-options='{ \"triggers\": \".lqd-imgtxt-slider-nav a\", \"targets\": \".lqd-imgtxt-slider-images .lqd-imgtxt-slider-img\" }'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-images lqd-overlay z-index-1 pointer-events-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-img elementor-repeater-item-7579641\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-nav h4 d-inline-flex\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"reset-ul d-inline-flex flex-column align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"d-inline-flex elementor-repeater-item-7579641\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-link d-block pos-rel z-index-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"Programme Highlights\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Programme Highlights<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9534a22 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9534a22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c5357e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c5357e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"Be a Global Citizen Campaign\" Award Presentation Ceremony 2023-24\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-532c69c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"532c69c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4437b7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4437b7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The &#8220;Be a Global Citizen Campaign&#8221; Award Presentation Ceremony 2023-24 was successfully held on 22 June 2024 at the Sports Complex on 6\/F in YMCA Kowloon Centre. Mr. Andy Tsang, GBS, PDSM, JP, Chairman of the campaign&#8217;s Steering Committee, was invited to officiate at the ceremony. Together with members of the Steering Committee, Prof. Edwin Chan, Dr. Janet Chan, Ms. Irene Ng, and Dr. Bonson Lee, Deputy General Secretary of YMCA, the ceremony saw the presentation of awards to a total of 146 Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal winners in this year&#8217;s campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">On the day of the ceremony, a special session of &#8220;Inequality Experience Game&#8221; was organised in the form of a table game for participants to experience the inequalities and difficulties faced by different groups in society, and to learn more about &#8220;Just World&#8221; in the YMCA Vision 2030 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Goal 10 &#8220;Reduce Inequality&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">In addition, a team of university students under the campaign has been selected as the recipients of this year&#8217;s &#8220;Be a Global Citizen: Ultimate Tour&#8221; grant. They will travel to Finland during the summer holidays to explore the key to happiness of the local residents, and share Hong Kong&#8217;s story as a global citizen to promote Chinese culture and connect with young people from all over the world with an eye on the world.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e5f42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"80e5f42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-21078 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-liquid-style7-lb'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"80e5f42\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"\u4e16\u754c\u516c\u6c11 - \u8907\u88fd\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjEwMzgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC95bWNhLm9yZy5oa1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDdcL1x1NGUxNlx1NzU0Y1x1NTE2Y1x1NmMxMS1cdTg5MDdcdTg4ZmQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiODBlNWY0MiJ9\" href='https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/\u4e16\u754c\u516c\u6c11-\u8907\u88fd.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1520\" height=\"800\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0  &#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-liquid-style7-lb size-liquid-style7-lb ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/\u4e16\u754c\u516c\u6c11-\u8907\u88fd-1520x800.jpg\" data-aspect=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"80e5f42\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"\u4e16\u754c\u516c\u6c113 - \u8907\u88fd\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjEwMzUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC95bWNhLm9yZy5oa1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDdcL1x1NGUxNlx1NzU0Y1x1NTE2Y1x1NmMxMTMtXHU4OTA3XHU4OGZkLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjgwZTVmNDIifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/\u4e16\u754c\u516c\u6c113-\u8907\u88fd.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1520\" height=\"800\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0  &#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-liquid-style7-lb size-liquid-style7-lb ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/\u4e16\u754c\u516c\u6c113-\u8907\u88fd-1520x800.jpg\" data-aspect=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3fd894 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c3fd894\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-453bf5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"453bf5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Olympic Day 2024 - \"Athletic Challenge Day\"\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8e9b9b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c8e9b9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef1c225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef1c225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">To celebrate the 33rd Olympics Games, YMCA organised the &#8220;Athletic Challenge Day&#8221; on 23 June at Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village as part of the special events organised by the Sports Federation &amp; Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China for the Olympic Day 2024 series, to promote the spirit of holistic wellbeing and Olympism whilst igniting the Olympic fever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The heat on the day of the event did not deter the participants from joining in the fun as runners in the parent-child and children&#8217;s age-group raced around the village to break a sweat. A number of sports booths were set up at the camp, including m\u00f6lkky, kendama, dodgebee, floor curling, cornhole, indoor rowing, walking football, crate climbing and rope course, where participants of all ages could experience the fun of playing sports together. In addition, the Jockey Club&#8217;s &#8220;Sport, Animal and Youth Pilot Project&#8221; provided interactive experiences with dogs at the venue, adding to the fun of the participants. The event attracted a total of 150 participants, who enjoyed the scenic natural environment of the campsite and the opportunity to exercise their bodies and minds through sports, and were enthusiastic about joining similar events in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb42fdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"fb42fdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-21078 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-liquid-style7-lb'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"fb42fdb\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Olympic_day\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjEwNDcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC95bWNhLm9yZy5oa1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDdcL09seW1waWNfZGF5LTEuanBlZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImZiNDJmZGIifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Olympic_day-1.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1520\" height=\"800\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 1520 800&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-liquid-style7-lb size-liquid-style7-lb ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Olympic_day-1-1520x800.jpeg\" data-aspect=\"1.9\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"fb42fdb\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Olympic_day2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjEwNTAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC95bWNhLm9yZy5oa1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDdcL09seW1waWNfZGF5Mi0xLmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmYjQyZmRiIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Olympic_day2-1.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1520\" height=\"800\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 1520 800&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-liquid-style7-lb size-liquid-style7-lb ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Olympic_day2-1-1520x800.jpeg\" data-aspect=\"1.9\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbaa39d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbaa39d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4233086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4233086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Walking Football Exhibition Match cum Sports Experience Carnival\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-045d4b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"045d4b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d89f63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d89f63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">On 22 June 2024, YMCA held a &#8220;Walking Football Exhibition Match cum Sports Experience Carnival&#8221; for the &#8216;To\u30fbGather&#8217;@ Sam Shing Transitional Housing Project in Tuen Mun. Accompanying Mr. Victor Tai, JP, Acting Secretary for Housing; and Ms. Donna Tang, Executive Manager, Charities (Sports &amp; Institute of Philanthropy), The Hong Kong Jockey Club, Dr. Jim Hui, Assistant General Secretary of YMCA, witnessed the introduction of Walking Football into transitional housing for the first time through &#8220;Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong &#8211; Jockey Club Walking Football Project&#8221;, which provides short-term Walking Football classes for middle-aged and elderly residents to help them develop healthy living habits, improve their physical and mental wellbeing, and promote community bonding in combination with sports and social interaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">On the day of the event, residents of &#8216;To\u30fbGather&#8217; @ Sam Shing Transitional Housing Project in Tuen Mun and members of the women&#8217;s team under the Walking Football Project played an exhibition match in a lively atmosphere, together with a number of new sports for the public to try out, so that more people in the community can maintain their physical and mental health and contribute to the community&#8217;s holistic wellbeing through Walking Football and other sports activities. In addition, the project provided three walking football classes for the &#8216;To\u30fbGather&#8217; @ Sam Shing Transitional Housing Project from 8 June to 29 June, while four Walking Football classes will be provided for the Transitional Housing Project at Pok Oi Kong Ha Wai Village in September for women aged 40 or above and men aged 50 or above, with a view to bringing the sport of Walking Football to the community<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a948ce6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"a948ce6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-21078 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-liquid-style7-lb'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"a948ce6\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"KWL_8971\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjEwNTYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC95bWNhLm9yZy5oa1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDdcL0tXTF84OTcxLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImE5NDhjZTYifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/KWL_8971.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1520\" height=\"800\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; 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The Association\u2019s Health Care Professions Department is launching a regular monthly column and publishing short articles about self-care. Topics covered will include arthritis, joint pain and self-healing. For more detailed health-related information, please visit our website<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ymca.org.hk\/hcp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>www.ymca.org.hk\/hcp<\/em><\/a> <em>or call <\/em><em>2783 3616<\/em><em>for inquiries.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ade3529 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ade3529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">&lt;Knee brace which one is the most suitable for me&gt;\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b3d473 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9b3d473\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ded467d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ded467d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">There are several types of knee braces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The first type is soft knee brace (Picture 1), which is used to compress and protect the knee joint. This type of brace can be used in mild knee osteoarthritis or chronic, mild knee pain cases.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Another type of soft knee brace is the Open Patella soft brace (Picture 2), which is for anchoring the patella, and can be used in patella mal-tracking condition.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6084b29 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6084b29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12af9dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12af9dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc1e960 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"dc1e960\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"357\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0  &#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21059 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/\u5716\u72471.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/\u5716\u72471.png 370w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/\u5716\u72471-300x289.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" data-aspect=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">(Picture 1)<\/h6><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b993659 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b993659\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82946fe elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"82946fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"389\" height=\"356\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0  &#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21065 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/\u5716\u72472.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/\u5716\u72472.png 389w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/\u5716\u72472-300x275.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" data-aspect=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">(Picture 2)<\/h6><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-830d449 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"830d449\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bdc657 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bdc657\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The second type is a hinged knee brace (Picture 3), which is used to restrict knee side bending and rotation, and only allows knee extension and flexion. If it is equipped with a locking plate (Picture 4), it can further limit the extension-flexion angle. These types of braces can be used in conditions like ligaments or meniscus tears, fractures, or severe muscle strain.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8db462 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b8db462\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8952e1e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8952e1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e9646f elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4e9646f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"351\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0  &#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21071 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/\u5716\u72473.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/\u5716\u72473.png 330w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/\u5716\u72473-282x300.png 282w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" data-aspect=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">(Picture 3)<\/h6><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93a66ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93a66ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb17622 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"cb17622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"385\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0  &#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21068 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/\u5716\u72474.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/\u5716\u72474.png 225w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/\u5716\u72474-175x300.png 175w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" data-aspect=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">(Picture 4)<\/h6><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5767c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d5767c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-784832b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"784832b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Some believe that prolonged wearing of a knee brace is good for healing. However, prolonged wearing of a knee brace may cause compression over the skin, and cause interruption in blood circulation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Wearing time of the knee brace varies in different conditions, details shall refer to respective medical practitioners or physiotherapists.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a29e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27a29e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2b0792 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_imgtxt_slider\" data-id=\"a2b0792\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_imgtxt_slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-a2b0792\" class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider pos-rel text-center lqd-imgtxt-slider-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-inner\" data-active-onhover=\"true\" data-active-onhover-options='{ \"triggers\": \".lqd-imgtxt-slider-nav a\", \"targets\": \".lqd-imgtxt-slider-images .lqd-imgtxt-slider-img\" }'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-images lqd-overlay z-index-1 pointer-events-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-img elementor-repeater-item-7579641\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-nav h4 d-inline-flex\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"reset-ul d-inline-flex flex-column align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"d-inline-flex elementor-repeater-item-7579641\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-link d-block pos-rel z-index-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"Discovering YMCA Channel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Discovering YMCA Channel<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e536ce5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e536ce5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1609ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1609ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Louis Cheung: Happiness is where dreams never end! 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