{"id":24090,"date":"2024-11-25T15:10:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T07:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/2024\/11\/25\/ymca-2024-november-perspective\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T16:07:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T08:07:45","slug":"ymca-2024-november-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/en\/2024\/11\/25\/ymca-2024-november-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"YMCA 2024 November Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24090\" class=\"elementor elementor-24090 elementor-24015\" 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\"><div class=\"article_wrapper\"><div class=\"h2\"><h4><strong>\u201cMASTER PEACE Knitting&#8221;- A record breaking finger-knitting event by over 200 youth volunteers<br><\/strong><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24021 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Photo-5-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Photo-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Photo-5-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p><p>All youth volunteers gathered at The ONE in Tsim Sha Tsui to finger-knit cushions, holding up their unique works to spread the message of love and peace.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">In response to the &#8220;Culture of Peace&#8221; proposed and advocated by the United Nations, YMCA celebrates the third Saturday of November as our &#8220;Peace Day&#8221; every year to spread the message of love and peace to the public through different activities. Sponsored by The ONE and Happy Yarn, a local crochet brand, this year&#8217;s event &#8220;MASTER PEACE Knitting&#8221; was held on 16 November, bringing together over 200 youth volunteers aged between 10 and 24 at The ONE in Tsim Sha Tsui to participate in a group knitting session and a visit to the community. The volunteers created &#8220;Peace Cushion&#8221; with the popular stress reliever &#8220;finger knitting&#8221;, and delivered them together with charity bags to the underprivileged to spread love and care. Through &#8220;MASTER PEACE Knitting&#8221;, we hope to help young people heal their bodies and minds and relieve stress. Our warmth-carrying visits also allowed the younger generations to learn about life at grassroots level, and encouraged the community to care for the underprivileged and spread the message of peace to the general public. The event was graciously supported by Ms. Winnie Ho, JP, the Secretary for Housing, and Mrs. Kimbee Lau, the CEO of Chinese Estates Holdings Limited and Founder of Happy Yarn.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">In the welcoming speech, Dr. Arnold Cheng, President of the Association expressed his delight to see more than 200 youth volunteers at the event, together with the generous support from the Housing Bureau of the HKSAR Government and sponsors such as Chinese Estates Holdings Limited, to &#8220;weave&#8221; love and peace into the community.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Addressing the event, Ms. Winnie Ho, JP, the Secretary for Housing, said she was pleased to see how YMCA connected young people, ethnic minority families and different sectors of the community to knit and spread the message of love to the needy around them, thereby building a harmonious and prosperous Hong Kong.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">On behalf of the main event sponsor, Mrs. Kimbee Lau, CEO of Chinese Estates Holdings Limited and Founder of Happy Yarn, hoped that all volunteers would embrace the soothing and healing qualities of knitting and spread their joy to others, living up to the name of Happy Yarn &#8211; happy knitting to weave more joy.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Mr. Liu Ho Yin, one of the participants said that the activity not only taught him how to knit, but also relieved his academic pressure during the process, and felt satisfied for being able to knit a unique cushion and provide warmth to the needy.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\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-242dde2 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"242dde2\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"1616\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-7-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24026\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-7-1.jpg 1616w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-7-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-7-1-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-7-1-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-7-1-720x480.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1616px) 100vw, 1616px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Ms. Winnie Ho, JP, the Secretary for Housing (second from left), visited a public rental housing tenant to understand the needs of the grassroots and delivered charity bags containing food, baby diapers, \"Peace Cushion\" and daily necessities.<\/p><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-becdc1d elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"becdc1d\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"3566\" height=\"2377\" 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 3566 2377&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24032 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-11.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-11.jpg 3566w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-11-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-11-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-11-720x480.jpg 720w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 3566px) 100vw, 3566px\" data-aspect=\"1.5002103491796\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">One of the female tenants was in tears when she talked about parenting, and Mrs. Kimbee Lau encouraged her to \"sweat it out\" and relax in the park whenever she felt upset.<\/p><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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-af7f0de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af7f0de\" 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-1a80bd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a80bd8\" 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;\">Following the finger-knitting of more than 200 &#8220;Peace Cushions&#8221;, all youth volunteers Ms. Winnie Ho, JP and Mrs. Kimbee Lau in visited public rental housing tenants, sub-divided unit households and the elderly in different districts to deliver the cushions and charity bags with food and beverages, cleansing products and thermos cups. Together, we were able to spread the love and care to the underprivileged through our own strengths for mutual help.<\/span><\/p>\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-0fb4a9b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0fb4a9b\" 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-e740a41 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_imgtxt_slider\" data-id=\"e740a41\" 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-e740a41\" class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider pos-rel text-center lqd-imgtxt-slider-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-inner\" 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News\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>What&#039;s News<\/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-169abf1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"169abf1\" 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-e82073b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e82073b\" 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\">The Cityview participates in the Education Bureau's \"Business-School Partnership Programme\" to provide internship opportunities for young 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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 Cityview is committed to fulfilling its corporate social responsibility by focusing on career planning and future workplace development for the younger generations. Recently, the hostel participated in the &#8220;Business-School Partnership Programme&#8221; organised by the Education Bureau, inviting senior secondary school students to participate in a career exploration activity and experience hospitality work in the hostel&#8217;s restaurants. Through this internship programme, we hope to help young people understand the operation of the local hospitality industry and the entry requirements, and more importantly, to develop a proper work attitude and values, so that they can adapt to the changing economy and society, and eventually achieve holistic development.<\/span><\/p>\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\">\"Listening with Empathy\" Health Tips<\/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\/11\/\u5716\u72471.png\" alt=\"\u5716\u72471\" \/><\/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><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">In response to the &#8220;Community Wellbeing&#8221; pillar under YMCA Vision 2030, YMCA has launched the\u201cAccompaniment with Empathy &#8211; Mental Health Service Series for Youth\u201d, with various YMCA service units working together to organise a series of activities targeting people in need of emotional support to improve their physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing. The programme also invited artist Harriet Yeung (Hatou) to be the &#8220;Accompaniment with Empathy&#8221; ambassador, sharing a series of &#8220;Listening with Empathy&#8221; health tips through video clips to promote taking good care of mental health among the public.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Enjoy the video clips below and share them with your friends and family.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">&#8220;Listening with Empathy&#8221; Health Tips (1): Relax and say goodbye to anxiety <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SUe3A9h5FxY?si=xotkk5HP1JAe-SRE\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/SUe3A9h5FxY?si=xotkk5HP1JAe-SRE<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">&#8220;Listening with Empathy&#8221; Health Tips (2): Enjoy the moment of solitude <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eJrUS8mYbWQ?si=uLtXkqsJY7ClSCC-\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/eJrUS8mYbWQ?si=uLtXkqsJY7ClSCC-<\/a><\/span><\/p>\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 id=\"lqd-imgtxt-slider-d3ef3af\" 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=\"Featured Programme\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Featured Programme<\/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-0aa1f36 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0aa1f36\" 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-056c2db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"056c2db\" 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\">\"Colour in Future's Dream\" Parent-Child Colouring Contest - Free Gift for Participation<\/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-b7f5bc5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b7f5bc5\" 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-7dd4171 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7dd4171\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c611d21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"c611d21\" 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-24090 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><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=\"c611d21\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Colourcontest095623\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjQwNDQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC95bWNhLm9yZy5oa1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMTFcL0NvbG91cmNvbnRlc3QwOTU2MjMuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYzYxMWQyMSJ9\" href='https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Colourcontest095623.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"916\" height=\"830\" 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 0 916 830&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Colourcontest095623.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Colourcontest095623.jpg 916w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Colourcontest095623-300x272.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 916px) 100vw, 916px\" data-aspect=\"1.1036144578313\" \/><\/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<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8750927 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8750927\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d9f1c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d9f1c5\" 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;Colour in Future&#8217;s Dream&#8221; Parent-Child Colouring Contest is now open to current family members and youth members. This is a great opportunity to introduce YMCA Vision 2030 to more children. Join us in the contest!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Holders of valid Family Membership or Youth Membership are eligible to participate in the &#8220;Colour in Future&#8217;s Dream&#8221; free of charge. The first 200 participants will receive a concession ticket to the Hong Kong Palace Museum or M+, and the champion will receive a book coupon worth HK$1,000 and a certificate of merit. Simply complete the following 3 steps to join the contest:<\/span><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ymca.org.hk\/sites\/ymca_main\/files\/coloringcontest2024\/mem_%E5%A1%AB%E8%89%B2%E6%AF%94%E8%B3%BD.jpg\"><strong>Download the colouring sheets<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Complete and scan the artwork<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdpyUaGD3_M1AjmzwDrfBHKsBZYMG6IvK7yD_5s6-pnety43g\/viewform\"><strong>Fill in the registration form and upload your artwork.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Target: <\/strong>New\/ renewed\/ existing family members or youth members<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Division: <\/strong>Junior (age 3-7) and Senior (age 8-12)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Early Bird Reward: <\/strong>The first 200 participants will receive a concession ticket to the Hong Kong Palace Museum or M+.<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Participation Gift: <\/strong>Participants will receive a lovely folder (subject to availability)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Deadline Extended: <\/strong>Immediately until 13 December at 6:00pm.<\/span><br><br><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Prizes: <\/strong>Three prizes for the Champion, 1st Runner-up, 2nd Runner-up and 5 Merit Prizes for each of the two divisions.<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">&#8211; The champion will receive a book coupon worth HK$1,000 and a certificate of merit.<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">&#8211; The first runner-up will receive a book coupon worth HK$800 and a certificate of merit.<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">&#8211; The second runner-up will receive a book coupon worth HK$500 and a certificate of merit.<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">&#8211; Five merit prize winners will receive a book coupon worth HK$200 and a certificate of merit.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ymca.org.hk\/zh-hant\/coloringcontest24\"><strong>Visit the contest website<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p><p> <\/p>\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\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\">Representatives from the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong attend YMCA Accelerator Summit to jointly implement YMCA Vision 2030<\/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-596342d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"596342d\" 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-770b7e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"770b7e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" 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 1600 1200&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24047 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mombasa_1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mombasa_1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mombasa_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mombasa_1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mombasa_1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" data-aspect=\"1.3333333333333\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-dbbe2ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbbe2ae\" 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;\">World Alliance of YMCAs (World YMCA) held the &#8220;YMCA Accelerator Summit&#8221; from 21 to 25 October. Our representatives gathered with more than 450 YMCA delegates from 60 countries and regions in Mombasa, Kenya to exchange valuable insights on YMCA Vision 2030 and promote cooperation between YMCAs through a series of engaging panel discussions, themed speeches and workshops.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Inviting representatives from various international organisations to participate and deliver speeches, the conference encouraged YMCAs around the world to further strengthen collaboration with fellow partners and work together to achieve YMCA Vision 2030 and make a difference in society. In addition, the F<sup>2<\/sup> GreenPathy Project, a joint project with our social enterprise YM Fleur, was selected as one of the key projects of YMCA Vision 2030. Apart from effectively promoting \u201csustainable planet\u201d, the project also supports women empowerment and provides disadvantaged mothers with comprehensive development opportunities, thus fulfilling the YMCA Vision 2030&#8217;s &#8220;Meaningful Work&#8221; pillar. Our Coordinating Secretary Mr. Verdi Lai was also invited to share his insights on operations in the group workshop, highlighting the success of the project as widely appreciated by the participants.<\/span><\/p>\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-5642693 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5642693\" 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 data-parallax=\"true\" data-parallax-options=\"{&quot;ease&quot;:[&quot;linear&quot;],&quot;start&quot;:&quot;top bottom&quot;,&quot;end&quot;:&quot;bottom+=0px top&quot;}\" data-parallax-from=\"{&quot;transformOrigin&quot;:&quot;50% 50% 0px&quot;}\" data-parallax-to=\"{&quot;transformOrigin&quot;:&quot;50% 50% 0px&quot;}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4d5954 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"e4d5954\" 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\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mombasa_3-700x450.jpg\" alt=\"Mombasa_3\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mombasa_3-700x450.jpg\" alt=\"Mombasa_3\" \/><\/figure><\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-969226a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"969226a\" 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-cde85c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cde85c1\" 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 inaugural YMCA Impact Awards were presented at the end of the conference to recognise the outstanding projects and initiatives of YMCAs around the world for improving their communities. Our \u201cJC InnoPower: Nature4Mind\u201d project won the award in the category of \u201cSustainable Planet\u201d and was presented to our project leader Mr. Anthony Cheuk.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">We will continue to fulfil the four pillars of YMCA Vision 2030 &#8211; \u201cCommunity Wellbeing\u201d, \u201cMeaningful Work\u201d, \u201cSustainable Planet\u201d, and \u201cJust World\u201d, so as to enrich the lives of those in need and build a sustainable and inclusive world.<\/span><\/p>\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-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\">Woodland YMCA - A Student-Led Climate Action Education Programme<\/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-287af91 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"287af91\" 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-903a167 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"903a167\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aaa95a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"6aaa95a\" 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-24090 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-liquid-style3-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=\"6aaa95a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"\u76f8\u72471\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjQwNTksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC95bWNhLm9yZy5oa1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDRcL1x1NzZmOFx1NzI0NzEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNmFhYTk1YSJ9\" href='https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/\u76f8\u72471.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" 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-style3-lb size-liquid-style3-lb ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/\u76f8\u72471-700x450.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<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db5a964 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db5a964\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-511b0dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"511b0dc\" 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;\">YMCA is committed to promoting multi-cultural exchange and education for sustainable development among young people, in order to foster partnership with local YMCAs and different stakeholders. As part of such efforts, the \u201cPartnering with Students in Climate Education: HKU Climate Ambassador\u201d programme was jointly developed and implemented by Dr. Janet Chan, a member of our Social Services Committee and \u201cBe a Global Citizen Campaign\u201d Steering Committee, and University YMCA (The University of Hong Kong) Masters\u2019 student members. Together, their contribution further enhanced the professionalism of this year&#8217;s &#8220;Woodland YMCA&#8221;, and manifested the mission of student-led education to create a meaningful work. The project is now competing for the Sustainability Education Action Award organised by the international organisation QS Reimagine Education. Out of over 1,000 applications, Dr. Chan&#8217;s team has been recognised by more than 800 esteemed judges in the field of sustainable education in China and overseas, and has successfully progressed to the finals in the United Kingdom in December. We will continue to support her team towards further excellence and success.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">We have earlier joined hands with our project partner, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, to visit the Tanggeli Desert in Ningxia from 23 to 29 July for a student-led volunteer programme with &#8220;Woodland YMCA&#8221;, addressing one of the four pillars of YMCA&#8217;s Vision 2030 &#8211; \u201cSustainable Planet\u201d, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG) on Quality Education (SDG 4), Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12), and Climate Action (SDG 13).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">A group of 18 local and non-Chinese speaking international students from the University YMCA (The University of Hong Kong) were appointed as &#8220;HKU Climate Ambassadors&#8221;. Starting from May, they started their preparatory work and brought along with their self-designed climate action teaching kits to organise environmental service-learning workshops for a number of YMCA participants from Shanghai, Xi&#8217;an, Macao and Taichung, followed by experiential games and reflections at the service groups.<\/span><\/p>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-314aa66 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"314aa66\" 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-0b56d41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"0b56d41\" 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-24090 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-liquid-style5-lb'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a  href='https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/\u76f8\u72472.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1250\" height=\"700\" 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-style5-lb size-liquid-style5-lb ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/\u76f8\u72472-1250x700.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  href='https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/\u76f8\u72473.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1179\" height=\"663\" 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-style5-lb size-liquid-style5-lb ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/\u76f8\u72473.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/\u76f8\u72473.jpeg 1179w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/\u76f8\u72473-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/\u76f8\u72473-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1179px) 100vw, 1179px\" 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-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\">Chinese Y.M.C.A. Primary School Open Day<\/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-920b308 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"920b308\" 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-040ce96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"040ce96\" 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;\">Chinese Y.M.C.A. Primary School (CYMCAPS) held a panda themed open day in November, featuring a five-metre-tall &#8220;Giant Panda&#8221; to celebrate the school&#8217;s 25th Anniversary and the open day.<\/span><\/p>\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-fa90db8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"fa90db8\" 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-4' class='gallery galleryid-24090 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-liquid-style1-lb'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a  href='https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/5_203096807067170eaef21a6-1024x768-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" 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 0 700 450&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-liquid-style1-lb size-liquid-style1-lb ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/5_203096807067170eaef21a6-1024x768-1-700x450.jpg\" data-aspect=\"1.5555555555556\" \/><\/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  href='https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/unnamed-file_20430610967170ea47e268-1024x683-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" 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 0 700 450&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-liquid-style1-lb size-liquid-style1-lb ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/unnamed-file_20430610967170ea47e268-1024x683-1-700x450.jpg\" data-aspect=\"1.5555555555556\" \/><\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b092d58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b092d58\" 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 school arranged a number of STEAM education workshops, such as the &#8220;Poo Workshop&#8221; and &#8220;Fossil Workshop&#8221;, to inspire students&#8217; scientific investigation skills in a playful way. AI technology was also integrated into the visual arts creation activities, allowing students to experience the integration of technology and creativity in learning.<\/span><\/p>\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-cb17ccf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"cb17ccf\" 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-5' class='gallery galleryid-24090 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-liquid-style1-lb'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a  href='https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-25-at-10.33.38-2.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" 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 0 700 450&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-liquid-style1-lb size-liquid-style1-lb ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-25-at-10.33.38-2-700x450.jpeg\" data-aspect=\"1.5555555555556\" \/><\/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  href='https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/unnamed-file_12870792067170e597bcd8-1024x683-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" 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 0 700 450&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-liquid-style1-lb size-liquid-style1-lb ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/unnamed-file_12870792067170e597bcd8-1024x683-1-700x450.jpg\" data-aspect=\"1.5555555555556\" \/><\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d795c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d795c8\" 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 open day attracted more than 600 visitors to the school. The panda-themed mini-classrooms, technology and sports activities, and school briefings gave parents in the district a better understanding of the school, while the visiting kindergarteners enjoyed the activities as parents experienced the lively and interesting teaching methods of the school.<\/span><\/p>\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-d0e0582 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d0e0582\" 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-09b6612 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_imgtxt_slider\" data-id=\"09b6612\" 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-09b6612\" 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=\"PAIN Kick Zone\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>PAIN Kick Zone<\/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-dbc3051 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dbc3051\" 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-09070b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09070b7\" 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: 16px;\"><em>As city dwellers who often work overtime and frequently perform repetitive motions, we are more susceptible to joint pain or sports injuries that can affect our quality of life. 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>\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\">Knee Pain? Maybe it is a Meniscus Injury!\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;\">The knee structures include medial and lateral menisci, which are two C-shaped pieces of cartilage. They play an important role in absorbing force and nourishing the knee joint.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Meniscus injury is one of the most common knee injuries. For example, incomplete tear, horizontal tear and complex tear. A torn meniscus mostly occurs when one is twisting or rotating the knee forcefully or putting a heavy weight on the knee. Signs and symptoms include pain, swelling, popping sensation and difficulty in straightening the knee may be developed.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Meniscus tears are often accompanied by quadriceps muscle weakness. Therefore, strengthening and maintaining the strength of this muscle can help protect the knee joint and reduce the risk of re-injury.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Quad sets exercise:<\/span><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Sit or lie down on the floor or a firm bed.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Put a small, rolled towel under the knee of the straight leg, keeping the leg in a slightly flexed position. (as shown in picture 1)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Tighten your thigh muscle (the quadriceps) in your straight leg by pressing the knee towards the towel. (as shown in picture 2)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Hold this position for 4 seconds and relax.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Repeat for 12-15 times on one side. Then switch leg to do the same exercise for 12-15 times. Do the exercise 3-4 times per week.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\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-5cfec4b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5cfec4b\" 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-0dd0605 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0dd0605\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99ae6e1 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"99ae6e1\" 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=\"1440\" height=\"1920\" 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 1440 1920&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24080 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-1.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" data-aspect=\"0.75\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">(Picture 1)<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cac3f1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cac3f1a\" 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 soreness or discomfort at the thigh may be expected.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\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-a38fe9e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a38fe9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4fe4f1 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b4fe4f1\" 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=\"1440\" height=\"1920\" 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 1440 1920&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24083 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-1_1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-1_1.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-1_1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-1_1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-1_1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" data-aspect=\"0.75\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">(Picture 2)<\/p><\/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-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\">A unique school opening assembly: \u201cThe Year of Go!\u300cPlay and Go 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