Background

The Centre for Quality of Life is a centre of Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (HKIAPS) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). It is the first centre specializing in Quality of Life (QoL) research in Hong Kong and in different Chinese communities. Driven by the motive of enhancing the well-being of Hong Kong youth, the QoL Centre and the MTR Corporation jointly organize the ‘MTR-CUHK Youth QoL Champions Competition.’ 

Aims

• To provide the youth with an opportunity to serve the community and contribute to the society;

• To encourage positive attitudes among the youth towards life and cultivate a sense of belonging to Hong Kong;

• To draw public’s attention to help the youth and train their leadership skills.

Eligibility

The Competition is open to all full-time Secondary 4 and secondary 5 students in Hong Kong.

Details

• Interested schools should set up a Youth QoL Champion team. Each team should consist of 5-10 members and be supervised by a school teacher.

• Each team needs to submit a proposal for organizing a project to enhance youth’s psychological quality, peers and family relationship.

• 10 proposals will be selected. A funding support of up to HK$10,000 will be provided on a reimbursement basis to each selected team for implementing the proposal and a book coupon of HK$1,000 will be awarded to the supervised teacher of each selected school. Excellent teams will also receive cash awards of HK$1,000.

• Gold, Silver and Bronze awards will be selected among the 10 proposals.

Prizes and Awards

• All participating team members will receive a Certificate of Participation.

• Gold, Silver and Bronze winners will receive a cash award of HK$20,000, HK$10,000 and HK$5,000 respectively.

More details will be announced via the website of the Centre Quality of Life and the facebook page “MTR-CUHK Youth QoL Champions Competition 2014”. Last year highlights can be found at facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtrcuhkqolchampionscompetition?fref=ts

Seminar

Briefing Session on the MTR-CUHK Youth QoL Champions Competition 2014

Reply Proforma:

Location Map:

Guideline of the Competition:

Proposal Template:

Report Template:

Result of 1st Adjudication

Enquiries:

Tel:

3943 6635

Email:

qolcentre@cuhk.edu.hk