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BUILDING CONFIDENCE THROUGH PARTICIPATION
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| A concerted team effort has seen the Buddhist Wong Wan Tin College’Campus TV Association win numerous awards, including those from Radio Television Hong Kong, Hong Kong Education City, and the Independent Commission Against Corruption |
Wai Ying and her two elder sisters are still in school, so the five-member family relies entirely on their father. In Secondary Two, Wai Ying joined the school’s Campus TV Association and started to learn how to shoot videos on campus with her senior schoolmates. She was also offered opportunities to be a TV host and produce the school newsletter, which greatly broadened her horizons. That summer, she wanted to join her schoolmates on a 10-day video-shooting course organised by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, but the enrolment fee for the course was HK$1,000. To Wai Ying, that was an astronomical amount. “My father works very hard every day, so I don’t want to add to his already heavy burden,” she said.
It was disheartening — but what could she do?
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| The Buddhist Wong Wan Tin College’s Campus TV Association offers many working positions to students, allowing them to develop their communication skills through cooperation and teamwork |
Her teacher advised her to apply to The Hong Kong Jockey Club Life-Wide Learning Fund. She did, and the Fund supported her to complete the course. She went on to make good use of the invaluable learning opportunity by actively participating in Campus TV activities, utilising what she had learned to the fullest extent. “Over the years I have interviewed many celebrities — the most memorable one has to be Professor Arthur Lee, the then Secretary for Education and Manpower. On the day there were a lot of reporters and the entire control room was packed with people. It was at that moment that I decided to study journalism and become a professional reporter.”
Today’s Wai Ying is cheerful and confident, although she said that she had once been a shy introvert. “I never thought that one day I would be able to talk so freely with strangers,” she said. Having been promoted from a member to vice president and then president of her school’s Campus TV Association, Wai Ying has learned not only how to produce videos and publications, but also how to communicate effectively. “Now I can express myself fluently and fearlessly, which I think will be of great help to me when I start my career in the future.”
NEW SCHEME BENEFITS MORE
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| Tin Long is an outstanding student, but not a bookworm. Instead, he is a dedicated member of the school basketball team |
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Life-Wide Learning Fund was founded in 2002, and in its first five years was eligible only to students from Primary Four to Secondary Three. In September 2007, the scheme’s coverage was extended to all primary and secondary school levels, from Primary One to Secondary Seven, providing students with more comprehensive support.
The new coverage came at just the right time for Lau Tin Long, who was a Secondary Four student at the time.
Coming from a single-parent family, Tin Long is a well-rounded student who not only excels in his academic studies but also in sports. He is a member of the school basketball team, and has frequently represented his school in competitions. He said that he has learned a lot from competitions, and recalled an occasion when his team fell behind early in a match. However, they did not give up and with a series of fast attacks, the gap between the teams started to close. At the end, they made the game-winning shot, and with it took the match. “Basketball competitions have made me understand that we should always fight until the very last moment,” he said.
However, the monthly coaching and tuition fees for the basketball team have been a very heavy burden for him. With financial aid from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Life-Wide Learning Fund, Tin Long no longer needs to worry about fees and has been given the opportunity to fully explore his potential.
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