Success Stories of the Youth Programmes

To showcase the progress of trainees and commend the caring efforts of training bodies and employers, YPTP and YWETS jointly organised the Award Ceremony for "The Most Improved Trainees" on 24 July, 2008. The ten awardees were praised for their improvements in personal development, leadership or job performance. The striving stories of trainees provide the best encouragement to their peers and encourage young people to pursue their career goals in spite of difficulties. Below are highlights of the ten awardees:

Billy Ho Chun-wai is the Clubhouse Service Assistant of the Park Island. He is employed by the Kai Shing Management Services Ltd. His training body is HKFTU Occupational Retraining Centre. Thanks to the company's on-the-job training, Billy has been able to tackle the many challenges of his job. His pleasant personality and extrovert character have enabled him to establish good working relationship with his colleagues. His superb piano skills demonstrated in his amateur performance in the club house have earned him the appreciation of many residents.
Li Ho-fai is a residential gas technician employed by the Hong Kong and China Gas Company Ltd. His training body is the Vocational Training Council. Ho-fai has shown a great interest in his job and readily shares his knowledge and experience with his colleagues. His supervisors and peers alike praise his positive work attitude and exemplary performance in spite of his limited work experience.
Fong Kin-lun is an assistant stage props maker employed by the Cubedecor Workshop Ltd. His training body is the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong. Throughout the period of employment, Kin-lun's strong interest in electrical engineering has enabled him to develop new equipment with his colleagues constructively. His employer appreciates his good performance and conscientious work attitude and praises his ability to work independently and tackle problems with ample common sense.
Silky Tang works as an aircraft maintenance craftsman trainee at the Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Ltd. Her training body is HKFTU Occupational Retraining Centre. Silky has all along shown great interest in engineering work. After completing the one-month intensive pre-employment training of the Aircraft Maintenance Craftsman Trainee Project, Silky has been appointed to her present post. She is now working hard towards the next step of her career ladder - to become a full-fledged engineer!
Poon Tsz-yung, Irene is a Leader of the Airport Ambassadors of the Hong Kong Airport Authority. Her training body is the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups. After completing her on-the-job training as an Airport Ambassador, Irene has been promoted to her present position. Her job entails leading a group of newly-appointed Airport Ambassadors to provide quality and caring customer service for airport visitors. She is never late in offering her helping hands to the new recruits.
Chan Tsz-lung is a kitchen assistant employed by the Prudential Hotel. His training body is the Methodist Centre. With an immense interest in cooking, Tsz-lung joined the Module D-Catering Industry Training of YPTP to brush up his cooking skills. The subsequent workplace attachment training landed Tsz-lung in his present job which he considers as an excellent starting point for his careers. His personal goal is to improve his cooking skills and pave the way for his becoming an executive chef.
Wong Mei-yan is an assistant hair stylist employed by the Hoi Lam Hair Design. Her training body is the Salvation Army. Before joining YPTP, Yan was often drifting on the streets with other groups of young people. YPTP has enhanced Yan's motivation and ignited her desire for achievement and actualisation. She is now burning the midnight oil to acquire more hair-styling skills.
Lam Hoi-kwan works as a licensed estate agent for the Many Wells Property Agent Ltd. His training body is the HKFTU Occupational Retraining Centre. Hoi-kwan landed on his present job after joining the YPTP & YWETS Estate Agent Training Project. He has done exceptionally well and won the honour of being the first trainee passing both the Qualifying Examination for Salespersons and the Qualifying Examination for Estate Agents.
Kong Ngo-kan is a purchasing clerk of the National Element Investment Ltd. His training body is the Hong Kong YWCA. After he left school, Kan made many futile job attempts. Repeated failures made him feel lost and defeated. His family encouraged him to join YPTP and he found the training helped enhance his motivation and self-confidence. On completion of his workplace attachment training, Kan secured a job offer from his employer and has stayed in the same job since then. Through employment, Kan has re-integrated into the community and realised his ability at work.
Yau Hoi-yue, Trudy works as a Clinic Assistant at the Kinetics Medical & Health Group Company Ltd. Her training body is the YMCA of Hong Kong. Trudy was relatively ignorant and unskilled when she started her on-the-job training, but now she can competently master cardiac examinations, explaining every step of the procedure to her clients with confidence. Her employer praises her hard work and positive work attitude.

The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, the Honourable Matthew Cheung Kin-chung (middle), the Commissioner for Labour, Mrs Cherry Tse Ling Kit-ching (fourth from the left) and the Assistant Commissioner (Employment Services), Stanley Ng Ka-kwong (first from the left), panel Chairman Prof. Howard Cheng Chi-ho (fifth from the left) and panel member Dr. Carol Ma Hok-ka (second from the left) shared the joy of the 10 awardees at the award ceremony.