JCI East Kowloon CHANNEL Issue 3 by JCI East Kowloon

2016, THIRD ISSUE

JCI EAST KOWLOON

Sports

Featured Interview WITH

MR. KIM PAN GON HEAD COACH OF HONG KONG FOOTBALL TEAM

CHANNEL

2016

THIRD ISSUE (AUGUST)

CONTENTS

Message from President of JCI East Kowloon

Message from National President of JCI Hong Kong

Message from National Assigned Executive Officer of JCI East Kowloon 05 Message from JCI East Kowloon Magazine - Channel Chief Editor

• Revitalized our business development area and launched a new initiative "New Step Challenge" serving a local startups. We successfully brought $5 Million Angel Investment to our outstanding teams.

Family Harmony 2016

Next Step Challenge 2016

Fund-Raising Event “Fun Orienteering” 「定向奔 Fun 樂」

Leadership Development Empower Series

Event Highlights The Asia-Pacific Conference In Kaohsiung Taiwan

JCI and the United Nations

1999 President Alvin Chu 2016 President Iris Lam

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• Total of 300 participants for our Monthly Fellowship Gatheirngs throughout Jan to Aug. • Provided the platform for 10 JC members who would like to further advance their training path to sharpen their skills.

• The 12th year of Family Harmony to promote t h e i m p o r ta n c e o f h a r m o n i o u s fa m i l y, supported by 1,300 families on improving the quality of life through household mission.

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• Record a highest record of 18 EK members attending ASPAC Kaohsiung.

• Provided over 10 training programs and workshops to successfully equipped over 180 members with skills that they can apply to projects and advancement of the community.

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ave you live the pass 300 ordinary days with passion? In 2016, we have provided a lot of opportunities were provided to our member to create positive change to our local community and self-development.

EK New Members 12

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As this time of the year as we approach our annual general meeting, let's look back at our key achievements in the past 9 months.

2016 EK Profects - AT A GLANCE

Sherman So

2016 President of JCI East Kowloon

Featured Story - Sport Mr. Kim Pan Gon - Head Coach Of Hong Kong Football Team

Message from

JCI To provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change.

JCI To be the leading global network of young active citizens.

JCI That faith in God gives meaning and purpose to human life That the brotherhood of man transcends the sovereignty of nations That economic justice can best be won by free men through free enterprise That government should be of laws rather than of men That earth's great treasure lies in human personality And that service to humanity is the best work of life.

• Makeover of publication "Channel" that showcase stories demonstrating Hong Kong Spirit. new design, ne content, more coverage on JCI, JCI Hong Kong and JCI East Kowloon. • We have maintained good relationship with local chapters by jointly organizing 7 events with 10 LOMs. I have always believed that as long as your passion exists, you can find ways to release your dreams when opportunities come.

ear President Iris, Past Presidents, Senators and fellow members,

Message from 2016 National Assigned Executive Officer of JCI East Kowloon

Winston Lin

Greetings! Time flies and we are now in the third quarter of the year. This is the time when events reach a climactic point. I am very happy to see that you led 18 members this year to attend the Asia-Pacific Conference. You broke your Chapter's record and more importantly you opened their door to the world. You let them see and feel the international opportunities which JCI has to offer. This has a profound effect on the future development of the entire Chapter. In addition, with the theme of My Home Sweet Home for your Family Harmony project this year, children learnt the importance of housework from games. I still remember how hot it was that day but the passion kept on burning. Many families brought their kids along to enjoy the beautiful day. It took some hard work but the satisfying smile at the end of the day was worth the effort. I often remind myself that not everything i s b o u n d to h a p p e n . S u c c e s s i nvo l ve s contribution by different members. If you complain about others whenever there is a gap between your expectations and the actual results, no one is happy. O u r vo l u n te e r i n g w i l l m a ke n o s e n s e . Rather, we should always be grateful and communicate more with others to reduce misunderstandings. Appreciate the goodness of others so that we work happily together! I would like to appreciate everyone's support along the year by working together towards deepening the JCI Mission. I hear that you keep mentioning the word "opportunity". On the one hand members take the courage to fight for it. On the other hand members are happy to provide it to others so that we grow together. Next year's board members are ready. I hope that you can continue to seize every opportunity and continue to create positive change together for yourself, for your family, for JCI East Kowloon and for the community. Be All We Can Be! Message from

ong Kong is currently undergoing an instability period where many young adults were eager to express their views in politics and their positions in this society. To keep these youngsters in the right track and lead Hong Kong to a brighter future, JCI East Kowloon have organized many meaningful events and under the leadership of President Iris Lam and his Board of Directors, JCI East Kowloon has launched meaningful projects on active citizenship and encourage innovative business ideas. In past two months, JCI East Kowloon had successfully completed its flagship projects which include business area project - “Next Step Challenge 2016” with over 100 competitors and community development project - “Family Harmony - My Home Sweet Home” which encourage students to help parents to tidy up their home which in turn encourage positive communications. For coming months JCI East Kowloon will focus on Leadership Development Training which include Project Management Workshop and Empowerment Seminar. Also more new members will get inducted to become full members of JCI East Kowloon. May all JCI East Kowloon members continue to learn and grow together and exhibit their uniqueness!

Message from JCI East Kowloon Magazine - Channel Chief Editor

Sherman So

his August is definitely a month for SPORTS while the 2016 Summer Olympics takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the meantime, JCI East Kowloon has overcome many challenges with persistence since the beginning of this year, which are Family Harmony 2016, Next Step Challenge 2016, Fundraising Event “Fun Orienteering” and Leadership Development Empowerment Series. We are very happy to share our efforts with you in this issue. To highlight our theme “Sports - Persistence and Overcoming of Challenges”, it is a great honour for us to invite the Head Coach of the Hong Kong Football Team, Mr. Kim Pan-gon as our guest to talk about his career of being a football coach and Hong Kong Spirit. Also, let’s warmly welcome and get to know our new members Ace, Jason, Katri, Ian, Rain and Tony. After reading this issue, we hope you will get inspired and show your persistence whenever you face challenge in life.

2016 National President of JCI Hong Kong

Brian Kwan

FEATURED INTERVIEW

aving overcome many challenges in the first half of 2016, JCI East Kowloon enters the second half of 2016 with persistence. Our third issue of Channel represents our s ta g e o f P E R S I S T E N C E a n d OV E R C O M I N G O F CHALLENGES. Therefore, SPORTS is adopted as the third sub-theme. We are so honored to have the Technical Director and the Head Coach of the Hong Kong Football Team, Mr. Kim Pan Gon to be the guest interviewee of our Channel 3. Though he was not born in Hong Kong, he is widely regarded as a true Hongkonger with sound Hong Kong Spirit. He has led our football team to make great achievements and is one o f t h e h e ro e s i n H o n g Kong football history.

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What makes Hong Kong so attractive to you? I have moved to and stationed at Hong Kong since 2000. Hong Kong is my dreamland on the ground that it is a place full of oppor tunities. Hong Kong people are gentle and smart. Also, they allow me to feel my passion and attitude. My efforts made for Hong Kong's football industry are treasured and recognized. In addition, Hong Kong is a beautiful city with a high level of security. And I believe my son and daughter can receive good education here. All these appealing factors have made me stay in Hong Kong till now.

Why do you love football so much way that you picked it as your career?

You once said "I don't want to be a coach. I want to be THE coach." What is the difference between a coach and THE coach? Yes, I am determined to be a special coach and to stand out from ordinary coaches. A coach is not the same as a trainer. Apart from skill teaching, THE coach has to train footballers with heart, care and compassion. As THE coach, I wish to teach my boys how to be a better person and bring them a life change. Emotional bonding has to be established with them. In a nutshell, THE coach has to go deeper and further than a coach.

When I was still in college, teachers often asked about our dreams. 80% of the class expressed their wish to be a soccer player when they grow up. To me, football brings huge joy and fun. I love the feeling of an intense competition. I very much enjoy fighting together with my teammates. The team spirit makes me highly motivated and energetic!

The slogan for HK team is “to die for Hong Kong”. Can you share with us more on this approach in leading the team? What is the Hong Kong Spirit in your heart? Country and nationality are important. As I was raised in South Korea, I possess strong nationalism. Without an intact country, there is no family and no corporations. As the head coach, I always remind players to fight for their own place and honour. We do not play football for money. They should remember tightly that many Hong Kong citizens support the Hong Ko n g N a t i o n a l Fo o t b a l l Team. Hong Kong citizens are our motivation. We fight for Hongkongers. That is the Hong Kong Spirit in my heart. Furthermore, I firmly believe football is an important element to unite the country. This is what we call “COUNTRY POWER”.

As the head coach, how do you perceive the p ro s p e c t o f t h e H o n g Kong Football Team? We a re n o w i n a d i ffi c u l t situation. As we performed quite well in the last tournament, Hong Kong people now have higher expectations towards us. Yet, the fact is our standard hasn’t been raised much. We w i l l t re a t i t a s p o s i t i ve pressure. Our next target is the Asian Qualifiers of 2019 AFC Asian Cup. But we are facing considerable difficulty. For example, the training sessions we can offer to players are

far from enough. There are also not enough facilities and infrastructures. Given that roughly ten years are needed to sufficiently raise the standard of a football team, I now put much focus on developing young football players. Frankly, I think youths in Hong Kong are smart but we a k . T h ey e a s i l y g i ve u p and do not possess enough m e n ta l s t re n g t h . T h ey a re enjoying overly comfortable environment in Hong Kong with too much care from parents. That is why I often ask our trainers to give more intensive and tough trainings to them.

What is your personal goal and aspiration as THE coach? For sure, I want to reach a higher position in Asia. I want to be one of the best coaches in Asia. But at this moment, the largest portion of my heart stays in Hong Kong. I feel like I am responsible for the Hong Kong Football Team.

He . Ki a Foo d Coac m P tba ll T h Of H an G eam on ong Ko ng

2016 EK PROJECTS

AT A GLANCE

Chairman: Karen Kwok Organization OCs: Erica Leung, , Dixon Wong, Ivy Man, Committee Ian Chu, PM Adelina Chow Project Advisor: Past President Danny Li Supervising Officer: Carmen Chiang

2016 EK PROJECTS

AT A GLANCE

EK’s flagship project - Family Harmony 2016 has been successfully held on International Day of Families - May 15.

FAMILY HARMONY 2016 The theme of Family Harmony 2016 is “My Home Sweet Home”. We aim to promote f a m i l y h a r m o ny a m o n g s t yo u n g c h i l d re n by wa y o f housework missions to facilitate their sense of responsibility to their family and promote the importance of suitable family living environment, so as to improve health outcomes for all family members. We a re h o n o u re d a n d delighted to have The Honourable WU Chi-Wai, MH as our Guest of Honour. We have also invited professional architect Mr. Manfred Yuen to share about the importance of home environment: how home environment affects family relationships. Ms. Margaret Cheng shared with us how she motivate her children and build responsibility. We are also delighted to have TVB artist Bella Lam to be our 2016 Ambassador! She was joined by Mr. Cary Lee “ 宅 sir” to teach us some home safety techniques, and to present the awards to our participants for completion of the family housework mission.

Organization Chairman: VP Carol Ho Deputy Chairman: BAD Paco Lam Committee

OCs: Calvin Li, Alex Woo, PM Moses Chan, PM Kazaf Project Advisor: Past President Chris Leung Supervising Officer: President Iris Lam

Our new business affairs series "Next Step Challenge 2016" has successfully come to a closing with the grand final being held on 7 May. Around 100 business proposals were received!

NEXT STEP CHALLENGE 2016 5 best performing teams have been selected to be considered for possible angel i nve s t m e n t f ro m S ta r t u p Business Centre and Angel Investment Foundation. Congratulations to the following teams: * FotosTP Online * ANA Artwork * Easycare * Eful Cross Boarder Platform * HK Airline Fotostp Online One team was awarded with the "Hong Kong Airlines Innovation Award" which is the Hong Kong to Japan/Bali/ Thailand return flight tickets s p o n s o re d b y H o n g Ko n g Airlines. Audience also voted for the People's Choice Award congratulations to ANA Artwork Materials Analysis Co.Ltd! Th e c o m p e t i t i o n p rov i d e d good platform and valuable seminars to empower potential e n t re p re n e u r s to c o m p i l e business plans, perform pitching, exchange ideas with counterparts and dream big.

2016 EK PROJECTS

AT A GLANCE

FUND-RAISING EVENT “FUN ORIENTEERING”

「定向奔 FUN 樂」 EK’s 2016 fund raising event was held on 29th May, 2016 at Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village. Apar t from raising fund for JCI EK, this project aims to provide FUN SPORTY TIME to EK members, potential members and the general public. T h e eve n t a t t ra c te d m o re than 100 participants joining the orienteering competition, and most of them are nonJCI members. Par ticipants had a great time playing the challenging orienteering in the beautiful campsite, and they looked forward to joining other orienteering events and JCI events.

Organization Chairman: Violet Lui Committee OCs: Rain Wong, Rico Cheung Project Advisor: Past President Eliza Lau Supervising Officer: HT Rex Wong

2016 EK PROJECTS

AT A GLANCE

Leadership Development Empower Series

The team of Leadership Development is here to provide training and development opportunities. We provided workshops to s h a re t h e k n ow l e d g e a n d skill with members that could benefit their career and JC life – one minute presentation workshop and project management workshop. We provided full support to those who eager to learn and looking for opportunities to improve themselves in JC – supervising skill training and chairmanship training. We provided opportunities for trainers – hosted 1 JCI course & co-hosted 7 JCI course. We believe that we are here to develop the young leaders.

Ian

NEW MEMBERS

The first EK event I attended was the inauguration dinner in 2016. I was impressed by the energetic new board members in the event. I was particularly impressed by the speech by P Iris showing the passion and dedication of the new board. When I first joined EK in February this year, I was warmly welcomed by the Chapter and had the privilege to talk to a few PPs. No doubt that I got inspired by their hearted sharing of their JC journey and experience which further enhanced my dedication to and my sense of belonging of EK! Furthermore, I wish to build up my JCI knowledge, learn the true value of JCI and build EK into a place that will discover the potentials of members and nurture their development in their JCI path!

Rain EK is a small-size chapter and there are around 40 full members and hence there is a strong cohesion. Prospective members are taken good care by President Iris and other members. We learn and grow with happy laughter. I try my best to participate in most events of EK. I have taken part in two EK projects, which was the fund-raising and April MFG, when I was a PM; also I am always willing to be a helper. What is more, I always invite my friends to join EK.

Ace I was introduced to EK by VP Carol. I found that JCI EK is a meaningful place. I am on the path of seeking self-improvement. I will do whatever I can to learn and gain experiences in EK.

Jason Tony

After years of work, I encountered bottleneck in my life and I know I have to do something different to come out from my comfort zone, that's why I joined JCI. Through JCIEK, I would like to further develop my leadership skills, communication skills and be good team member and leader in different projects. To me, JCIEK is energetic, full of young people, getting together to create social values. As the chapter is also "young", it is quite flexible and allows room for innovation.

When I was a student, I did not realize the importance of engaging myself in social events. Time flies like an arrow and here I am in my middle age. I hope one day if my son or daughter asks me the history of Tony Tang, I can proudly share my wonderful experiences of being a part of the JCI family, one of the young active citizens.

New member in 2016 Male Female

Katri I join EK because I want to meet more new friends, raise my English standard and have self-development in various aspects. EK fellows are nice. I have learnt a lot by doing projects and I will participate more in the future. If I have to pick one, the area of Community Development attracts me the most.

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New member in 2016

Age 20-24

Age 25-29

Age 30-34

Age 35-40

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THE ASIA-PACIFIC CONFERENCE IN KAOHSIUNG TAIWAN

C I E a s t Kow l o o n h a s achieved a record high of 18 members attending the Asia-Pacific Conference in Kaohsiung Taiwan on June 2-5. The 2016 JCI Asia-Pacific Conference hosted more than 5000 delegates from 45 different c o u n t r i e s. Th e c o n fe re n c e kicked off with the National P re s i d e n t s M e e t i n g , w h e re National Presidents took their turn reporting on annual targets, challenges and achievements. Later in the day, the First Timers Orientation was packed with more than 200 first timers who were readily greeted by their hosts 2016 JCI Vice President Amzad Hussain and 2016 JCI Vice President Brian Lim. That evening delegates gathered for Opening Ceremony which opened with a beautiful Ta i w a n e s e c u l t u r a l d r u m performance. Numerous guest speakers took the stage including Taiwan President, Tsai I n g- wen, M inis ter o f Fo re i gn Affairs, David Lee, and Mayor of Kaohsiung City, Chen Chu.

The ceremony concluded with a dynamic original dance performance, motivating d e l e g a t e s t o e m b ra c e t h e culture of the city during their visit. D a y t wo o f t h e c o n fe re n c e c o n t a i n e d m a n y t ra i n i n g s , seminars and meetings including General Assembly I . D u r i n g G e n e ra l A s s e m b l y, 2016 JCI President Paschal Dike upheld the Peace is Possible campaign, reminding delegates that a peaceful world can o n l y b e a c h i e v e d t h ro u g h compromise and respect and that as young active citizens we hold the responsibility to take action and inspire individuals to make the world a better place. During night time, we organized a dinner reception with our Sister Chapter JCI Ipoh Malaysia and JCI Mandarin Singapore, together with their sister chapter JCI Kuala Lumpa Malaysia. On day three, our Taiwan Sister Chapter had arranged a lunch reception for us together with

JCI Entrepreneur Malaysia at a beautiful island. We had fruitful exchanges on our achievements for the first half of the year and share our plans for the remaining 2016. At night time, the JCI Hong Kong hosted the Hong Kong Night with all 20 local chapters organizing their own booth for JCI members to experience the unique culture of our country! EK organized a Beer Pong booth which have attracted lots of JC members to visit us! On the final evening of t h e c o n f e re n c e , d e l e g a te s gathered for the JCI Farewell Ball to celebrate a successful conference. With members from more than 45 countries present the impact was felt by all in attendance. While departing the conference, delegates felt motivated to return to their communities ready to create peaceful solutions in their communities.

s a J C I m e m b e r, n e e d l e s s to s ay, yo u k n ow h ow c l o s e t h e relationship Junior Chamber International and United Nations is, right? In late July, I at ten d e d t h e J C I G lo b a l Par tnership Summit with 7 other Hong Kong delegates in New York City, the United States. We had a very intensive 4 - d ay s p ro g ra m w i t h s o m a ny i n s i g h t f u l s e m i n a r s conducted by the brilliant leaders of different non-profit organizations and got the chance to interact with the JCI par tners and members all around the world at the United Nations Headquarters. Like what mentioned in the JCI Global Partnership Summit resolution, all the JCI members wo r l d w i d e h ave a l re a d y committed ourselves to create positive change to advance the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and we have to u n d e r s ta n d t h a t t h e s e goals can be only advanced through collaboration across different sectors and partners in the society.

T h e re w a s a l s o a p ove r t y s i mu l a t i o n g a m e fo r u s to experience the life and difficulties of people in the third world who is lacking of resources and to learn the impor tance of ending the poverty. What’s more? We had a boat cruise trip and spent a night together with all the delegates and the amazing skylines of New York City by the Hudson River. International JCI friends, food, live music, beer and wine concluded the great time we had. But what’s the biggest surprise of this trip? I didn’t expect I would see the UN SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon in person at the closing ceremony and gave us a speech. This totally highlighted the trip of JCI summit and I have decided to attend the summit in 2017 again! By JCI East Kowloon 2016 Vice President Carol Ho

JCI AND THE UNITED NATIONS