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Food for Thought: Why It Matters
INTERVIEWS
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Dr Siu Yan-ho: A Tale of More Than Two Cultures
THEME SECTION
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Agnes Chee: Preserving Our Food Memories
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Lucas Sin: Macaroni in the Soup
YOUTH SPEAK
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Everything, Everyone, All About Food
YOUTH WATCH
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Eating on the Street
OUR YOUTH
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Charles Cheung: My Life as a Book
AI CHATBOX
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Hey ChatGPT, Let’s Talk About Milk Tea
VIEWPOINTS
FOOD
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Love in a Bowl Jeremy Chan
PHOTOGRAPHY
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Photography as a Timeless Legacy Anson Yu
PARENTING
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Learning How to Parent Lakshmi Jacota
MOVIE
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May in the “Winter” of Our Lives Mia Yao
LOVE LIFE
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The Dazzling World of Online Dating Stella Chen
Youth Hong Kong December 2023 Volume 15 Number 4
YOUTH HONG KONG published quarterly by The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups
ARTWORK & DESIGN Bryan Tsui, D. Design, Tracy Cheng
EDITORIAL BOARD Hsu Siu-man Lakshmi Jacota William Chung Ada Chau Christa Cheung Winky Ang Bryan Tsui Miranda Ho Mia Yao
PRINTING Living Stone Printing Co. Ltd.
INTERVIEWS Mia Yao, Stella Chen, Tracy Cheng CIRCULATION (unaudited) 9,000 in Hong Kong, throughout the region and overseas
VIEWS EXPRESSED are the authors’ and interviewees’, may come from official sources, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board or publisher
HKFYG HIGHTLIGHTS
PUBLICATIONS
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Our Reading x Writing Services
ORGANIC FARM
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Nature, Us, and the City
VOLUNTEERING
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Hangzhou Snapshots
WITH ALL OUR MIGHT
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Blueprint Proposal for the Development of Virtual Assets
VOLUNTEERING
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Collective Efforts: Giving Back
YOUTH SPOT
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Never Too Young to Become a Barista
RESEARCH
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How to Increase Youth Involvement in District Governance
POLICY
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2023 Policy Address: What Did Youth Say?
COVER DESIGN Bryan Tsui
ISSN 2071-3193 (Print) ISSN 2519-1098 (Online) WEB youthhongkong.hkfyg.org.hk CORRESPONDENCE to The Editor, Youth Hong Kong, 21/F, The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Building, 21 Pak Fuk Road, North Point, Hong Kong TEL 3755 7220 FAX 3755 7155 EMAIL youthhongkong@hkfyg.org.hk ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES Mia Yao 3755 7220 The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups was founded in 1960 and is the city’s largest youth service organization. More than 25,000 activities are organized by over 80 units annually with attendance of nearly 6 million.
SECTIONS & TRANSLATION Mia Yao, Ada Chau, Stella Chen and CPS team
Services Camps, Leisure, Cultural and Sports Services, Counselling, Creativity education and STEM, Education and continuous learning, Employment and entrepreneurship, Exchange, Leadership training, M21 Multimedia, Parenting, Research and Publications, Volunteering, Youth at Risk, Youth SPOTs
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When I was a child, my grandmother used to buy
McDonald's for four siblings on Sunday mornings. We would always complain about not having fries, only hash browns. Now, every time I eat hash browns, I
The polenta porridge my grandmother used to
brought hash browns home for me.
summer afternoons spent in the countryside.
think of my late grandmother, hobbling along as she
make always reminds me of my childhood and Now that my grandmother is getting older and
mostly bedridden, her meals are prepared by her children. Occasionally, in our home, we still have
cornmeal porridge, but only my father knows how to recreate it exactly as my grandma used to.
During my primary school years, my grandmother in Macau fell ill, and my mother sent me to Macau for two weeks to take care of
her. My grandmother didn't know what I liked to eat, so she used an electric rice cooker to steam a plate of pork chops for me.
When I was a child, our family was not well-off, and I didn't have
many opportunities to eat pork chops. This was the first time I had steamed pork chops, and I found them absolutely delicious. The memory of that meal still lingers with me to this day.
Reflecting on my childhood, I seldom had the chance to
spend time with my grandfather. When I did visit him, he always lovingly prepared my favourite dishes, including
winter melon soup. After my grandfather passed away, I
started trying to cook for myself and realised that making winter melon soup is not as simple as just putting all the
ingredients in a pot. I miss him so much every time I cook winter melon soup.
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OUR YOUTH
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AI CHATBOX
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VIEWPOINT：FOOD
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If students see their parents as a source of stress, their support network is weakened. Could anything be starker?
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This experience will remain vividly in my memory for a lifetime. The working spirit of the team has profoundly changed my perspective on the power of teamwork. The unity and dedication of everyone working together, committing themselves, and putting in efforts to successfully host the equestrian event, were truly inspiring.
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HKFYG HIGHLIGHTS : VOLUNTEERING
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neighbourhoodfirst.hkfyg.org.hk The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups will hold its annual “Neighbourhood First Chinese New Year Reunion Lunch.” A total of 100 teams from the Federation will set up over 300 banquet tables across Hong Kong. Young people from all districts will show the spirit of caring for their neighbours to bring warmth and blessings to low-income families, individuals living alone, and ethnic minorities among others, constructing a community of caring and inclusiveness.
The NEIGHBOURHOOD First is a community-building project that encourages young people to care and support their neighbours. It incorporates the components of youth leadership training, voluntary services, online connectivity and district collaborations. With young people leading the way, the aim is to bring the community together, cultivate a sense of neighbourhood and emphasise the importance of civic responsibility and care.
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