Security Bureau youth forum graduates record 120 members
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Summary
The Security Bureau’s Youth Leadership Forum held its annual presentation and graduation ceremony on September 19, marking the completion of the latest cohort of 120 young members from Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Macau, the highest number since the programme began. The event reviewed participants’ learning outcomes over the past year, including summer showcases and exchange experiences across the three places. Deputy Chief Secretary Cheuk Wing-hing (卓永興) and Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung (鄧炳強) attended, with Tang also joined by Under Secretary for Security Michael Cheuk Hau-yip (卓孝業) and Permanent Secretary for Security Alice Lau Yip-kuen (廖李可期). Officials said the forum had staged more than 30 activities in the past year covering national security, patriotic education and frontier technology, while some members also took part in major national events
Key Points
- This year’s forum enrolled 120 youth members from Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Macau, setting a record for participation since the forum’s establishment
- The annual presentation showcased members’ learning experiences over the past year, including summer displays and cross-border exchanges among the three cities.
- Cheuk Wing-hing said Hong Kong’s first five-year plan calls for diversified exchange and practice platforms to broaden youth horizons and nurture patriotic, internationally minded students
- Chris Tang said 51 members joined summer internships in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macau, while nine Shenzhen University students trained in Hong Kong firms
- Student achievements included a representative speaking at the United Nations on an anti-drug declaration, five selected as Milan Winter Olympics volunteers, and two invited to the Boao Forum for Asia annual conference
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong readers, the forum shows how the government is tying youth development more closely to official priorities such as national education, public service recruitment and Greater Bay Area exchange. The programme’s claimed outcomes, including more than 60% of graduates joining government roles over four years, suggest it is also becoming a pipeline for future civil servants and disciplined services officers