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Launching Ceremony of the Hong Kong Athletes Career & Education Programme (HKACEP)
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04.07.2008 |
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The Hong Kong Athletes Career & Education Programme (HKACEP) was officially launched this afternoon by the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (SF&OC) and the Home Affairs Bureau (HAB), and witnessed by more than 60 members of the press, members of the Hong Kong, China Delegation to the Beijing Olympic Games, sponsors and representatives of the 11 local tertiary institutions.
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The HKACEP, aimed at nurturing confident, respectable and competitive world class sports talents with integrity to be role models for the youth, through the provision of support to athletes on career and education development, was considered one of the most comprehensive athlete supporting programmes of the same kind in the international sports arena.
Guest of Honour, The Hon. Timothy T. T. FOK, GBS, JP, who joined the Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr. TSANG Tak Sing, JP, in officiating the Launching Ceremony commented that ¡§Elite athletes, who have devoted all their time and effort in pursuing sports excellence and bringing Hong Kong glory, deserve our full respect and best support. It is certain that with the unfailing support of tertiary institutions and sponsors, more talented youth would be willing to dedicate themselves to athletic career as various supports are available after their sporting career.¡¨
Taking into account of the existing supportive infrastructure for top athletes, the uniqueness of individual sport in terms of its training and competition schedule, as well as the needs and expectations of individual athletes, the HKACEP provides maximum flexibility and multiple entry points to participants. The programmes under the HKACEP are broadly classified into two categories:-
Supports provided to serving athletes:
Ć Financial support for part-time education
Ć On-line English courses
Ć Seminars and workshops on life skills (e.g. Time Management, Public Relations, Marketing, Financial Management, etc.)
Ć Consultation services on education and career development
Ć Internship opportunity
Supports provided to retired athletes:
Ć Sports Ambassador Programme
Ć Pre-education Programme
Ć Admission to tertiary institutions under special considerations
Ć On-line English courses
Ć Academic pursuit with scholarship
Ć Vocational training (long-term and short-term)
Ć Financial support for academic enhancement
Ć Mentorship programme
Ć Assistance and consultation services on career development
Ć Career opportunity/ placement
Enquiry:
Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China
HKACEP Secretariat
Tel: 2504-8556/ 2504-8528
Fax: 2574-3399
Email:
samwong@hkolympic.org
bonnie@hkolympic.org
Issued by: Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China
Date: 4 July 2008
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