In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China and the 140th anniversary of The Hong Kong Jockey Club, the Club is proud to partner with the HKSAR Government and NGOs to develop tailored initiatives for youth, echoing the latest youth development initiatives announced by HKSAR Chief Executive John Lee in his annual Policy Address today (16 October).
Youth Development and Poverty Alleviation is one of the priority areas of the Club’s charities strategy. The Club is committed to initiating and supporting projects that enable young people to achieve their full potential as active members of society.
The Club’s Charities Trust is pleased to announce an approved donation of HK$300 million to support two strategic collaborations with the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau (HYAB). One initiative establishes a Special Funding Scheme for Youth Life Planning Activities to mainstream evidence-based interventions and tools developed by CLAP@JC. The other initiative supports renovations at Youth Square in Chai Wan, aiming to shape it into a new landmark destination for young people. The key components of the donation are:
Establishment of a Special Funding Scheme, building on the success of CLAP@JC, to expand support for students’ career and life development The Hong Kong career and life development
(CLD) standard pioneered by the Trust initiated Project CLAP@JC has garnered global recognition. To build on this success, HYAB will partner with the Club’s Charities Trust in establishing a Special Funding Scheme for NGOs. This collaboration aims to deliver top-tier CLD to students by incorporating CLAP@JC’s core elements, including the Hong Kong Benchmarks for Career and Life Development©, CV360® and Youth Career Development Competency Scale. With an approved donation of HK$150 million from the Trust, the Scheme targets enhancing the CLD offerings of over 20 NGOs and 400 schools, benefiting more than 120,000 students while aligning with international benchmarks. Further details of CLAP@JC’s key components can be found on the project website: https://clap.hk/
The Club supports the establishment of a Special Funding Scheme, building on the success of CLAP@JC, which aims to benefit over 120,000 students and mainstream global CLD standards for over 20 NGOs and 400 schools.
Partial renovation of Youth Square
Youth Square, which opened in 2008, is a key Government initiative for promoting youth development. Collaborating with the youth, the Trust will support HYAB in renovating the Y Platform and fourth floor of Youth Square. In addition, it will allocate three years of funding for diverse and youth-centric activities, with the goal of creating a new landmark destination for young people. With an approved donation of HK$150 million from the Trust, this project is expected to benefit over 200,000 young people.
The Club has come a long way since its founding as a racing and members club. Over the past 140 years, its partnership with the community has thrived thanks to a unique integrated business model through which racing and wagering generate tax contributions, charity support and employment opportunities for Hong Kong. The Club – under the banner “With You. Then. Now. Always.” – has organised a series of celebratory initiatives to mark this milestone and recognise Hong Kong people’s contribution to its purpose of acting continuously for the betterment of society.
In celebration of the Club’s 140th anniversary, the Club’s Charities Trust has earmarked HK$1.4 billion to support a series of youth development initiatives. In addition to the two mentioned above, three other initiatives are as follows, with specific details to be announced in due course:
Enhance youth upward mobility
A Trust-initiated Project aimed at creating breakthroughs in upward mobility for youth by bringing targeted and systematic interventions for widespread impact during critical junctures in young people’s developmental journeys.
Positive Trajectory Fund for Bereaved Children and Youth
This pilot project offers up to five years of personalised bereavement bridging support service and financial assistance to empower children and youth who have lost parents or legal guardians, bridging developmental gaps and unlocking their potential.
Reimagine Campsites
This initiative will support the upgrading of campsites in Hong Kong to enhance public, and particularly youth, participation in and appreciation of camping activities, and to provide unique recreational and educational experiences for them to improve their physical and mental well-being.
The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (HKAM) has received approval from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust to donate HK$49.6 million to establish the Jockey Club Institute for Medical Education and Development (JCIMED), and support a five-year training program. The Institute was officially established on 1 November 2024 to strengthen the development of postgraduate medical education.
The HKAM held the inauguration ceremony of the Jockey Club Institute for Medical Education and Development today (27 November 2024). Officiating at the ceremony were Ms. ImeldaChan, Head of Charities (Positive Ageing & Elderly Care, and Healthy Community) of The Hong Kong Jockey Club, Professor Gilberto Leung, President of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, Professor Philip Li, Vice-President (Education and Examinations) of the Hong KongAcademy of Medicine, and Dr Benny Cheng, Honorary Director of the Jockey Club Institute forMedical Education and Development. The presence of these guests not only demonstrates the importance attached to the development of medical education, but also shows the common vision of all walks of life to improve the quality of medical education.
4 Officiating Guests: Ms. Imelda Chan, Head of Charities (Positive Ageing & Elderly Care, and Healthy Community) of The Hong Kong Jockey Club (2nd from left), Prof. Gilberto Leung,President of the HKAM (2nd from right), Prof. Philip Li, Vice-President (Education and Examinations) of the HKAM (1st from left), and Dr. Benny Cheng, Honorary Director of the JCIMED (1st from right) attended inauguration ceremony of JCIMED.
The HKAM has been committed to promoting the development of postgraduate medical education and continuing medical education. On the occasion of its 30th anniversary in 2023, the Academy held a tripartite medical education conference with two local medical schools early last year, followed by the Strategic Planning Retreat on Education and Training 2023, and published the " Hong Kong Academy of Medicine- Position Paper on Postgraduate Medical Education 2023" (link) in September 2023. This document confirms the HKAM's unwavering commitment to strengthening medical education by seizing new opportunities and adapting to changes in the profession. The position paper sets out 10 key recommendations, including promoting specialist training, implementing competency-based medical education (CBME), promoting lifelong learning, innovating continuing medical education, improving teaching skills, and implementing quality assurance, which aims to improve the quality and effectiveness of medical education across the board.
The guests took a group photo at the JCIMED Inauguration Ceremony marks a new milestone in medical education for the Academy.
The recommendations in the Position Paper are also the blueprint for the establishment of the Jockey Club Institute for Medical Education and Development, which aims to enhance the standard of medical education and specialist training in Hong Kong, with a focus on building capacity and enhancing quality of medical education to better meet the demand for medical professionals in society. Based on the recommendations of the Position Paper, the JCIMED hasset out the following four new directions:
1. Competency-based Medical Education (CBME): Focuses on equipping specialist trainers and trainees with the principles and skills of continuing workplace-based assessment, providing professional knowledge and resources for effective implementation to ensure the quality and effectiveness of medical education.
The competency-based model, which emphasizes the acquisition of specific competencies rather than the completion of fixed-time training, incorporates continuous assessment and feedback that provides participants with timely suggestions for progress and improvement, and promotes continuous learning and development.
2. Faculty Development: Enhance teaching skills, foster a culture of continuous improvement in medical education, and facilitate experience exchange and professional development among trainers.
3. Continuing Medical Education/Continuous Professional Development (CME/CPD):Practicing a modern approach to lifelong learning for healthcare professionals to ensure that healthcare professionals are able to continuously update their professional knowledge and skills.
4. Quality Assurance: Implement robust systems to maintain high standards in medical education, ensuring that all training courses and activities meet the high standards.
In 2013, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust approved a donation of over HK$53 million to set up the Hong Kong Jockey Club Innovative Learning Centre for Medicine, which enabled local medical professionals and medical students to enhance their medical skills and quality through various situational training and surgical simulations, providing simulation training to more than 30,000 healthcare professionals. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust hasonce again allocated $49.6 million to renovate the facilities of the existing Centre and renamed it to the Jockey Club Institute for Medical Education and Development (JCIMED). In response to the development of medical technology, JCIMED will also introduce extended reality (XR), artificial intelligence (AI), and other innovative technologies to provide trainees with a more comprehensive and interactive learning experience, and is expected to train more than 4,800 doctors to diagnose, evaluate and analyze patient data. JCIMED will develop training courses to implement CBME, faculty development, and modernise CME/CPD, strengthen research and innovative teaching methods in medical education, with the aim of promoting local medical education and specialist training, and improving the overall quality of medical services in HongKong and the Greater Bay Area.
Ms. Imelda Chan said the establishment of the JCIMED and its related training programs will help respond to the growing demand for specialist training, further enhance the quality of healthcare services in Hong Kong, and enhance the professionalism of healthcare professionals in Hong Kong and the Greater BayArea through enhanced exchanges with the Mainland.
Ms. Imelda Chan, Head of Charities (Positive Ageing & Elderly Care; and Healthy Community) at the Hong Kong Jockey Club, said, "With the changing times and technological advancements, the equipment used in training needs to be updated to keep pace with the development of healthcare services and society. We believe that the establishment of the Jockey Club Institute for Medical Education and Development and its related training programs will help respond to the growing demand for specialist training, further enhance the quality of healthcare services in Hong Kong, and enhance the professionalism of healthcare professionals in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area through enhanced exchanges with the Mainland."
