Day 3 - SLC Opening & Police College Visit!

Part i

Professor Ho addressing the attendants inside Wei Hing Theatre, in the official opening ceremony for Student Leadership Conference 2006.






Pieces of puzzles were assembled by the officiating guests forming the billboard that reads "Student Leadership Conference 2006".







Shenzhen OC's on the left, and Hong Kong OC's on the right, Guests of Honour in the centre.







Now it's our turn to take pictures before returning for the forum on Managing Global Environment.

Left to right: Iori, Isabel, Carter, Jimson, Me, Sandy
Behind: Ken



International cast: Bazli - friendly medicine student who's into drama (Malaysia), me (S'pore), Jim - charismatic OC who's trying to get his English on track (Shenzhen), Joann - epitome of a good mixture between beauty and brains (HK)




Mr Lam Chiu-ying, director of Hong Kong Observatory giving a critical presentation on how the title of the forum should be "living in harmony with nature" rather than "managing global environment".
He is followed by Prof Lo of Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Mr Lau from Friends of the Earth (Hong Kong) in their efforts to create awareness of the problems many countries face.




Joann, Chairperson from the City University of Hong Kong, leading us in the Oath of Leadership.

Part ii
The second part of the day saw us visiting either the Urban Renewal Authority, Waste & Environmental Technologies, Hong Kong Wetland Park or Hong Kong Police College.

I took a shot with Mr Tang, Superintendent of Police!




In order not to get sued by Shell for trademark infringement, look what their training ground has changed the petrol station's name to.

The entire facility is indoors with overhead speakers that emulate street noise, and installations like banks are identical to the real thing so that when the situation arises, the officers are ready to apprehend the threat.





Another example of "realistic" street environment, only our familiar 7-11 has become 7-20 (?!)

The next picture will give away the whole thing.








What's a fan doing out in the streets? And how come there's free electricity for the people to use? ^^

Makes you want to unplug the fan and charge your mobile phone doesn't it?




Here's a shot from the second storey, showing the simulated environment where police cadets undergo training.







A briefing inside one of the rooms that's on the second storey.

Q: Any idea why it's got no ceiling?



A: So that anyone caught sleeping on one of the beds in these rooms through the overhead surveillance cameras can be brought to justice. ^^

Q: What's wrong with this picture? Isn't it just any scene taken from inside an MTR carriage?

A: Look at the camera on the top! This is the training facility that simulates the inside of the train carriage.







There, see, no gap between the train body and the "platform"!








Part iii
Picture taken after the Leader Sharing Dinner. That's Shine, charming lad who insists that he is the older brother.

We were given an insightful presentation by Prof Ho before dinner, on the mechanics of actually putting thoughts into action, for the leaders of tomorrow. Apparently the reason why many fail is not because of the lack of passion in starting something, but because of the inability to think through the process to be able to follow through.

Our table had the honour of dining with Mr Chris Liu, General Manager of Ketchum Newscan Hong Kong, the special guest hailing from a reputable Public Relations company.
I learnt that relevant corporate social responsibility (CSR) measures that Ketchum partakes include being a sponsor in Guangming Daily's CSR award.
It was an evening of pleasant conversation and sharing of wisdom.


A visit to Hong Kong is never complete for youngsters without a trip down to Lan Kwai Fong, (蘭桂坊) where according to James, I had a head-bangin' time.



That was where we hung out till 3am, having our very own "city tour" even before the real thing.

Hang loose, dudes!



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