Blast off to adventure: apply now for young astronaut training camp 2024!
âThe nomination for the Leisure and Cultural Services Department's Young Astronaut Training Camp 2024 is now open for local secondary schools until May 31. Selected participants will experience astronaut training on the Mainland free of charge this summer to learn about space science, astronomy and China's aerospace achievements.
The nine-day training camp will run from late July to early August. The itinerary includes visiting major aerospace facilities such as Beijing Aerospace City and the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. In addition to these visits, participants will be able to meet aerospace experts and astronauts on the Mainland and attend lectures on space science and aerospace technology. They will also participate in astronaut training activities including the donning and doffing of spacesuits, psychological training and blood-redistribution adaptability training. Upon completion of the activities, they will sit an examination to test their knowledge acquired and receive certificates.
The quota for the training camp is 30. Candidates should be full-time students currently enrolled in Secondary 2 to Secondary 6 for the 2023/24 academic year, aged 12 or above and be nominated by their respective schools. Each school can nominate no more than two students. There will be three rounds of selection - a quiz, a pre-tour training camp and an interview. Candidates who achieve outstanding performance will be selected to join the camp.
The training camp is jointly presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) and the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce in association with the Beijing-Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre. The training camp is implemented by the Hong Kong Space Museum and sponsored by the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce.
For details, please visit the Hong Kong Space Museum website athk.space.museum/en/web/spm/activities/yatc.htmlor call 2734 2765.
The camp is also one of the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series. The LCSD has long been promoting Chinese history and culture through organising an array of programmes and activities to enable the public to learn more about the broad and profound Chinese culture. For more information, please visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/ccpo/index.html.
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Exclusive insights: scst's address at glamorous hong kong night event in cannes film festival
Following are the welcome remarks by the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr Kevin Yeung, at the Hong Kong Night reception in the 77th Cannes Film Festival yesterday (May 16, Cannes time):
Hello, everyone! Welcome to our Hong Kong Night reception. It's my great pleasure to meet all of you here in Cannes.
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has been actively promoting arts and culture. Since 2005, the Government has been injecting about HK$3 billion into our Film Development Fund, a fund designated to support our film industry.
We treasure our overseas partners and have strengthened our participation in international film festivals to extend our market coverage and enhance exchanges. By leading delegations of some of the most exceptional and emerging directors, producers and actors from Hong Kong, like those attending here tonight, we hope to increase the exposure of Hong Kong cinema in a proactive approach, fostering more cultural exchanges among film talents across national borders and various cultures.
To reinforce Hong Kong as an East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange, we launched the Hong Kong-Asian Film Collaboration Funding Scheme last year to support collaboration between the film industries of Hong Kong and Asian countries. The response was overwhelming. We hence extended the funding scheme to cover Europe as the Hong Kong-Europe-Asian Film Collaboration Funding Scheme, to welcome projects from Europe and Asia.
Most important of all, we are thrilled to see many Chinese language films selected in Cannes this year. Hong Kong film, "Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In", is chosen for the Midnight Screenings section, and will be screened right after this reception. We are honoured to have the director and cast joining us tonight. With the strong tradition of Hong Kong cinema, a 4K restoration of "Shanghai Blues", directed by esteemed filmmaker Tsui Hark, is selected for Cannes Classics section. Renowned Hong Kong director Peter Chan's mainland production "She's Got No Name" will be presented under Out Of Competition section towards the end of the Festival.
Last but not least, tonight, we are not just celebrating Hong Kong cinema, but also aiming to forge new connections among all of us at this world's most prestigious film event. So let us enjoy the party. Thank you.
Speech by SCST at Hong Kong Night reception in 77th Cannes Film Festival Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
