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GLOBAL YOUTH MINISTERS 2 012Memories. Created. Solidified.

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Global Youth Ministers 2 0 12List of Participants Executive COmmittee

Advisor Onson Poon

President Inez Wong

Vice President and Treasurer Elaine Chow

Vice President Jeffery Tang

Secretary Dorothy Lui

Member Lim Kar Yee

Member Timothy Chau

Member Kel Chan

Member Vincent Au

Member Johnny Chan

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Supporting Organizations

Program Schedule

CHAIRPERSON’S ADDRESS

As human beings, we proudly claim to be the most sophisticated on Earth. Yet, when we are faced with problems and disasters affecting Mother Nature, we seem less conscientious and tend to leave questions aside until it gets too late.

Since we were first told that some fossil fuels would run out in less than a century, we did little to change our consumption habits. Even when we witnessed unfortunate nuclear power plant explosions that took away lives of many, we did little to ensure high levels of stability and preparation in times of emergencies. We insanely expected things to improve by themselves over time.

Nonetheless, we all know that effort is needed to bring about changes, or else the situation will only worsen over time, until it gets beyond control and becomes irreversible. We, as future pillars of the

society, are bestowed with the mission of contributing to both future development and environmental conservation; the mission of preserving the Earth the way she used to be, and return to our future generation the very Earth we borrowed from them.

Global Youth Ministers 2012 has provided a fun and exciting platform for young leaders to exchange views on the international issue of nuclear energy. I sincerely hope that GYM 2012 has been an enjoyable experience for everyone, and that memories as well as lessons learnt will linger on, beyond this neat collection of the happy moments.

Inez WongPresident of GYM 2012

“ Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. ”

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OpeningCeremony& Workshop

The opening ceremony was launched by the inspiring speeches of our honorable guests, who encouraged participants to broaden their horizon and conserve our environment, followed by sharing by past participants of GYM 2011. The kick-off ceremony marked the climax of the Opening, where pictures showing polluted scenes were removed, revealing a pair of hands holding the Earth, representing our hope for the future of the Earth.

After the end of the Opening Ceremony, Dr. William Yu delivered a lecture on Hong Kong Energy Index and Demand Side Management. Through this workshop and the subsequent discussion session, participants deepened their knowledge on Hong Kong’s current energy consumption status and related problems.

Feb 11, 2012Duke of windsorsocial service building

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Training CampThe training camp began with a series of ice-breaking games, followed by the exciting Detective Game. Scenes of one-policeman press conference, mistress starred by out ‘best-actress’, and creative ideas raised by participants in their discussion made up the excitement and fun!

Feb 18 &19 , 2012 Youth Square

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CULTURAL NIGHTFeb 18 , 2012 Dance studio, Youth SquarE

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Cultural Night at the Camp was yet another highlight. Participants were dressed up for Country Performances and social dance, followed by a great performance by the humorous guest magician.

WORKSHOPs & Presentation SessioN

Workshops by Distinguished Guest Speakers In preparation of the Summit, participants were given the chance to attend talks by distinguished guests, Dr. Kenneth Chan and Dr. A. L. Roy Vellaisamy. Dr. Chan focused on how energy crisis could be related to international relations and cross-country conflicts. Dr. Vellaisamy, on the other hand gave our participants basic physics knowledge related to energy usage, in particular nuclear energy.

Presentation Session by GYM DiplomatsParticipants were also asked to conduct research and work on position paper of their representative countries. Delegates from each country were given time to present their findings such as basic information of a country, her interesting facts and customs, as well as energy resources and its usage within the territory.

Most of the teams actually did a great job that day. The presentation session gave delegates a great opportunity to learn more about different countries, where they gained preliminary understanding of other countries and controversial energy issues before the Summit.

Feb 25 , 2012 LT6, Lady Shaw Building, CUHK

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Summit & Closing CeremonyAfter intensive and comprehensive training in previous weeks, participants were equipped with the skills and basic knowledge about international relations, which facilitated their discussion in the 2-day Summit. Participants acted as delegates of the 16 representative countries. Co-operating with other countries while protecting the rights of their countries proved to be a real challenge for them.

At first, the balancing exercise was difficult for the young delegates, but soon they adapted to the rules and procedures and maximized opportunities to speak. After two days of in-depth discussion, delegates were able to come up with a final resolution and

concluded the summit.

GYM 2012 Summit ended in a round of applause, and delegates were left with broadened horizon and invaluable friendships.

Mar 3 & 4 , 2012 COUNCIL CHAMBER & LE1, HKU

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Kate Ng (France) You probably have heard SO MANY MUN programmes among HK academics. You might think we are just pretending to be “important decision-makers of the world” and are doing nothing on the issue afterwards.

I used to think so. Yet, attending the first session of this programme and meeting members of the Exco made me know GYM 2012 would be more than meeting the eyes.

Being arranged to my favorite country led to my commitment to better equip my team. Moreover, I was impressed by the passion and thoughts of other participants. Although sometimes their suggestions were not as practical and the debate was fierce, it was nice to see everyone trying to “make the world a greener place”.

After GYM 2012, my attention to the theme, abandonment of nuclear power, had been highly raised and I would like to sincerely thank GYM 2012 here, for the inspiration it brought me, turning me into an active anti-nuclear advocator of a local NGO. I shall take the opportunity to strongly recommend GYM to you, as if you are trying to be a responsible global citizen as a student.

Joshua Wang (North Korea)The GYM experience was one unsurpassed in my 'book of experiences'. It was a most interesting month of weekends even though by the end of it, I needed a lot of sleep. Through the experience I clearly learned to recognise my personal value and ability. I got the experience to learn from the most varying range of capabilities in different areas, in a huge range of positions. Some deserved, others undeserved. Some went to the extent to surprising me with the most unexpected capabilit ies despite their background. 

I appreciate the leaders who worked with the sole aim of making GYM and fun learning experience and justly put their personal wants and desires aside. The activity was led most of the participants to a new realisation of the global stage. Attempts of the participants were to be much applauded. 

Definitely a recommendable activity for those who want new experiences.

Niki Tsui (Germany)

I am so proud to becom

e part of this big f

amily. It is

a valuable opportu

nity that we were gathe

red in

Global Youth Ministers 2

012 and befriended from

strangers. Our friend

ship might have been esta

blished

within a short perio

d of time, but I am sure thes

e

friendships will last.

The cultural night, n

ight-long room games,

presentation sessio

n and the two-day Summit… Every

unforgettable moment of the

GYM program will

become my spiritual food when I miss you gu

ys!

Thank you all Excos and fellow participa

nts, I did

learn a lot from this prog

ram! All of you are m

y

teachers and nothing

more can express my gratitud

e

towards you guys!

I can only find one word to describe G

YM 2012, that

is: supercalifragili

sticexpialidocious!

Valentina Li (Saudi Arabia)

The whole four weeks gave me deeper insight into

some world issues and led me to explore new

perspectives. This year’s topi

c was ' Is nuclear energy

is a way out?'. The topic and talks given by professors

and US consul were interesting and useful to us

in

doing research. The debate, detective games and

group discussion were fascinating and fun!

When it came to the GYM Summit, we had to actively

respond to and illustrate proper and specific

criticisms on the issues. Previous knowledge gathered

from workshops and visits helped me understand the

existence of cultural, religious, national relations

and regulations. Background information on history

of allies between countries presented by fellow

members in their Cultural Night performance also

widened my knowledge on politics. Joining GYM is

perhaps the greatest reward ever! :)

Cheng Hui Kiu (Pakistan)

GYM has finally come to an

end.

As a delegate of Pakistan,

I would like to suggest

a motion to suspend

GYM2012 forever. :)

I was so lucky to have

joined GYM, where I

met other diplomats and

got a chance to learn more

about my awesome representative country, PAKISTAN.

Among all the activities, the one which I like most was the Camp and

the memorable Cultural Night. This was the first time for me to dance

with new friends and we all were so shy at the beginning. The 2-day

Summit was also an exciting task. We all worked hard and made our way

through! Thanks should be extended to fellow delegates for supporting

our Resolution!

FRIENDSHIP, that is my most valuable gain from GYM. Though we come

from various schools, I have faith that our friendship can be extended

beyond GYM. Four weeks’ time, intensive but worthwhile. Thank you for

giving me such a golden opportunity and my team mates’ tolerance

throughout. Special thanks also goes to the Excos for organizing such a

meaningful event! I love and miss you all! :D

Chau Tsz Wing (Fran

ce)

“Ability is what you're capa

ble of doing. Motivation

determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you

do it.”

In one we see plentiful pote

ntials, yet one's ability

to

discover and utilize them has proved to be ess

ential to the

resulting person we are to b

ecome.

I was known to be an introvert, and

often hid what i had

within me. Yet, GYM provided me with a new environment

to start off again

and sculpture an ameliorated

self-image.

In GYM, I met people with distinctive

traits, where some

tried to pull me down and others su

pported me. The words

from fellow allies and 'enemies' indirectly ga

ve me

motivation and thus stim

ulated a better attitude in me.

Throughout GYM, I made many friends with different

specialities and each of

them was unique to me. GYM has

not only given me irreplac

able memories, but also

strengthened my charact

er. Of course, my courtesy of

everyone.

Words fromDelegates

GYM 2012 Afterthoughts

Cathy So (China)Four weeks seems to be a long time, but for me, a GYM

2012 participant, this unforgettable journey was all but too

short.

In this programme, I think the most unforgettable event

was the Cultural Night. Spark, Emily, Conroy and I

represented China, and we prepared a lot for the drama

and songs, as well as information about nuclear development in the whole world.During these four weeks, I have not only gained knowledge on nuclear power, but also things which could

not be obtained inside classrooms: diplomatic skills,

interesting culture of different countries, and the most

important one: friendship with my group mates. This program taught me what team sprit is, and made me

feel like being a member in a new, warm family! ^^ It

feels really amazing to make new friends in such a

meaningful programme!