YEA's 3rd Edition, Closing Ceremony

Our YEAs started the ceremony with a 30-minute marketplace, where each group set up their booth to introduce their project ideas, and outcomes within August for judges and guests. Our judges, Mr Paul Zimmerman, our board member, Professor Arthur Lau from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Mr Desmond Chan from ExxonMobil Hong Kong and Youtuber Mr Wong Kar Wai, engaged with the students to fully understand the ideas behind each group.

7 YEA teams then further presented their project in 5 minutes, and our judges generously shared their experiences and insights on individual projects. After a mindful scoring by our judges, the 3 winning teams were formed: Group 2, which set up a thrift store selling repurposed second-hand clothes to promote sustainable fashion, won the YEA Sustainable Leadership Award. RHFF Innovation Award was won by Group 5, which organised an eco-tour and terrarium workshop to raise awareness of Hong Kong's biodiversity. Lastly, Group 4, which set up a photo exhibition in the Hong Kong Maritime Museum to promote nature-based solutions won the ExxonMobil High Potential Award.

24 YEAs with outstanding attendance rates were presented with certificates of completion, and we played a YEA programme recap video to wrap up the entire sustainable journey of our YEAs. We hope that all YEAs have equipped themselves with climate change related knowledge and different skillsets, with horizons broadened to continue working towards a more sustainable future.

Once again, we thank all supporting organisations, as well as the judges, workshop panelists, human library guests, and mentors, for making our programme successful and fruitful.