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The CDF 10th Anniversary Signature Programme "Dream Cruises"
15.04.2018
The CDF participant, Tsang King-lun had the opportunity to enter the captain’s cabin and have a face-to-face conversation with the captain. Now he has identified his development direction and is determined to move towards the realisation of his dream.
The signature programme "Dream Cruises", initiated by the Labour and Welfare Bureau, is a prelude to the Child Development Fund (CDF)'s 10th Anniversary celebrations with an aim to broaden children's horizons, enhance their abilities and personal qualities, and enrich their social experience to nurture their personal development.
The programme engaged 83 project participants who had earlier declared their dreams out loud on social media, in a complimentary cruise tour to Guangzhou on the "World Dream", Dream Cruises' newest ship, together with their family members and mentors on 15 April 2018.
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam (ninth left), the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Dr Law Chi-kwong (seventh left), the Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Ms Chang King-yiu (eighth right), the President of Genting Cruise Lines, Mr Kent Zhu (eighth left), the President of Dream Cruises, Mr Thatcher Brown (ninth right) and the Captain of Dream Cruises, Captain Jan Blomqvist (sixth right), officiated at the Set Sail Ceremony for the CDF 10th Anniversary Signature Programme “Dream Cruises”.
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, officiated at the "Dream Cruises" Set Sail Ceremony in Kai Tak Cruise Terminal before the participants set off for Guangzhou. Other officiating guests included the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Dr Law Chi-kwong, and the Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare cum Chairman of the Steering Committee on the CDF, Ms Chang King-yiu.
After the Set Sail Ceremony, about 150 participants including CDF project participants together with their family members and mentors set off on a one-day cruise journey to Nansha, Guangzhou. The participants of this complimentary cruise tour came from six CDF project operators, namely Caritas–Hong Kong, Hong Kong Playground Association, The Boys' & Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Carmel Alison Lam Foundation Secondary School and HKSKH Bishop Hall Secondary School. They were offered the special arrangement to tour around the operations of the cruise ship and learn about the work of cruise staff during the trip, while having the opportunity to enjoy family time with refreshments and recreational activities on board, before disembarking in Nansha in the evening.
Tsang King-lun, aged 19, is a CDF participant studying in Secondary 4 at the Hong Kong Sea School. His dream is to become the captain of an ocean-going vessel. King-lun has been fond of the sea and water activities since he was a small child. Last year, he had unsatisfactory results in examinations and his family members were not with him which made him once feeling at a loss, and even doubt whether he is suitable to pursue the maritime career. It was lucky for him to have the advice and encouragement from his mentor in the CDF project at that time so that he could drum up his courage to face the problems and repeat Secondary 4.
This was the first time for King-lun to travel on a cruise and he even had the opportunity to enter the captain's cabin and have a face-to-face conversation with the captain. King-lun was in high spirits and felt very excited. The captain shared his personal experience with him, deepening his understanding of the maritime profession. Now King-lun has identified his development direction and is determined to move towards the realisation of his dream.
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