EASTERN AND WAN CHAI DISTRICT
District Campaign in Echo with Financial Tsunami
16.4 The Eastern and Wan Chai District Social Welfare Office (E/WDSWO), in joint hands with the Eastern and Wan Chai District Councils and various non-governmental organisation units, organised a series of programme in response to the impact brought by the financial tsunami. It aimed at enhancing the skills of the people living in Eastern and Wan Chai District in handling stress and actively facing the adverse situation. The series of programme included a seminar on “Financial Crisis and Positive Psychology” in May 2009 for district leaders, schools and social workers, a programme of “Happy Face Canvases Drawing” and “Talk on Financial Tsunami” in July for the public, e-mails messages promoting the message of love and positive living, and publicity package such as posters, banners and door hangers, etc.
 
Carnival of Orange Ribbon Movement: Boundless
16.5 In collaboration with 37 units including Government departments, welfare sector, schools, medical and para-medical professionals and religious bodies in the District, the E/WDSWO organised the above Carnival on 23 January 2011. It is an event of social integration for South Asian and Chinese families and attracted over 650 participants. Through a wide spectrum of activities including cultural performance, health/eye-sight check, game stalls, delivery of gift and food and information on community and welfare services, the event brought joy to the participants and enhanced the ethnic minorities’ knowledge on community and welfare services in Hong Kong as well as their readiness to seek help if they encountered family problems. The Opening Ceremony was officiated by the Consul General of The Philippines, Nepal and India together with the leaders of two District Councils. The participating agencies and attendees enjoyed the programmes enthusiastically and gave a very positive feedback towards the Carnival.

Eastern/Wan Chai District— Level Up! Modernisation of Service Centre for Young People 2010-11
16.6 Through the joint venture of the Eastern/Wan Chai District Co-ordinating Committee on Services for Young People and 17 service centres for young people in the District, the following promotional activities were launched from December 2010 to February 2011 to echo and celebrate the completion of modernisation projects of these 17 centres:
 
   
(a) Four episodes introducing the modernisation projects, activities and programmes of these service centres were produced by the Hong Kong Broadband Network Ltd. and broadcasted at i-Cable TV in December 2010 and January 2011. Besides, the films were uploaded in internet for free viewing.
   
(b) A song and a series of snap shots of these service centres were produced by local youth and uploaded onto the internet on 21 February 2011 for free viewing.
   
(c) A total of 6 000 notebooks celebrating and highlighting the modernisation projects were produced and distributed to the stakeholders in the District.