Disasters happen everywhere. No matter how old you are, you can prepare for disasters. Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) encourages children to be well prepared for disasters: Always be aware of your surroundings, stay cautious to potential risks at all time, protect oneself and take care of others.
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2019
11/09/2019
HKJCDPRI’s Annual Multi-Media Competition Winners Showcased their Knowledge of Disaster Preparedness
Disasters happen everywhere. No matter how old you are, you can prepare for disasters. Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) encourages children to be well prepared for disasters: Always be aware of your surroundings, stay cautious to potential risks at all time, protect oneself and take care of others.
Through interactive learning, we help children to master knowledge on disaster preparedness. To arouse the interests of children, HKJCDPRI organises Annual Multi-Media Competition (MMC) on disaster preparedness. Participants were required to demonstrate their understanding of disaster preparedness creatively. This year, HKJCDPRI also created a song for disaster preparedness titled “Get Ready!” to remind young audience that disasters can happen at any time and encourage them to develop a right attitude towards disasters.
The competition attracted over 280 submissions in total and was successfully completed on 31st July 2019. A panel of judges were invited to assess the distinguished works as below:
Charities Manager, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust | Ms. Kitty Liu |
Chief Operations Officer, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine | Ms. Camellia Chau |
Principal of Munsang College Kindergarten | Dr. Gladys Cheung |
Principal of E.F.C.C.-Vetbena Nursery School | Principal So |
Chairperson (2016-2018), Hong Kong Society of Illustrator | Mr. Peter Ng |
Result of “Mr. Ready” Coloring Competition
Primary Junior
Champion: Mak Hing Yuet
1st Runner-up: Chiu Pak To
2nd Runner-up: Pang Hoi Ching
Primary Senior
Champion: Yeung Man Yat
1st Runner-up: Tam Ka Lam
2nd Runner-up: Leong Ka Yi
Members of the judging panels (From left to right): Mr. Peter Ng, Chairperson (2016-2018), Hong Kong Society of Illustrator; Principal So, Principal of E.F.C.C.-Vetbena Nursery School; Ms. Camellia Chau, Chief Operations Officer, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine; Ms. Audrey Chan, Manager (Community Engagement), HKJCDPRI; Dr. Gladys Cheung, Principal of Munsang College Kindergarten
Result of “Get Ready!” Talent Competition
Kindergarten
Outstanding Performance Prize: Yau Ho Ching
Primary Junior
Outstanding Performance Prize: Yuen Tin Yan
Please visit https://mmc.hkjcdpri.org.hk/listing.html for the result and winning works (Chinese version only).
Congratulations to the winners of the competition and thank you so much for participations! All winners will be invited to HKJDCPRI's Disaster Preparedness Carnival cum MMC Awards Presentation Ceremony 2019 on 20th October 2019 (Sunday) at D Park, Tsuen Wan. All are welcome to join us!
09/08/2019
This law course will help to understand underlying principles governing armed conflicts, also known as International Humanitarian Law (IHL). It enables a careful evaluation of the various IHL rules intended to protect victims, such as civilians and prisoners of war, as well as wounded and sick during armed conflict. This course provides essential knowledge and skills for academics and practitioners who wish to specialise in this field. Course emphasise to professionals working in the humanitarian and medical field, including members of NGOs especially involved in armed conflict situations.
This law course will help to understand underlying principles governing armed conflicts, also known as International Humanitarian Law (IHL). It enables a careful evaluation of the various IHL rules intended to protect victims, such as civilians and prisoners of war, as well as wounded and sick during armed conflict. This course provides essential knowledge and skills for academics and practitioners who wish to specialise in this field. Course emphasise to professionals working in the humanitarian and medical field, including members of NGOs especially involved in armed conflict situations.
To learn more and enroll to the course
22/07/2019
A FREE short course “Food Security: Local and Global Perspectives” (6 Sep – 30 Oct 2019; every Wed & Fri evening) organised by Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, the Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC) of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), and in collaboration with the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) is now open for application.
A FREE short course “Food Security: Local and Global Perspectives” (6 Sep – 30 Oct 2019; every Wed & Fri evening) organised by Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, the Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC) of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), and in collaboration with the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) is now open for application.
Despite the advancement in economic development and food technology, there are people living without the basic supply of sufficient and clean foods require for their physiological well-being. The World Food Summit of 1996 defined food security as existing “when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life”. This course introduces the factors affecting the sustainability of the contemporary food systems at both local and global perspectives. Areas including technological advancement, economic drive, political stability, as well as socio-cultural influences will be analyzed critically as insights to tackle the challenge of future food crisis.
This is a re-run of the same course held in Jan-Mar 2019 and Jan-Mar 2018.
Course Date & Time | 6 Sept – 30 Oct 2019 Every Wednesday and Friday evenings 18:30 - 21:30 |
Course Coordinator | Dr Tony YUNG Senior Lecturer, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, CUHK |
Application Methods | Please click this link for online application Deadline for application: 20 Aug 2019 (Tues) *Places are limited and on first-come-first-serve basis |
Application Criteria |
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Application Results | 23 Aug 2019 (Fri) Both successful and non-successful applicants will receive notice |
Assessment | Certificate course students (Occasional students) are required to finish the group presentation. Write up and quizzes are OPTIONAL. |
For more details on the programme and course structure, please see: Course Details.pdf
For further enquiries, please contact Dr Tony Yung (Email: yungtony@cuhk.edu.hk; Tel: 2252 8468). The course website can be accessed here.
10/07/2019
To create public awareness and understanding on potential hazards in the community, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) collaborates with different organisations and schools to launch edcuation programmes of“Community Campaign on Disaster Resilience".
Since this March, we have collaborated with our local partner, the Community Development Enhancement Fund (CEDF) on the “Disaster Preparedness in Hung Fuk Estate” Public Housing Education Campaign. It aims at enhancing residents' awareness and knowledge towards typhoon and infectious disease outbreak, so as to equip them with a higher level of preparedness and response capacities.
To create public awareness and understanding on potential hazards in the community, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) collaborates with different organisations and schools to launch edcuation programmes of“Community Campaign on Disaster Resilience".
Since this March, we have collaborated with our local partner, the Community Development Enhancement Fund (CEDF) on the “Disaster Preparedness in Hung Fuk Estate” Public Housing Education Campaign. It aims at enhancing residents' awareness and knowledge towards typhoon and infectious disease outbreak, so as to equip them with a higher level of preparedness and response capacities.
Located in Yuen Long, Hung Fuk Estate is a new public housing established in 2015. According to the statistics obtained by the CEDF, nearly 70% of the residents used to live in inadequate housings such as subdivided flats and interim housing flat before moving in. They have been much longed for a stable, safe and hygienic living environment, and therefore are more passionate in joining efforts to build a community that is more resilient.
A range of educational activities have been carried out based on the needs of the residences in Hung Fuk Estate. Among which, the mobile education booth has been launched in June, covering topics on how to be prepare and stay safe during the typhoon season, as well as measures to prepare for infectious disease outbreak at both the household and estate level.
For details about our “Community Campaign on Disaster Resilience” programme, please visit: http://www.hkjcdpri.org.hk/community-engagement-1
