Creative Arts students receive start-up fund in entrepreneurship programme
21 February 2022
Student :
Kenneth CHAU Tsz Kin
Donald MAK Tsz Fung
Programme:
Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Computing and Interactive Entertainment
Competition:
“Own My Path Skills Transformation Training Programme” organized by the HKFYG Leadership Institute
Award:
2nd runner-up
Winning project:
“The Cure”
Details:
Kenneth Chan Tsz Kin and Donald Mak Tsz Fung, Year 3 and 4 students of the Computing and Interactive Entertainment programme, formed a team of five with the students of other institute to join a start-up scheme called “Own My Path Skills Transformation Training Programme” organized by the HKFYG Leadership Institute earlier. The Programme aims to provide young people with future skills training and practical vocational experiences to cope with the new normal of the “gig economy” and to enhance their employability and financial capability. With the outstanding and innovative start-up plan, the team won the 2nd runner-up and obtained HK$10,000 start-up fund to start their business.
The winning project is called “The Cure”, which aims to help people relieve stress and depression during the pandemic. The team have designed a unique and adorable cartoon character for their products including doll, night light and decorations, etc. They will set up an online shop and a market stall to sell the products, so as to gain hands-on experience and practice in running a business.
