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Looking for your  big break in music, drama or arts? RTHK's new online show could be the answer.

Online radio station Teen Power will launch Y,

a new interactive programme that will serve as a creative platform for the city's young English-speaking audience. The  name Y stands for both youth power and the inquisitive nature of young people.

Targeted at audiences aged 15 to 25, the weekly programme will be presented primarily in English  from midnight to 1am on Fridays on the Teen Power website (www.teenpower.rthk.org.hk)  starting from October 21.

It will be hosted by Canto-pop singer Toby Leung, radio show presenter Angela Au (former member of the girl group Cookies) and university student Leo Wong.

The presenters will address trends and social issues, organise school tours, and  help young people to showcase their talents in creative art.

'Young people nowadays are under quite a lot of pressure. The education system is rigid.  For example, if you are not good at maths,  there is little chance  you can go  to university,' said 23-year-old Wong (above right, with Leung).

'We hope the programme  will develop more creative opportunities for young people who are passionate about music, writing, drama or arts, and that we [as hosts] can play  a role  in helping them pursue their goals.'

The  trio have a number of ideas for the programme, including the broadcast of  English language  dramas written by students. Young writers can  send them a one-page synopsis  for consideration.   Writers of  selected stories will be invited to take part in the production and can even handpick  friends or classmates to join the cast.

Budding composers and lyricists can also submit their works to the hosts, who will help arrange   studio recordings of  outstanding songs.

Fashion buffs are invited to  design meaningful logos or graphics  for clothes and pitch them to Leung, who  studied design in university and  can help    produce their works.

The young presenters    hope Y will  have an impact on society while  providing pop music and entertainment for young people.

'I studied drama when I was at King George V School  and through the class, I discovered that  acting was  fun,' said Leung, 22, who  starred in  the recent comedy film Drink Drank Drunk and  released her solo debut album Bear In Mind earlier this year.

'I am not good at studies.  My strengths lie in music, fashion, sports and drama.'

Au, 22,   experienced the frustration of growing up in a society that values conformity over creativity.

When  she was in  secondary school,  she  starred in Spacked Out, a serious, low-profile  film about problem teenagers that   was classified as a Category III movie   because it contained  foul language.

Au (below) said she was first heavily criticised by her  teachers  for taking on the role. Years later, after she joined Cookies, she continued to receive criticism for the part  by  her record company. Few seemed to care about the movie's moral message and honest approach, she said.

'Very few films  talked about teenage problems as deeply [as Spacked Out,]' said Au.

When faced with the pressures of society, the solution is to be true to yourself. And that's the message that Y wants to bring to young people.

'A lot of teenagers today hide their true  selves,' said Leung. 'They are not cool, but they pretend to be cool. They are scared  to be different.

But  you don't have to wear khaki trousers just because they are trendy.

'Find your own image and don't lose your sense of self. Appearance isn't everything. It's  your soul and inner self   that creates your image.'



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