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Where: 5/F, Chuk Yuen Community Centre, Wong Tai Sin

What: Established in 1963, the Hans Andersen Club (HAC)  offers help and support to children and young people in Hong Kong.  Services such as tutoring, counselling, group activities, storytelling workshops and support programmes for new arrivals   are provided in addition to social services for local schools. It  operates two centres in Kowloon (Chuk Yuen North Estate and Wang Tau Hom Estate) and two on  outlying islands (Yung Shue Wan on Lamma  and Tai O on Lantau).

How: Young people who  want to serve the community can form volunteer groups and propose their ideas to HAC. Visit www.hac.org.hk or call 2338 8564 for more information.

Volunteer: Ho Wing-kwok, 21, has been a volunteer for HAC for about four years.

'I started doing volunteer work for HAC after I joined the volunteer team of my school in Tai O during Form Six.  At the time, I mainly helped with running guided tours for secondary students who visited Tai O.

I later moved to Wong Tai Sin and have since  been involved in a wide variety of activities at the Chuk Yuen Centre, such as visiting homes for the elderly,  flag selling, helping students with their homework and  leading Boy Scout groups.

I particularly enjoy visiting elderly people. When I chat with them, I feel as if I'm   their grandchild. We  share our life stories;  it's  a very happy and comfortable experience.

Elderly people are very much like small children. They like to play and enjoy it when people pay  attention to them. Some of the residents at  elderly homes told me that they hadn't seen their families for months. I began to realise that    the  time  I spend with my family - not material goods -   is was the most important thing in life.

I am also very close to the children. When they are naughty or lazy, I'll  give them a candy or a little gift, which can make a big difference  in their behaviour. Through teaching  students, I've learned how to communicate with different people. Different children have different  personalities and I need to adopt different my role or attitude during different situations to motivate them.

I enjoy working for HAC because of its community-based activities. It feels great when you know that you can  help people in the neighbourhood.

All teenagers should try their hand at doing volunteer work. You can try out different kinds of volunteer activities to find the ones that you enjoy most and then give them your best shot.'



Hans Andersen Club